TSB - Leak At Steering Damper Due To Orientation Of Damper Rod To Vehicle
NUMBER: 19-003-07 REV. A
GROUP: Steering
DATE: June 21, 2007
SUBJECT:
Leak At Steering Damper Due To Orientation Of Damper Rod To Vehicle
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves replacement of the steering damper per latest orientation of the damper.
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The customer may notice that there is a slow fluid leak at the steering damper seal. This condition may be due to the orientation (mounting) of the steering damper to the vehicle. If the rod end of the steering damper is attached to the axle bracket, then the rod may be more susceptible to rock/stone contact. Rock/stone contact may damage the surface of the
damper rod, which in turn, can damage the damper seal.
Mounting (orienting) the steering damper so that the damper rod is attached to the tie rod (versus the axle bracket), will better protect the damper rod from possible rock/stone damage.
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I was in the dealership to have other work done and asked them to re-orient the damper prior to it leaking/failing. Just thought I’d be proactive due to having experienced a highway speed death wobble in a YJ some years back.
This can be a critical safety issue in the wrong circumstance. They wouldn’t do the job even though it would save them the cost of replacing the cylinder due to the wording of the TSB.
Most people would not know they are at risk because few ever look under their machines.I make a point of it now and am going to do the swich around myself AND let customer service know how I feel.
My 07 jk 5 inch lift, stock tires death wobbled from new, replaced the stab with a rancho eliminated the prob, but when I added my lift it returned
Hi Anthony,
Let’s be clear about something here, when you say “death wobble”, I’m assuming that you are refering to the violent, uncontrolable shaking of your Jeep to the point where you are about to crash?? Or, are you really trying to say that you just had a bad shimmy in your steering wheel? Because, they are two very completely different things. And, if you really did have death wobble, there would have been something very wrong with your steering and or suspension components and your dealer should have fixed it under warranty. Regardless of what you had, the reason why your problem has returned is because you never really fixed the problem in the first place. Installing a steering stabilizer to fix DW or a shimmy in the wheel will only mask or hide your problem.
Eddie
death wobble i had it was mud dry up in my rims hahah lol