what the hell is this?
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what the hell is this?
Last week I started noticing a grinding sound when using my brakes, and then I began to hear a spinning, grinding sound when the wheels were spinning, coming from my driver's side front wheel. Upon looking underneath, I saw this, and have no idea what it is. This is perhaps my ignorance, but it does not match the passenger side.
This piece is between the upper and lower ball joints. I know a little bit about Renix engines, but am fairly ignorant of suspension and drivetrain. So what the hell is this that's broken? Is this just the axle?
This piece is between the upper and lower ball joints. I know a little bit about Renix engines, but am fairly ignorant of suspension and drivetrain. So what the hell is this that's broken? Is this just the axle?
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Yeah, I looked at the pads and rotors, and didn't see anything.still plenty of pad, nice and shiny rotors. The grinding on the brakes only appears as I'm slowing to a halt, I think its the shaft moving around. Yeah, a guy over at jeep forum is telling me I should replace the CV joints with U joints because they're stronger. Your opinions? I may have misunderstood, but he implied I should replace the whole shaft, and not just the joint. I really have no knowledge of this stuff, so I'm at the mercy of you guys with more experience.
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Yeah, I looked at the pads and rotors, and didn't see anything.still plenty of pad, nice and shiny rotors. The grinding on the brakes only appears as I'm slowing to a halt, I think its the shaft moving around. Yeah, a guy over at jeep forum is telling me I should replace the CV joints with U joints because they're stronger. Your opinions? I may have misunderstood, but he implied I should replace the whole shaft, and not just the joint. I really have no knowledge of this stuff, so I'm at the mercy of you guys with more experience.
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Yeah, salvage is definitely looking like the answer. Thanks guys. I may wind up taking this to a shop to be done, it looks a bit complicated for someone as mechanically disinclined as me.
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