Howdy to all. First post since last May. Life has been busy. My 2004 TJ with Johnny Joints on the control arms squeak and groan a lot. I'm thinking the 3 year old Johnny Joints are dried out. I want to take them off, disassemble the joints, and apply some new grease. The questions I have concern getting the joints apart and putting them back together. Currie makes a good tool for this but I believe I need both the 2" and 2 1/2" tools to do the job. $225+ seems like a lot to spend for what will probably be a single use tool. I have been searching for alternative ways to do the work. All thread rod and sockets seems to be the budget way to go. I was thinking about the parts I would need to buy to try this when I recalled the ball joint/tie rod sets I used for front end work (loaned from Advanced Auto).
If you have done maintenance on your Johnny Joints, please share your tips, including how you go the joints apart.
If you have done maintenance on your Johnny Joints, please share your tips, including how you go the joints apart.
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