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| Author: | PitViper [ Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lower Ball Joint (LBJ) report on 04 sport and 05 renegade |
I used the method posted in this thread for testing the joints. http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... php?t=4348 2004 Liberty Sport 2wd 24k miles light offroading, little mud, and no water crossings. Driver side has noticeable movement Passenger side has little to no movement 2005 Liberty Renegade 4wd 10k miles light offroading and no mud or water crossings. Driver side has no movement Passenger side has little to no movement I will check the joints from time to time and post the results here. |
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| Author: | Jeepjeepster [ Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:33 pm ] |
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I guess I need to check mine. 2004 with 18k. I got the tire place to check them, i watched him do it and they were fine. That was about 2k ago. |
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| Author: | KJ04 [ Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:16 pm ] |
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Jeepjeepster wrote: I guess I need to check mine. 2004 with 18k. I got the tire place to check them, i watched him do it and they were fine. That was about 2k ago.
Jeepster, the lowers on my 04 were replaced at 18,425.... Lt. off-roading, no water, no mud, no rocks, well maybe just a little. 
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| Author: | jdreckard [ Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:35 pm ] |
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The lowers on my '05 with 26000 are pretty bad. I took it in for replacement and they found the uppers to be bad also. They are bad enough that you can hear them shifting when stopping and starting. 
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| Author: | dog_party [ Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:14 pm ] |
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jdreckard wrote: They are bad enough that you can hear them shifting when stopping and starting.
Great steaming balljoints batman! I hope you mean "WERE bad enough" and "COULD hear them shifting". You're not driving it like that are you?!?!?!?!?!?!? 
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| Author: | jdreckard [ Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:41 pm ] |
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dog_party wrote: jdreckard wrote: They are bad enough that you can hear them shifting when stopping and starting. Great steaming balljoints batman! I hope you mean "WERE bad enough" and "COULD hear them shifting". You're not driving it like that are you?!?!?!?!?!?!? Only sparingly. I have about 1/4" of up and down movement on the passenger side lbj.
I also submitted a claim with NHTSA compaining of this obviously poor design. |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:47 pm ] |
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My 04 made it till 49500 with hardly any offroading to speak of maybe 150 (not so rough) miles total. Passenger side really, really bad , drivers very slight movement. But everyone needs to know to check them at every oil change or at least every 5/6000 miles. I have told so many people about this but most just say "oh I think they are OK" Oh well we will keep trying to inform the uninformed with the LOST knowledge! |
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