Trans line problem ?
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Year: 1998
Engine: 4.0
I went wheeling this past weekend with my daily driver on a fairly moderate trail, everything was going good had some minor rubbing of my tires on the inner plastics.
out of nowhere i have trans fluid dumping every were, so i shut the jeep off to investigate and i found that my passenger side upper control arm has bin repeatedly smacking into the side of the trans lines and the block, taking out my return line.
I managed to patch it with 5/16 rubber fuel line while on the trail. As i continued, the upper control arm kept busting the rubber line as soon as my passenger tire was tucked in the fender well ( had to get towed out the last part of the trail).
Im assuming this is not normal
My questions are
Could my unibody be bent slightly? And how would i check?
And has any body had this problem before?
What did you do to fix the problem ?
Lastly the jeep is a 98 Xj 2 inch lift and 31inch tires
out of nowhere i have trans fluid dumping every were, so i shut the jeep off to investigate and i found that my passenger side upper control arm has bin repeatedly smacking into the side of the trans lines and the block, taking out my return line.
I managed to patch it with 5/16 rubber fuel line while on the trail. As i continued, the upper control arm kept busting the rubber line as soon as my passenger tire was tucked in the fender well ( had to get towed out the last part of the trail).
Im assuming this is not normal
My questions are
Could my unibody be bent slightly? And how would i check?
And has any body had this problem before?
What did you do to fix the problem ?
Lastly the jeep is a 98 Xj 2 inch lift and 31inch tires
Last edited by XJ=mistress; 08-14-2013 at 09:17 PM.
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Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0, bolt ons for days...
its normal, your axle isnt centered bc youre running a stock trackbar so the axle is shifted to the driver side and the pass side UCA now hits the line.
ok so its not normal but thats why its happening.
ok so its not normal but thats why its happening.
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