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 Topic: Sloppy YJ Steering WarningPosted: Oct/11/2011 at 10:14am |
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Last year the limited plowing I did, I noticed the sterring was rather sloppy. Briefly looked here and there and did not see anything obvious. Just pulled my YJ plow vehicle out getting ready for the snow. Sloppy steering and then no steering!!!! I then noticed the steering box ripped from the frame because frame was so rusty. I found aftermarket frame patch panels. Just want to warn those out there. It would obviously be really bad to lose steering while heading down the road.
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 3:24pm |
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I dont think the patches where made to fix "rusted" frames. From what I heard the box pulls off the frame like the metal was to thin to start with. The patches where made to reinforce that area IIRC.
The other place the YJ likes to rust is the rear frame rails just forward of the rear spring hanger so look there too. I do not know of patches for the rear area of the frame.
Dave ---- Edited by FuzzFace2 - Oct/11/2011 at 3:25pm |
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 4:22pm |
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Hi Dave,
THey advertise as such. Here is what I am looking at:http://www.autorust.com/art102_xs.pdf You cut the old off and weld a new one in but i have my reservations. It's just a plow truck so I will probably be adding more metal plate to it but this looks like a good start. Please let me know what you think. They have patches for the 4 corners. Quadratec and morris distribute for them. Brian
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 6:14pm |
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I did a quick Google search and thru 1 of the 4wd sites & parts site and only came up with the repair for the old K5/K10 trucks. Other than what you came up with I did not find a thing for that or the rear frame rot so I guess that is the way to go.
I will check with my son, he has the YJ and has hunted info for it, as I think it was him that told me of the frame/box fix.
BTW have you checked out the rear frame areas yet you might be looking at a new frame and move everything over to it.
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 8:57pm |
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Checked with the son and he came up with this http://www.quadratec.com/
and a link to the frame parts. Looks like the same part(s) as what you listed
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