5 Preventative Maintenance Tips for first time Jeep Owners

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5 Preventative Maintenance Tips for first time Jeep Owners
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[@chrisfusco1108]

Tip #6, stinger bumpers are lame --- Tip #7, please, for the love that is all holy...no angry grill.

[@johnmadsen37]

Yeah. Those stingers cause a lot of damage when people get in accidents. Not sure why people use them. A full covering number would do more.

[@JEJESQ29]

Or, it’s your Jeep do it how you want to. 🙄

[@boldrbangr9834]

Ditto on the angry grill 😒

[@72hogdog]

I told my buddy his angry grill looked more like a sleepy grill 😂

[@hellaacapella]

I’m only semi okay with angry grills if it’s on a chicks wrangler..

[@MrRanger1964]

5 tire rotation. Thank you. I've met so many owners that have no clue about this. I only wish you had emphized this more. 👍

[@diorgrey44]

My 2022 had death wobble. My dealership took care of it without questions. I read so many comments how no one will fix it no one knows what it's about. They do and they fixed it.

[@Joes432]

we would all LOVE to see a death wobble video from a shop you trust, absolutely send it our way and thank you in advance!

[@GoldenK9Campers]

A comprehensive death wobble video would be awesome !!

[@dkoeger]

Yes on the death wobble, I have felt it on my CJ, TJ, JK and at least once on my new JL. It is only on the highway. If anyone has a video of it occurring that would be great for others. I know it will happen with this drive train. IMHO, what makes a jeep a jeep is the front axle, and that is the factor that contributes to it. I have not experienced it in any other type of vehicle. It is a mechanical oscillation, similar to a tuning fork, hit a bump on the high way, and it oscillates.

[@SuperDJMIST]

I second this recommendation

[@AstroNerd]

Yes, would love to see a video on specific steps regarding death wobble

[@UnkyJofus]

XJ, ZJ, JK & JT owner here. I've had zero rust or death wobble issues through the years. The biggest thing is having an underbody rise when I get back to the farm from the beach or salt marsh. I built it for the trailers. But it works great for vehicles. As for retorquing everything, absolutely. I even do this with my wife's new independent suspension suv.

[@officialmallcrawler]

I think that it would be a cool video if you guys installed an angry grill on one of the Wrangler. Even if you didn't keep it on for long. Someone will find that video informative and it'd be great for the YT algorithm.

[@vinnyc.223]

ALWAYS CHECK ALIGNMENT & BALANCE if you have steering issues, the shakes/death wobble, uneven tire wear, etc. I bought a new 2021 JLUR now has 43kmiles, not offroaded (yet), diligent w tire pressures, no accidents, & still bone stock (as of right now 🙂). I have had serious steering wobble at highway speeds, 3 separate occurrences from 30k miles to now 43kmiles of falling out of alignment heavily (major front toe out), uneven tire wear on all 4, and as of this week two leaking rear shocks. Too bad I love Wranglers (my 2nd now) but stay on top of Jeep with FCA quality control issues. Have THEM check everything if you have any problems.

[@Verb130]

I checked all my suspension torques at 3000 miles after new. Both upper and lower ball joints were about 1/2 turn to loose from the factory. All other torqued were great.

[@user-gg1mh1gu9h]

I had a liitle bit of death woble at like 60 as a new driver very minor and got an alignment this was after me and my dad completely rebuilt the forunt end.

[@Dmh06178]

Death wobble video would be great- good info on this video. Thanks Matt and Ryan

[@leemen]

Great tips. After every long road trip or any time offroad I like to recheck all suspension and steering bolts.

[@gilbertferguson1685]

Good advice. Experienced death wobble the first winter we owned our 2022 Wrangler. Hit a rough patch in the road and the steering wheel started shaking wildly. Took it to the dealer and they performed a procedure to get air out of the system. It didn’t improve until I replaced the all season stock tires with wider all terrain tires.

[@DuyenNguyen-ui6mo]

Great advice, thank you Sir!

[@leerfarmer]

Thanks for sharing‼️

[@michaelhewett6969]

I'd love to see a video on the death wobble. I've had two Jeeps that experienced the wobble.

[@Boroffski]

Fun fact…. By definition a bolt consists of two pieces, one nut and one screw. So therefore, check your nuts and screws. 😆 All jokes aside I love the content, keep it coming. My sister is a new Jeep owner and I’ve sent her lots of links to your “beginner” videos. 🍻

[@DIRTROADCRED]

😂

[@nickg5275]

Yes do the video for death wobble. JK model too please

[@JacobD596]

I hope a video is coming out over that front bumper… that things sick!

[@allenx71]

Do the deathwobble video and please cover the TJ as well!

[@JasonWendling]

Rust. All the Jeeps I've owned have some with some surface rust on the joins around the wheels/rods. On my latest Jeep, I cleaned, used rust converter, and then painted over. Do you think I still need to put Fluid Film on or will keeping it clean and painted is enough?

[@IanNubbit]

Idk if it was an accident. But on the 2.0. The black bottle at the rear of the engine bay is your coolant bottle. The small clear bottle in front of your washer fluid id ONLY for the water to air intercooler

[@Verb130]

Yes please. Death wobble video.

[@cjf1011]

What about your blinker fluid??

[@frankconsidine5989]

Would love to see death wobble video

[@fatguy9]

Ive had the sway bar links loosen over time too in the rear, the clank gets really annoying

[@stillkicking8693]

I have been dealing with the death wobble!!! A death wobble video would be great since my 2021 Jeep jL 392 has been in and out of the dealership with no positive results!! Warranty ends this month so I guess it’s up to me to find the true problem. I live only a couple of hours away from you in West Virginia northern area and would love to have you find and fix it on a video or not . Semper fi

[@johnatkinson4543]

Have a '23. How you supposed to check transmission fluid?

[@joezephyr]

What is the correct way to use a torque wrench? Specificailly on my wheel nuts.

[@GeckoGreenJL]

What would you say is the correct way to do a 5 tire rotation? My jeep dealership won’t do a 5 tire rotation

[@brianehrhart9896]

Jl deathwobble video asap!

[@mattskillman]

Gotta protect that frame from the inside out, hitting it with some touch up paint is going to be a losing battle. Fluid film or Surface Shield from the inside out will make the difference on how that frame is going to look for years to come. Our Jeeps get yearly applications.

[@ConradF27]

What is the proper 5 tire rotation? I have been tryingbto find an answer online and im getting told a lot of different things

[@jefftegenkamp8939]

Do you recommend under coating your Jeep?

[@andyrix54]

Preventive.

[@GaryGill786]

Matt Ryan could please make a video how to wash the Jeep engine bay … which parts we have to cover from water and how to wash it 🙏

[@hailtothe_rooster1572]

You don’t need high pressure. You can wipe everything down with soapy water

[@GaryGill786]

@@hailtothe_rooster1572 do I have to bag or cover any of the components for example… battery or any other

[@mikej6901]

Where did Ryan get the gold wrangle decal on the back of his jeep?

[@GaryGill786]

From Distinguished applied ….they are super nice very professional

[@gabrieldalcomune3044]

Hey question, how much pressure yall running on Ryan’s jeep? My mickey baja boss are sitting at 32psi on my jlu. But still seems a little over inflated as the outer half in are still not fully flat against pavement

[@Wrangzilla]

I run 28 in my 37" KM3's

[@johnmadsen37]

I put a small hole in the oil pan so it’s out of oil by the time I need to change it. It does get chattery near the end, but adding more oil for the next five years fixes that. Oil filter changing is just a myth. As bolts get loose, it just provides more flexibility which is great for flexing on the trail. Tire pressure doesn’t matter. Mine start at 90psi and by the time they get to 10pm I after warming up on the freeway at 80mph, they are time to change anyway.

[@ferkdizzle]

I noticed my front control arm dangling the other day…

[@LukeEdward]

“…just like this one …” Ryan!?!? Are you….?

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

Did you or Ryan get a recall notice recently?

[@DIRTROADCRED]

We haven’t

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

@@DIRTROADCRED Must be for 3.6 Jeeps!

[@GUDDAisHere]

How is there already rust???

[@DIRTROADCRED]

I’d love to know

[@masoudshaghaghi5744]

Your tire pressure is too high, why 48?

[@verticallines212]

when does Dan cummings accept orders for 2025?

[@DIRTROADCRED]

When Jeep decided to drop it

[@verticallines212]

@@DIRTROADCRED I knew better! 8-)

[@fastfed]

Dude all the jeeps you have had and and you never got a 2.0 or diesel engine

[@MrBoomStick]

They both suck.

[@stairman3151]

4 door jeeps are only glorified SUV's

[@PhatboyHD88]

FLUID FILM THE WHOLE UNDERNEATH OF YOUR JEEP .. ONLY WAY TO KEEP RUST FREE..

[@MrBoomStick]

Or don’t live in the rust belt. It’s not the Jeep genius. It’s the environment. Cars don’t rust where I live.

[@walternowak9984]

Really???

[@GT_KREW]

I have a screw in my tire, it’s been there for over a month and running good 😬😬😬😬🫣

[@unwrangler11]

You might get lucky and unscrew it to see if the tire still holds air pressure. If you have good off road tires with enough tread life left, the screw might not have went all the way through the tire but if it did and you leave it in, eventually you will have a flat tire and you don’t want that on an off roading trip so address it sooner than later.