I don't think you can find an OEM rca (boomerang) and if you do they're about the same price as the Iron Rock and not nearly as good. Any of the OEM type that are available aren't know to last.
I think you're meaning knuckle rather than spindle, not that it matters a whole lot. But the ball joint case as you call it and where it fits into the spindle I'm pretty certain are the same for all kj's. But they could certainly wear out and get sloppy over time and use.
Thread 'The great ball joint debate' https://www.jeepkj.com/threads/the-great-ball-joint-debate.77356/ it's just hole for the cotter pin, you'll end up needing to use the nylock nut rather than the castle but if the earlier ball joint is used on the later models. I don't know how well they work...
I had a water pump leak that behaved very similar, the weep hole on the water pump is actually on top of the water pump housing, have you checked there?
Short answer, no. This question has been covered many times, quite recently in fact. Below the site populates similar discussions. Your long answer is there.
https://superprousa.com/collections/all/2002-jeep-liberty-limited-esi6802769
Looks like this was discussed briefly in the,but quickly dismissed. I think because they weren't available in the USA, but they appear to be available now.
Just above the oil filter, they wear out or get gummed up and start behaving exactly as you described. I don't remember it being expensive, but get OEM if you can. If you cheap out you'll be doing it again sooner.
I'd wait a couple months for it to show up on Amazon for $30 bucks before I'd try one. Of course my stock one is still working just fine at 20 years and 175,000+ miles.
Not what I was told when I called a few yards. I'll take your word for it since you were/are directly involved. Anyhow, nobody had any 4.10 anything on the site...yet, they did?
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