Power steering pump

[kj924]

Hi all, new to the forums. I have an 'o4 Liberty and my power steering pump is leaking at the shaft. It only 70,000kms on it. Anyone else having similar issues?

Thankfully, I have the 5 year Gold plan

 

[Dave]

No problem with mine......yet.

Good thing it will be fixed under the warranty.

Oh, and welcome to the forum.

Dave

 

[JeepJeepster]

Power Steering pumps are fairly cheap and easy to replace. Seals go bad so I wouldnt be surprised if it was leaking.

Mine leaked alittle when it was new but its stopped since. Been around 20k since it leaked.

How many miles is that.

 

[Marty]

Mine leaked real bad and dumped fluid on the highway. Pump was fried by time I got into town. This at 115,000 km.

 

[kj924]

Well, I went to the dealer today to have PS pump leak looked at. It turns out the PS pressure hose is the culprit, along with the water pump....oh and the boomarang looking control arm in the rear needs replaced too. This KJ has only got 42000 miles on it(73.ooo kms) that seems like alot to go wrong in that short of time.

 

[JeepJeepster]

What was wrong with the rear control arm? Those dont just go bad. Could of been the balljoint.

 

[kj924]

I 'm not sure exactly, all they said was they are replacing it. I don't think that will solve the problem though, but if they want it gone and they are paying, then I am not gonna argue.

 

[WoodysKJ]

They may be replacing it but that is HIGHLY suspect to me. I would not trust them on future repairs that will be OUT of warantee. They sound like thy are getting you ready to take advantage of you in the future. That rear control arm just doen't go bad like that. Is it making any noises?

How did they discover it has a problem?

 

[kj924]

I am not sure how and why they came up with this idea. It still didn't solve the noise I originally told them about. The noise is bad shocks I think. The shocks seem like they are outta fluid/gas whatever type they are(OEM).

In a road with small depressions, jst as the rear tires start up the last side of the depression, thats when it sound and feels like the whole body weight comes down ******* the rear axel housing via bumpstops.

 

[kj924]

Oh, this may fuel my fire to install a good lift, since there wasn't one under the tree *sob*.