I F***ed myself........

[RCP Phx]

I have been chasing a clunk somewhere up front. I did find a loose tie rod but that wasn't it. I decided to grease/lube everything (broke a super-flex zerk) and the clunk went away! I will pull the one arm to fix the zerk and inspect/rebuild the joint but I'll have to wait and see if the clunk returns!

 

[XJlimitedx99]

Sounds like you're one step closer to diagnosing the problem!

And in the mean time, you found a treatment. I've certainly screwed myself with larger and less lubed members.

 

[RCP Phx]

At this point I'd like to think it's the super-flex joint, the zerk was frozen and not taking grease when it blew apart. I've got the spare parts or rebuild kits for everything on the Jeep. I was prepared to tackle the entire front end this weekend but now I'll focus on the one long arm.

 

[RCP Phx]

I've got the driver arm out and torn apart. The joint actually looks great after 20yrs, I'll go ahead and install the new races since I have them along with a new zerk but I highly doubt is was my clunk. The other rubber joints on that arm were replaced a few years ago and show no signs of wear.

 

[RCP Phx]

After cleaning up the races and checking them against a new set set, I just re-installed the original ones!