Some kind of steering recall?

CRuD Bucket · **Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:56 pm

Had 2 peeps tell me today that there was some kind of recall on all Liberty's due to a steering problem. What's the good word? :oops:

oldnavy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:14 pm

CRuD Bucket wrote:

Had 2 peeps tell me today that there was some kind of recall on all Liberty's due to a steering problem. What's the good word? :oops:

Ball Joints.

AZ CRD · **Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:41 pm

Link please.

Drewd · **Joined:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:24 pm **Posts:** 902

Google it, there are newspaper stories about it.

Endurance · **Posted:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:11 am

Sorry to be an booty, but its not crd related and its all over the forum

jinstall · **Posted:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:06 am

They stopped delivery of my CRD in Bremerhaven so I had to wait a week to pick up but this was done. It is a spring and gear that must be replaced.

CRuD Bucket · **Posted:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:12 am

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Sorry to be an @$#%, but its not crd related and its all over the forum

I read about the the play in the ball joints but this sounded like some news flash. I didn't realize there was a recall for the BJ's anyway. I guess I've spent too many hours reading about the tranny issues and EGR failures. :roll:

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They stopped delivery of my CRD in Bremerhaven so I had to wait a week to pick up but this was done. It is a spring and gear that must be replaced.

So it's not the ball joints?

vtdog · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:27 am **Posts:** 640

When the ball joints are replaced is an alignment also required?

CRuD Bucket · **Posted:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:07 pm

Technically, the ball joints are considered a suspension item, perhaps one reason why I didn't think of them when my pals mentioned a steering recall. An alignment should be done if they are replaced.

jinstall · **Posted:** Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:13 am

no it was a spring and a gear that was replaced in the steering rack. I will look back and see if I can find it. maybe if I ran my VIN it would show up.

kjfishman · **Posted:** Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:29 am

CRuD Bucket wrote:

Technically, the ball joints are considered a suspension item, perhaps one reason why I didn't think of them when my pals mentioned a steering recall. An alignment should be done if they are replaced.

I thought that an alignmnet is required but I read somewhrere they don't align due to the lower ball joint isa precision fitted item and they don't mess with the toe in toe out. If they don't align it I will have it done somewhere else rather than risk trashing my BFG's.

RFCRD · **Posted:** Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:54 pm

CRuD Bucket wrote:

Technically, the ball joints are considered a suspension item, perhaps one reason why I didn't think of them when my pals mentioned a steering recall. An alignment should be done if they are replaced.

I can see where this could be called a steering problem. It's a problem when you you leave one tire & strut assembly on the shoulder of the road. :shock:

Some kind of steering recall?

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