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So the other day I went to adjust the seat back on the driver's seat and the handle snapped off clean- both the little metal "ears" that fit into the plastic handle broke off, along with the mounting screw. Anyone had this issue and have a good fix for it? I put it in the best position...

Howdy- I think this is a common issue, but I didn't know how to search for it- My grille support is broken on both sides up by the headlight. The plastic tabs cracked in half. Seems like I saw on ebay or somewhere a little kit with some brackets to just reinforce that area. I guess I...

Thanks for the response, tlrtucker- actually found out today that it looks like it was just sludgy coolant clogging up the thermostat. After I did a "quick flush" and refilled it with water, I haven't had it overheat again. Just testing it out for a couple days, and then I'll go back in with...

Looks like I may have a bad head gasket. My 03 Sport has 185 K on it, and I admittedly have not been great with maintenance. So the question is, is it worth spending the money on getting the gasket/s fixed, or am I better off just cutting my losses? It's been a good vehicle so far, but I'm...

Thanks for the tip- I'm closer to McKinney, so I'll check it out. Appreciate it.

Thanks for the responses. Pretty sure it hasn't had HOAT coolant in it, and I understand about the tap water- but at this point im just trying to figure out if I have a bad head gasket. If I can keep it from overheating, I will definitely go back in with distilled water and the correct...

Thanks for the response- I think it may be too late for that... started it up again later, drove it around the block- now moving up to the 3/4 mark on the temp guage. decided to go ahead and just drain it and do a quick water flush thru the radiator- added just some plain water to fill it up...

Hi- Jeep was running a bit hotter than normal today, so once it cooled down I checked the coolant levels. Level was OK, but the fluid was full of rusty sludge. I flushed everything out about a year ago when I did the water pump- no rust back then. Should I just flush it really well again...

Hi All- I looked in the local Texas forum first but didn't see much activity, so I thought I'd post here- My 2003 2WD has a rear-end whine that the local Firestone says is a pinion bearing. Anyone know of a good shop in the Dallas/Garland area that can fix this for a reasonable amount...

Lug nuts are good- probably does need an alignment, but would like to get the ball joints done first. And I do hear some noise occasionally from the u-joints- mainly when slowing down/stopping and then taking off again. Not always, but sometimes. And that is a different noise than what I'm...

Well, Timken is well-known in the bearing world- not sure about this application in particular, but I guess any manufacturer could have a bad part from time to time. Which could also be true with the ones I installed. Any thoughts on my theory about the bad ball joints contributing to the...

OK, point taken- but "not lasting very long" should be more than 2 days, shouldn't it?

They were aftermarket hubs- don't know the brand. yeah, I figured it wasn't the joints making noise, but i wondered if maybe bad joints would put additional pressure on the hubs or something..

Howdy- So I just changed the hubs on my 2WD Liberty. Seemed like it fixed the bearing noise for a couple days, but now it's back. While I was in there, it looked like the ball joints had seen better days. Could bad ball joints be causing the new hubs to make noise, or did I just get some...

Nice one, delisiousdaly- had the same issue with my 2003, and just fixed it- your pics were spot on. Thanks!