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25K and bad Ball Joints?
#1
JK Super Freak
Thread Starter
25K and bad Ball Joints?
So I took Sunshine into my local 4 Wheel Drive shop (Axelboy in St. Peters, MO) to get an alignment after having my new DuraTracs mounted. Turns out I had bad ball joints. I have only 25K miles on my JK. Fortunately the guy I'm selling my old tires to was EXTREMELY understanding about the whole situation and my JK's now back on the factory wheels and tires at my local stealership.
I talked to a couple local Jeepers but I'm curious as to how common a failure this is and if I'm in the minority here. I suppose if I had this problem over death wobble I should be happy as at least this is diagnosable and fixable.
I talked to a couple local Jeepers but I'm curious as to how common a failure this is and if I'm in the minority here. I suppose if I had this problem over death wobble I should be happy as at least this is diagnosable and fixable.
#2
JK Jedi Master
ronjenx tore apart some ball joints and gives some great info on this thread. In short bad ball joints are common on the jk, finding good replacements is a prob right now.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ht=ball+joints
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...ht=ball+joints
#4
JK Jedi Master
Early ball joint wear on the JK is common.
The cause could be more than just no grease fittings.
The plastic liner inside the joint may not be able to take the load. The plastic may be getting compressed or displaced, rather than wearing away.
The only fix is all metal ball joints, with grease fittings, such as the Pro-Steer, which are rebuild-able in place.
The cause could be more than just no grease fittings.
The plastic liner inside the joint may not be able to take the load. The plastic may be getting compressed or displaced, rather than wearing away.
The only fix is all metal ball joints, with grease fittings, such as the Pro-Steer, which are rebuild-able in place.