Jeep TJ Rear Axle Clunking!? + Wheel Bearing Diagnosis and Hand Brake Adjustment

[@n9ghtb9k5r]

Can see 3 things moving: sway bar at lower sway bar end link, track bar at axle and sway bar bushing

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

There is no sway bar end links at all and sway bar is bent out of the way and tucked up to the body on my Jeep lol where do you see end links lol

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Oh for rear lol my mistake y

[@sensei1781]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG passenger rear sway bar link blown, 7:02

[@BobNob1]

could be a seized caliper , or a plugged flex line

[@n9ghtb9k5r]

for the odd brake wear check that the slide pins are moving freely and that there are not any notches in the surfaces the pad ears slide on on the knuckle. Notches or sticky slide pins would mean that the pads cant move freely and one side would wear more than the other

[@n9ghtb9k5r]

the slide pins are probably fine with the different texture, guess I should have watched all the video first, lol

[@n9ghtb9k5r]

definitely both upper ball joints, but it also looks like passenger hub too as you can see movement between the knuckle and the wheel (hub) as well as movement between the knuckle and the axle C (ball joint)

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Ya I don’t hear anything yet but after I change the ball joints it will be easier to tell

[@mattwhite-0564]

What an amazing place to work on your jeep in winter wow

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Still a bit chilly but better than being outside 100%

[@your2nd]

Not Jeep thing on the E brake , my 97 E brake works fine.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

You must not take it off road. Every person I know that has a Jeep had this issue at least once if they take it off road

[@jonc2914]

My ebrake doesnt work, my friends ebrake doesnt work. Only people i know with working brakes are people who dont use their jeels.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

I think I’ve met 3 people in my life that had a working e brake on their wranglers lol mine works on the 2022 gladiator but I’m still sketched out using it every time

[@tomasdagonbert6252]

I have that exact noise clunking in the back, was it the track bar?

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

I think so because it’s still there I haven’t changed my track bar out yet. I’ll be throwing a new one in with all new control arms all around. Should help. If not then I’ll know it’s the last thing left which would be the rear sway bar

[@tomasdagonbert6252]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG i went out and checked mine, one bolt to the track bar bracket was almost all the way loose haha! The clunking is gone now its just jeep noises :)

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Haha good thing it was something that could be fixed easily, you never know with a Jeep lol 😂

[@mattwhite-0564]

Wow you live right we’re I used to live I was living on rosehaven rd now I’m in Sudbury small world

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Haha ya small world

[@haraldsartori8947]

Could you provide the SKU or model number of the impact driver you bought. Thanks

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Milwaukee 2962-20

[@haraldsartori8947]

Thank you. Appreciate you sharing your maintenance and repair videos

[@pawebogusz8753]

In rear axle I have radial play one the level 0.13mm, Is it ok? C-CLip gap about 0.6mm.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

I’m not sure how much play it’s supposed to have but mine has quite a bit too and I had it checked by my mechanic and it’s all good

[@steveblankenship2413]

around 27.28 youth engine sounds like a diesel' ? my 2001 4.0 sounds like that until it warms up' not the timing chain' not the valves' runs smooth and quit after it warms up

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Ya mine does same thing. Usually runs like a diesel till it warms up lol

[@steveblankenship2413]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG I have read all kinds of threads on this and tried everything have not came up with nothing

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

I think it’s lifters or rockers

[@your2nd]

Worn wheel bearing caused the pad wear, slapping the rotor against the pads all the time , pulling to the left because the pads are better .

[@111gregs]

Wait'll you hear the LS swap

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

My favourite kind of swap haha

[@111gregs]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG Only until you hear the 5.9 compounded turbo Cummins that changed my mind.

[@useryggfdcc]

After doing the Anson trail by "accident" which requires a 6 inch lift and 35" tires with my 2021 Taco TRD 4X4 with only a 1.5 inch lift I had to make a choice about off road driving. My RH cocker panel is badly damaged , rear bumper plastic broken and financially it is not worth it 😢. From now on fire roads is the only roads I will try here in Ontario.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

I did anson with my stock TJ last year and it was okay. Just needed a new skid plate under the gas tank and that’s about it lol I had no lift and 31s

[@useryggfdcc]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG It took us 16 hours to completed the trail. Two jeeps, a Yukon and my Taco were the vehicles, one jeep broke down...burned out clutch and then starter went. Half way we had to pull the jeep till 4am reaching highway 507.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Holy shit! What a story you must have lol 😂 I didn’t do the whole thing. I did maybe two hours and turned around and went back down scotch line. You guys are badass lol definitely give you props for doing the whole thing

[@useryggfdcc]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG a video is coming soon about our trip.

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Can’t wait!

[@josephparent2226]

Very helpful thank you

[@your2nd]

Buy a better quality bearing. I put new Timkin bearings in the rear end and Timkin or Moog hubs up front is best.

[@bboymuggshott]

Big time, just had to rebuild the D35🥴

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Shit what happen to the axle?

[@bboymuggshott]

Just worn from previous owner and myself (she’s got 185,000kms). Prolly wasn’t serviced properly either given that I got it when it had 33s and 2” level on it😂

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Ya makes sense. mine has 263,000 and had 33s on it when i bought it too.

[@bboymuggshott]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG yeah we still got few things to patch up before we’re tail ready again, but we’re mobile🤙

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

That’s good to hear bro!

[@111gregs]

Bad tie rod end'll do that also bro...

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

That’s all been replaced already

[@111gregs]

Brake pull

[@111gregs]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG Pooo,,, I'm late. F'en late night alcohol,,,g'night,,

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Haha all good man!

[@111gregs]

@@SmokinMonkeyOG XOXOXO

[@freeworldlancer]

When we gonna put lockers on your jeep?🤪

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

When someone else pays for them 🤣 I don’t feel the need for lockers any time soon

[@BobNob1]

nice cat

[@tupaclopez5588]

Use a wire wheel on a drill or grinder to clean those pins and mating surfaces for the brakes, it’ll save you lots of time. Also good to double check the caliper pistons are moving easily and freely (don’t forget to pop the cap off the reservoir tho). I’d change all the ball joints at once to save you the money of getting it realigned every time you replace one. And as someone mentioned, check the rear sway bar links, they look loose and they should be really cheap to replace anyways. What trails are you guys planning on hitting next weekend? I’d be interested in tagging along in my pickup 🤙🏼

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Ya I gotta take a look at the rear sway bar, and not sure where we’re going I’m still seeing who’s coming

[@111gregs]

We call tight enough,,,2 Grunts.

[@mattwhite-0564]

You ever watch a jake Paul KZbin video and there is no part in the video that is quiet and any pauses between words is edited out my honest thought on that is because we live in a world with small attention spands and ppl will click away if they don’t have your attention try it out on like three videos or like once a month

[@mattwhite-0564]

Lol your jeep sounds like a diesel

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Good old 4.0L lmao

[@jonc2914]

Offroading really does obliterate a jeep and make it rust apart to. Only 1 year of fun turned my jeep to shit. Really high maintenance vehicles. Don forget they are chrystler products after all. Not the best quality to begin with

[@SmokinMonkeyOG]

Yup you’re not wrong lol definitely takes a lot of maintenance