Re: stablizer bar question....
 

Thanks for the info! I will check it out..

cal


<flyairam@juno.com> wrote in message
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> Cal,
>
> My wife has a 97 Jeep G.C. like the one you own. I had a similar issue
> with noises coming from the front end, a dry rubber type noise that you
> described and and clunk whilst turning.
>
> The clunk was the panhard bar (track bar), it is a bear to get to but
> not difficult to r & r. Incidentally, some posters have said that they
> played heck getting the track bar ends to line up, using jacks, rough
> language, and other means of persuasion. It's much simpler to get
> someone to turn the steering wheel (which will move the car - not the
> wheels - when the bar is disconnected.
>
> The dry rubber noise you described can be fixed with nothing more than
> a shot of silicon lube, one that does not harm rubber. Don't waste
> money on replacing the mounts, they don't need it.
>
> My $.02 worth.
>
> RAH out.
> ====================
> Cal wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a '97 GC, and i THINK the bushings on the front stalilizer bar
> may be
>> bad. I know there are a lot of possibilities for the noise i hear,
> but i
>> have noticed a 'scrunching' sound when i go over some depressions in
> the
>> road. I can pull the stabilizer bar from side to side, perhaps 1/4
> inch,
>> and it makes a similar sound when it moves. Should i be able to move
> the
>> bar at all? Are the bushings difficult to replace? It appears to
> have some
>> sort of cover over the bushing clamps, but I haven't crawled under
> the jeep
>> yet to see if the cover needs to be removed. Will I have to remove
> the
>> links? Any other noticeable symptom that I'm missing that would
> prove
>> these bushings are bad?
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> cal
>

Re: stablizer bar question....
 

Thanks for the info! I will check it out..

cal


<flyairam@juno.com> wrote in message
news:1104549946.189174.234230@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> Cal,
>
> My wife has a 97 Jeep G.C. like the one you own. I had a similar issue
> with noises coming from the front end, a dry rubber type noise that you
> described and and clunk whilst turning.
>
> The clunk was the panhard bar (track bar), it is a bear to get to but
> not difficult to r & r. Incidentally, some posters have said that they
> played heck getting the track bar ends to line up, using jacks, rough
> language, and other means of persuasion. It's much simpler to get
> someone to turn the steering wheel (which will move the car - not the
> wheels - when the bar is disconnected.
>
> The dry rubber noise you described can be fixed with nothing more than
> a shot of silicon lube, one that does not harm rubber. Don't waste
> money on replacing the mounts, they don't need it.
>
> My $.02 worth.
>
> RAH out.
> ====================
> Cal wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a '97 GC, and i THINK the bushings on the front stalilizer bar
> may be
>> bad. I know there are a lot of possibilities for the noise i hear,
> but i
>> have noticed a 'scrunching' sound when i go over some depressions in
> the
>> road. I can pull the stabilizer bar from side to side, perhaps 1/4
> inch,
>> and it makes a similar sound when it moves. Should i be able to move
> the
>> bar at all? Are the bushings difficult to replace? It appears to
> have some
>> sort of cover over the bushing clamps, but I haven't crawled under
> the jeep
>> yet to see if the cover needs to be removed. Will I have to remove
> the
>> links? Any other noticeable symptom that I'm missing that would
> prove
>> these bushings are bad?
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> cal
>

Re: stablizer bar question....
 

Thanks for the info! I will check it out..

cal


<flyairam@juno.com> wrote in message
news:1104549946.189174.234230@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> Cal,
>
> My wife has a 97 Jeep G.C. like the one you own. I had a similar issue
> with noises coming from the front end, a dry rubber type noise that you
> described and and clunk whilst turning.
>
> The clunk was the panhard bar (track bar), it is a bear to get to but
> not difficult to r & r. Incidentally, some posters have said that they
> played heck getting the track bar ends to line up, using jacks, rough
> language, and other means of persuasion. It's much simpler to get
> someone to turn the steering wheel (which will move the car - not the
> wheels - when the bar is disconnected.
>
> The dry rubber noise you described can be fixed with nothing more than
> a shot of silicon lube, one that does not harm rubber. Don't waste
> money on replacing the mounts, they don't need it.
>
> My $.02 worth.
>
> RAH out.
> ====================
> Cal wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a '97 GC, and i THINK the bushings on the front stalilizer bar
> may be
>> bad. I know there are a lot of possibilities for the noise i hear,
> but i
>> have noticed a 'scrunching' sound when i go over some depressions in
> the
>> road. I can pull the stabilizer bar from side to side, perhaps 1/4
> inch,
>> and it makes a similar sound when it moves. Should i be able to move
> the
>> bar at all? Are the bushings difficult to replace? It appears to
> have some
>> sort of cover over the bushing clamps, but I haven't crawled under
> the jeep
>> yet to see if the cover needs to be removed. Will I have to remove
> the
>> links? Any other noticeable symptom that I'm missing that would
> prove
>> these bushings are bad?
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> cal
>