Quick disco came disconected on my roadtrip!
12-24-2012, 01:13 PM
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^ i disagree w/ the "wobbly" statement....w/out the front sway bar connected it can be quite dangerous....not undrivable but i would NOT want to have to pull some evasive maneuver on the interstate or even a secondary road w/out the front sway bar...it could easily be disastrous.
Don't speed, keep your distance, and you should be fine. I drove this way for some time after I broke my stock link.
i drove a small back road after having left the trail.....it was a rode w/ quite a few turns & my speed wasnt more than 35 or 45 mph...i learned very quickly how important that front sway bar is....wouldnt take much to spin or flip the jeep thats for sure.
12-24-2012, 02:11 PM
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I got her done! Drove by an auto zone and they called an auto shop down the road. They pressed the bushing out and re-set it. They wouldn't touch the jeep, for some odd reason - despite my offer of $20 bills for amy santa's helpers. I borrowed a floor jack and a jack stand, jacked it up and pulled the tire. Took a huge crescent wrench they had and pulled with all my might and made some headway, then finished with a small sledge and got her fixed up enough to make it!
I made it to Wichita Falls and checked everything and she is still nice and tight!
Thanks again all!
I made it to Wichita Falls and checked everything and she is still nice and tight!
Thanks again all!
12-24-2012, 02:14 PM
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I'm pretty sure the pin was installed backwards by the so called "reputable" shop. You don't really need to replace them, they work very well.
I would disconnect the other side and drive home without worries. It will be a bit more wobbly, but nothing to stress over or stay at a hotel for.
I think the tire is fine too, although it's hard to tell from the pictures.
I would disconnect the other side and drive home without worries. It will be a bit more wobbly, but nothing to stress over or stay at a hotel for.
I think the tire is fine too, although it's hard to tell from the pictures.
12-24-2012, 02:15 PM
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The snow is coming! They are calling for 3" to 6" here. We beat the weather, but the wind was gusting at 40mph or more... Not real easy to drive the jeep in that coming out of the north!
