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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Did some lookin under the jeep yesterday and found this bolt was cockeyed and stripped....and welded...i tapped it and it fell out

whats its purpose? I looked through the hole and it looks like its nothing vital?

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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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steering stop
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:37 AM
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That's a steering stop u adjust it to stop the tire from rubbing the control arms at lock to lock
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by xjbeans
That's a steering stop u adjust it to stop the tire from rubbing the control arms at lock to lock
Thanks guys.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:43 AM
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That's the knuckle fluid drain plug.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
That's the knuckle fluid drain plug.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
That's the knuckle fluid drain plug.
yanking my chain? lol.....
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Scotty16

yanking my chain? lol.....
its in the owners manual right next to the muffler bearing service intervals
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by N20jeep

its in the owners manual right next to the muffler bearing service intervals
There's more than one muffler bearing
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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excuse my boredom. I'm at lunch. lol
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Haha makes me laugh every time! Muffler bearing! Hahahahahha
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 12:50 PM
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All of you are wrong! that is where you flush and fill the turn signal fluid! I swear im the only one who paid attention in mechanics school!
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 01:09 PM
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Blinker fluid is near the vacuum bottle, bro.

Your ujoints look worn. Change to winter air in the tires yet?
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TheCK4x4
Haha makes me laugh every time! Muffler bearing! Hahahahahha
Hey those muffler bearings are a pain to change and expensive to. It took me two months to find some one who had access to the tools and parts, I went to him four times before he finally agreed to do it for me.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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