Hello,
I haven't posted here in a couple years, but I am having a problem with my '00 TJ suspension and I hope someone can help.
I noticed a loud clunk when I would turn and the weight of the Jeep would shift. Also, steering was very skittish. So I had my brother-in-law look where the sound was coming from when I rocked the Jeep back and forth and we figured it out.
I have no idea what the different parts are called so I will try to explain:
There is a vertical bar going from the front axel up to a horizontal bar that curves at the end. Looking through the wheel well, you can see the place they meet, about level with the top of the tire and a bit forward of the axel. This is not the spring or shock, is is in front of those. The vertical rod seems to have a bit of a double bend in the middle. This horizontal bar is a fat tube and seems to go across the front of the jeep (behind the metal stamped "JEEP" plate?) to the other side. Anyway, there is a bolt going down through this horizontal tube into the top of this vertical rod. The bolt seems to move a bit up and down in the vertical rod, and there is a rubber boot that stretches as this happens. On the side that doesn't clunk, the bolt moves maybe a 1/4 of an inch. On the side that clunck, the bolt moves up and down about an inch or and inch and a half. And it clunks.
I am assuming this is a pretty common problem. I don't know why. I just am. And I am hoping that someone here can tell me how to fix it. (preferably for under $10!!!) It just really doesn't seem like the type of thing I should have to take it to a mechanic for. I am hoping it is just a part or couple parts I can get at Pep boys. Thanks for any help.
Andrew