Wk2 Jeep Grand Cherokee Air Strut and Upper Control Arm Replacement

Replacing a driver's side (front left) air strut and upper control arm on a 2014 Wk2 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Using a remanufactured strut from RMT. Includes tips and tricks for replacing the strut, screw-ups to avoid, refilling the nitrogen tank, clearing ECU from plant mode, and calibrating ride height using JScan.

[@uh0987]

Thanks for the tip on how to loosen the bolt next to the fire wall. That thing was kicking my butt.

[@diydan30]

Yeah, it had me stumped too. Glad it helped.

[@hassanmahmood661]

when you removed the jack, was the car on plane surface? or you ignored that issue ? bcz I had a problem when a mechanic tightened the bolts and my jeep became high form the front and lower from back..

[@diydan30]

@@hassanmahmood661 The surface was flat and level, so no issues for me.

[@polkypolky8879]

Dan, youre not in australia by any chance are you?

[@diydan30]

@@polkypolky8879 No mate. I live in the US.

[@scottpittmam1224]

Would you still need to put the vehicle on the ground to tighten the control arms if it were regular shocks abd not air?

[@diydan30]

Yep. Air shocks and regular shocks are both fully extended when the vehicle is in the air. The reason to tighten them on the ground is because the rubber bushing can rip if you dont.

[@ShaunyBoys-wf6zr]

Saving for future failure of my 2015.

[@alaaqassem5190]

Hi sir Can i get the name of program to daigrame on your phone ?

[@diydan30]

@@alaaqassem5190 ODB JScan

[@embie5283]

What is your height from the axis of the wheel to the wheel arch?

[@diydan30]

It really depends on thr air ride settings. I just calibrated according to the factory manual and called it good. All the ride height settings work now.

[@michaelmccauley3958]

How did you get the other bolt on the control arm (the one opposite of the engine bay)

[@diydan30]

You working on a wk or wk2?

[@diydan30]

If it's a wk2 and the left wheel well (drivers side) it's really tight but you can get an 18mm (I think) ratcheting wrench on it by reaching around behind the power steering reservoir, you can feel for it, you won't be able to see it. If it's the right (passenger side) then you can use an extension and a socket to lock onto the nut, again you can't see it but it's there under the fuses boxes, there is no need to remove the fuse boxes.

[@michaelmccauley3958]

@@diydan30 yeah but on the other side, like it appears it would be in the glove compartment box but I can’t seem to find it?

[@diydan30]

@@michaelmccauley3958 Weird, that was probably the easiest one on the wk2 I did. I think depending on the year there may be fuse boxes over it. In the 2014 I did, that bolt was easily accessible and visible.

[@diydan30]

@@michaelmccauley3958 definitely in the engine bay, not the glove box.

[@gamingwithbryan8613]

3:58 “power tools” ?

[@diydan30]

Well air tools in reality, I was just happy it came apart so quickly.