Steering dampener bleeding/leaking

SteveBrady did pass the time by typing:

Don't need a lift but you should get the proper tool. AutoZone and others will rent you one. They look like this.

Thanks Bill.... on that page his old shock had a sheath on it...but the new one doesn't. I assume this is added protection to keep crap off the seal....is it really not needed?

I'm all stock...so I won't be redoing anything (that's next tax year! haha)... Is there an upgrade to the OEM dampener? Or is stock good enough!

SteveBrady did pass the time by typing:

Use OEM, some aftermarkets simply don't work right and can lead to deathwobble. The rubber cover works well to trap dirt, mud, and promote rust. I don't run one up front. To each there own.

An aftermarket steering stabilizer made for the TJ cannot cause or lead to death wobble. All a properly functioning stabilizer can do is mask the symptoms of Death Wobble, but it won't cause them since DW is caused by other problems. An aftermarket stabilizer is highly recommended since if it is designed for the TJ, is a much heavier-duty unit which will readily withstand bigger tires that would cause the OE unit to fail.

Any major brand stabilizer like Rancho, OME, Doesch Tech, ProComp (yes even ProComp in this use), Skyjacker, etc. all make fine stabilizers that work very well in a TJ.

But in a TJ that has no other problems in its front-end, even the absense of a steering stabilizer will cause no problems like Death Wobble.

Jerry

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L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III did pass the time by typing:

Only when the day shift gets off.

It is just like replacing a shock absorber. This has alot to do withit actually being a shock absorber.

But, at the end of the day, its still a shock.