Need Help broken front wheel

[Anthonywiley]

What parts do we need to buy from rockauto. This is my 17yr old daughter's jeep. This happened today when she was backing out of the driveway. I don't know anything about cars and need some help.

 

[Anthonywiley]

What parts do we need to buy from rockauto. This is my 17yr old daughter's jeep. This happened today when she was backing out of the driveway.

This is a 2007 jeep liberty

 

[LibertyFlip]

What parts do we need to buy from rockauto. This is my 17yr old daughter's jeep. This happened today when she was backing out of the driveway. I don't know anything about cars and need some help.

The part that broke is the lower ball joint. From the pictures everything else looks pretty intact - I would maybe be worried about the CV Shaft (the part with boots that is pulled out) since it was pulled out by the end, I don't think they like that very much. Since the front differential lost some fluid, it would be a good time to drain the rest out and refill it as well.

Lower ball joint and differential fluid would be the bare minimum essentials I think.

As far as what else to check, I'll defer to some of the more experienced techs on here that spend way more time working on these than myself with a year and a half of ownership.

Hope that at least gets you started in the right direction!

 

[tommudd]

answered in your other thread with all information


Lower ball joints
MOOG ones only that are greaseable
Not sure if that company has them or not, never deal with them
That is what happens when you don't check various suspension parts

Moog Part No: K80767
Suspension Ball Joint
2 needed

also check the CV and intermediate shaft very well
may need both
if you do NAPA remanned CV and new Crown intermediate shaft

couldn't sleep so looked this up for you to make it super simple
ROCKAUTO
MOOG K80767
Front Lower
$34.79 each

 

[Anthonywiley]

Update: got the jeep tire off and moved to flat part of the driveway. Also ordered parts. Should be here by Wednesday.

 

[tommudd]

Well just disregard the correct parts to use then
Good luck with those

 

[sleazy rider]

He may not have the tools or skills to do a ball joint swap and changing the a-arms is simple wrenches vs pressing in ball joints. Yeah, parts quality isn't good, but I understand why he went how he did.

 

[tommudd]

He may not have the tools or skills to do a ball joint swap and changing the a-arms is simple wrenches vs pressing in ball joints. Yeah, parts quality isn't good, but I understand why he went how he did.

The ball joint that broke was a lower, Ball joints press into the lower control arms
If you look he bought upper control arms which you can not change the ball joints in, well unless you have the JBA ones of course
so skills or tools has nothing to do with what happened to his and his replacement parts he is buying really

 

[JeepJeepster]

I would check out the bearings and seal in the diff also. The intermediate shaft couldve ruin those as it was yanked out.

I check my ball joints at every oil change.

 

[sleazy rider]

The ball joint that broke was a lower, Ball joints press into the lower control arms
If you look he bought upper control arms which you can not change the ball joints in, well unless you have the JBA ones of course
so skills or tools has nothing to do with what happened to his and his replacement parts he is buying really

I do things like that too. If I’m going in, it’s all getting replaced as the age and wear is the same.

 

[tommudd]

I do as well, but with good quality parts

 

[tommudd]

I would check out the bearings and seal in the diff also. The intermediate shaft couldve ruin those as it was yanked out.

I check my ball joints at every oil change.

I do as well, tires rotated , check and grease all suspension parts, oil, filter etc every 3-4000 miles

 

[sleazy rider]

I do as well, but with good quality parts

And I said that in my first post. Have another cuppa coffee!

 

[tommudd]

And I said that in my first post. Have another cuppa coffee!

No coffee ,......
water
coffee is for times you do not have anything else to do but sit