Does this look Normal??

[lil black liberty]

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First picture is close to where the oil is, when I pulled off my front bumper the screw underneath the radiator near the oil filter was full of oil and a water type substance, the rest are of my swaybar and LCAs... tell me if all those pics of the LCAS are normal or do they need to be replaced?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

The oil issue sounds like somethings amiss. The Lower Ball joints look fine to me.

 

[ShafferNY]

What are you refering to? The lower control arm to strut bushings? The splines on the hub? Am I missing something?

 

[TruLiberty]

I have the oil issue too, i think its just from doing oil changes and being messy and not cleaning up. doesnt seem to be a big problem to me

 

[yellocoyote]

What about your LCA's do you think is a the problem?

 

[lil black liberty]

What about your LCA's do you think is a the problem?

To me it looks like the bushings are worn out, and also that if you look close enough right above the screw, you can see a darker rust spot. When I got closer to me it looked like an indention or a chunk missing

 

[ptsb5a]

Looks like the clevis to LCA bushings are worn. I have the same problem. According to Jeep, you'll need a special tool to press them out. I think a threaded rod with appropriate sized chunk of tubing, some washers and nuts will do the same job.

 

[JeepJeepster]

Its possible that oil is from someone doing a messy job at changing the oil. Put a degreaser on it, clean it all off, then see if it comes back.

LCA's are fine. Bushings are old but it wont hurt anything aside from making noise if they get bad enough. Mine look exactly the same.

 

[lil black liberty]

Its possible that oil is from someone doing a messy job at changing the oil. Put a degreaser on it, clean it all off, then see if it comes back.

LCA's are fine. Bushings are old but it wont hurt anything aside from making noise if they get bad enough. Mine look exactly the same.

This noise you speak of, does it happen to be that damn annoying squeak when you go over bumps?

 

[kb0nly]

This noise you speak of, does it happen to be that damn annoying squeak when you go over bumps?

That or swaybar bushings... Squeaks over bumps could be anything that is isolated by bushings like that. A good test is to give them a squirt of lube, something like silicone spray, just to see if the noise goes away after spraying one part at a time til you find out the culprit. The silicone spray isnt a long term fix but a good troubleshooting tool.

 

[Midgear]

looks normal to me.. clean it up and if it breaks, upgrade!

 

[candpliberty]

The clevis bushings look pretty tired. I can't tell about the swaybar bushings but they probably look about the same.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

ACK does not look normal

Somebody stole your front diff and CV axles!

 

[kjweston]

My clevis bushings look the exact same. never thought this could be the culprit to my squeaking. actually to be honest didn't even acknowledge there was a bushing there until a few hours ago when I was doing a routine suspension tighten/inspection/lube

 

[Porkchop]

Clvis bushings and power wash it then keep an eye on it for a leek if not do the dye test

 

[lil black liberty]

Guys I know this sounds stupid.. but can someone give me a part number so I can see what the heck you're talking about because I don't know what Clevis this is and clevis that is lol

 

[candpliberty]

This is crazy but I had to go to a eastern European parts company to get a diagram!
This is a translated page
http://translate.google.com/transla...refox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=WLr
For some reason it doesn't want to refresh to Jeep. Go to the home page and drill down from Chrysler to Jeep to liberty and so on to Front suspension. good luck!

 

[lil black liberty]

This is crazy but I had to go to a eastern European parts company to get a diagram!
This is a translated page
http://partmaster.com.ua/?action=catalog_part&cat=chrysler&cod=MR135668

Ah..Russian looks like... Thank god I know how to read some of that...

 

[candpliberty]

http://partmaster.com.ua/?action=catalog_show&cat=chrysler&t_id=2251&id_pic=17022

 

[candpliberty]

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