Broken: LINK, Sway Eliminator/ Pic Added

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:00 pm

I have been having a noise that I couldn't find. The dealer didn't find it when I had it in for a general going over for a trip to PA. Well, today I crawled underneath with a flash light, in the middle of the day I might add, here is what I found: "LINK, Sway Eliminator" on the front passenger side. I can see why it was hard to find. You really can't see that it is broken. I grabbed a hold of it to try and rattle it ...it MOVED! Broken!

Am I right in assuming that a trail did that all by it's self without me doing anything! :roll:

At least that is what I'll tell the wife...a broken bushing and have to replace the whole part. That sounds good! :BANANA:

Terry

EDIT:
It's #11

RED_KJ_666 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:28 pm

I have also broke a link clean off.

Found out this morning tho that when this happened I bent the part of the bar where the upper bushing connect too.

mag03kj · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:30 pm

Well Terry....If you need help ill be in Lake City, Fl. tomorrow! Ill be more then happy to drive your way if you need another set of hands(if you fix it yourself).

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:50 pm

If the stealership has the part in stock :lol:

, then I will be replacing it. But I'm sure they will have to order it! :evil:

Terry

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:01 pm

You should go ahead and buy the JBA quick disconnects :twisted:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:35 pm

DirtyKK wrote:

You should go ahead and buy the JBA quick disconnects :twisted:

No time. I'm driving it to Pennsylvania next week.

Terry

JustinP · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:13 pm

Wow that could have ended bad if the sway bar moved and obstructed steering. Are you gonna replace the whole sway bar since its bent?? Or just make the old one work.

I found the end links on Advance Auto's website for $40.99. Theyre Moog, which are pretty good stuff, wholesalemopar.com has the jeep ones for $37.57, Go figure. MSRP was $51.xx. Either way, not too bad for a fully broken part. The dealer will probably charge MSRP.

Youre coming to PA?
I wish I was going back to FL.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:14 pm

My sway bar didn't get bent. That was someone else. Yep, going to visit my brother, sister and daughter in PA. Up in Meadville. I'm supposed to hook up with a member in Jamestown, PA and do some wheeling but I accidentally deleted his email and now I don't remember who it was. Any ideas?

Terry

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

That guy with the Inferno Red Renny. 06? Franken lift, red ARB...ring a bell? Thought he was in Jamestown.

ramlebliberty · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:39 pm

Had the same thing happen to mine, heard loud pops for a bit then noticed that my sway bar had twisted and broken away. It seems that when we lift these kj's the sway bar links don't like it very much. I drive with no sway bars for now & its fine, don't have a lot of body roll. Took it up to Jersey from NC last year with no sways and we lived. I'm having a freind fab up some longer sway links with flex joints on the ends so any twisting will be dealt with.

JustinP · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:33 pm

Fulltimer wrote:

My sway bar didn't get bent. That was someone else. Yep, going to visit my brother, sister and daughter in PA. Up in Meadville. I'm supposed to hook up with a member in Jamestown, PA and do some wheeling but I accidentally deleted his email and now I don't remember who it was. Any ideas?

Terry

Oops, got ahead of myself reading the post. :oops:

I recall seeing posts from the person your looking for, but I cant recall their username. hopefully he logs on soon and notices your postings. sorry.

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:46 pm

Those sway bar links are easy to replace.
Accidently took 'em off when I was doing my lift. lol

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:55 pm

No problem. I got a hold of him. I can't break the nuts loose so far. I have some blaster on them right now.

Terry

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:09 pm

Well shoot, the blaster didn't do it! :evil:

I have a VA doctors appointment in Gainesville tomorrow and I can't get my friend on the phone. He has a compressor etc.

Terry

Budke · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:42 pm

Shoot, if I had known about it earlier today I probably could have driven down there and helped you get it off.

stumpjumper_09 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:04 pm

Meadville is less than an hour from my home town.... Wish I was home :cry:

Just for the wheelin.

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:54 am

Fulltimer wrote:

Well shoot, the blaster didn't do it! :evil:

I have a VA doctors appointment in Gainesville tomorrow and I can't get my friend on the phone. He has a compressor etc.

Terry

try a 50/50 mix of ATF/Acetone

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:24 am

I finally reached my friend with the compressor. I'm going over there at 8AM to change them out.

Terry

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:26 am

All done and no problems.

Terry

Budke · **Posted:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:25 am

Sweeet!

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