GoreXJ95

While im driving there is a loud grinding noise when going left. I know its my front left wheel joints/ bearings, could possibly my axle rod or wheel fall off over time.

xj17901

i had this problem with mine and i took it to my mechanic and he said it would be either the ball joints or the tie rod ends.

GoreXJ95

how much did it cost to fix it

xj17901

i only fixed the ball joints cuz they were in the worst condition... i think it was 90 for the parts( i went to auto zone and talked them down) and then 120 for labor at the garage. Im in the process of stocking up on spare parts from the local junk yards from the c4c coming in

DEVILSTOY

120 for labor is really cheap considering the amout of work involved with the ball joints on these thing

muddeprived

Changing ***** joints is a walk in the park if you got a ball joint press. Takes about an hour.

DEVILSTOY

o yea i had no issues at all , i have the snap on press i got em down to just under an hour a side, but as a shop aspect and book time , its up there, because every last thing needs to come off to do them , i know guy who got quoted over 700 bucks to have them done on a cherokee

i-07

mine is making a ton of grinding noises and stuff. lol
yeah i need to do all my front brakes and a wheel bearing and possably u joints. but it's bout 350ish for all the stuff at advance auto.

xj17901

I always bought my parts on my own before i take it to a shop. It saves so much $$ rather than having them do it. Autozone will always match or beat a price so make sure you do some research before going to the store. I woulda paid alot more if i didnt. My mechanic only charges like 45-50 an hour for labor so its definitely an awesome deal. I also did check out his work and talked to other customers before i actually went to him.. good guy pretty trustworthy. Theyre hard to come by these days w.o paying outrageous amounts for labor.

i-07

yeah lol my friend is paying me to fix her 95 xj do the head gasket and head she gave me 200 so far lol

Iant333

I did mine myself, I wouldent call it a walk in the park but its not super hard. Its way easier if you have the correct adapters for the D30, which I didnt have since D30 ball joints are mounted at a funny angle.

xj17901

another suggestion for the ball joints is to get different grease fittings. Put the 90 degree fittings so its easier to fill em up from time to time