It was inside, right after the upper u-joint. It's just amazing that the previous owner was driving around with the pay for at least a year! When I drove it you could feel the tires drift side to side, almost as if you were floating.
Jeep was delivered yesterday and it turns out the only thing wrong is a bolt needed to be tightened where the shaft connects to the steering column. No clue to why/how this bolt got loose.
I happen to have a TJ and was wondering if the KJ has the same steering setup. If so, it is either going to be the ujoint displayed in the attached photo or the bolt is not tight enough to the steering column.
Does anyone know if you can replace the u-joint?
BTW the center section displayed in the photo is exactly the part that I was twisting back and forth and the issue was directly behind the steering wheel. However, like I said the whole shaft could prob be replaced.
The u-joint was good, however the boot through the firewall had a good amount of play and the section in the bottom of the photo has some slop. Currently looking for a exploded view of the parts break down.
Would this be between the fire wall and the steering wheel? That is where the issue is, haven't been able to pull apart yet to see what is going on. Right now it is kind of scary to drive with the slop.
Friend recently purchased an 03 Liberty (97K miles) for his daughter and when we inspected the vehicle I noticed that the steering wheel had a good amount side to side play 1/4" worth min. So I started looking at the different components starting from the rack and working my way back to the...
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