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Thank you ! Picked her up a short while ago. Oh My... I realized how 'loose' things had gotten back there as soon as I got out of the dealership's parking lot. No more clunking over every little crack, everything feels so tight now. I haven't had any work done up front for 60K+ miles and I can feel some looseness, but the back.... wow...

Dealer said no obvious work needed up front at this point. Good to hear.
Now I order my new winter tires, rebates are out and I've found a new good/cheap canadian online outfit. Getting Continental VikingContact 7s. Winter fast approaching here.

Those sound great

https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100...8?sid=autolinker&url=https://www.tirerack.com/tires/continental-vikingcontact-7

 

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@Mark_ well done sir!!

 

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it's nearing midnight, time to get creative

but ooph!

 

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@Croat

right on man! I’m working on my next Cherokee & when this one needs it, I’m looking you up again

 

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@Mark_ got an appointment?

 

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I know it's not funny, but it's... a little funny, considering where I live. I followed your thread on this so I know... it ultimately marked the end with your Limited :-(
Hopefully, if your current KL needs these in a few years, you'll have local resources to get them done.

yes, it is a little funny & yes we all hope dealerships work these repairs into their domain, w/o exorbitant prices

wasn't there someone else on the forum that did his own & was willing to do mine? I think he was in Northern Maine? regardless, I was starting to also hear/feel a very slight rumble on sharp slow speed turns, as a warning sign for the rear end. had a loose right headlamp assembly, dented front hood, cracked front bumper cover, annoying intermittent "license plate light out" msg that was erroneous & 204k miles. but yeah it needed an alignment & I couldn't get that done due to the rear bushings. if it was just uneven wear I might have lived with it & just went back to rotations every 5k miles

what are your symptoms? tire wear?

 

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Just stopped by my dealership for a quick chat with my favorite service/parts manager. We talked brakes and batteries (haha) for a bit, then he asked me 'so what do you need ?', to which I replied 'my rear wheels are like this', showing him what I meant with my hands making an inverted V. He immediatly said 'ah those darn knuckle bushings'...
Very happy to find out they replace them, and their supplier is the one mentionned earlier in this thread : Transbec (it's in Canada). I mentionned Doorman and he knew they had a new kit for Cherokees, but he hasn't tried them, happy with the current supplier.
I then asked him if there were two separate kits, for off-road and regular suspensions, and he didn't have his binder nearby but he's pretty sure one size fits both. I'll know officially when I get mine done, he'll show me the knuckle part numbers compatible with the kit.
He mentionned $150 (CDN) per side for the bushings (that's fine) and 2.5 hours, maybe 3. That's still WAYYY under what it costs to get new knuckles...

typo edit

Gonna need their street address for my gps. I’ll save it, until it’s my turn again

 

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Hey @rumrunner here you go...🙄😎

thank you
yeah but who's gonna do the work? I'm moving on. my rig has served us well. time for another

 

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Saw one on the highway that had a visible offset angle

 

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Well, on a brighter note, looks like you guys are going to be pretty close to 60° today, and that will be nice. Much better cycling weather...I'd take 45° around here and be tickled pink...😉😎

the kids here are pretty desperate for any winter fun

 

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I'd have to agree with her, I mean only a crazy person goes cycling 🚲 in the snow, in sub freezing weather...LOL!!!😉😎

well she hasn't divorced me yet! close maybe, but still in the same bed. if I do get the boot, there are other fish on the ice

 

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I am in New Brunswick, Canada and around 6 hour drive from Boston

just circling back ...
got my passport
Wifey thinks I'm nutz & she might be right
if you're interested in doing my 2 rear knuckle bushings:

• please let me know (via PM) how much you'd like for the whole job, parts & labor, don't cheat yourself
• please suggest a cheap motel nearby for a nite or two (I can find one on my own, just thinking out loud)
• if you don't do wheel alignments, please suggest a nearby shop for an alignment, before I drive home

if you have second thoughts, no worries at all! Wifey will be grateful ;-) no PM necessary

 

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I am in New Brunswick, Canada and around 6 hour drive from Boston

that's doable. my newly renewed passport should be here in a week or two

 

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you guys are killing me. if anyone wants to do mine & are within a 5 hr drive of Boston, I'm your next customer

 

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Lady's an Gentlemen it is time to rejoice!!!! 🎉🥳 A direct replacement is not on the market!!! Part number CP1879, my local Jeep mechanic completed a repair just last week and informed me they're exact fit!! WOOHOO!!!

I guess you meant to write the word "now"?
please tell us more
how many did they replace?
how much did it cost?
& just to clarify you're talking about the bearing / bushing, not the entire knuckle?

 

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RockAuto sells the left rear (with off-road suspension) for $527 (US), right rear (with off-road suspension) for $454.
Curiously, they sell the left rear for regular suspension for $598.
They don't show a right rear for regular suspensions right now...
And they are Mopar knuckles.

intriguing. but it's all academic, if I can not find anyone to do the work for mine

 

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Cause dealerships are a complete rip off, even when parts are listed at a 3rd of the cost online from developer they still need to make money. Therefore you're hit with mark up, my dealership is charging me $1200 EACH for them. I showed them this add and all they said was buy it from them as they will not price match nor will they discount the parts.

that stinks but at least you are getting them fixed. what year & what model KL?

 

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on a whim, did a 60 second search. scratching my head. is this not the part?

Pardon Our Interruption...

and why am I being quoted $1,900 for both knuckles?

05090071AE - Rear Knuckle, Left 2014-2023 Jeep Cherokee | Mopar Factory Parts

Get Your OEM Rear Knuckle, Left (5090071ae) Delivered Right To Your Door For Your 2014-2023 Jeep Cherokee Vehicle At AN Affordable Price With Nationwide Shipping!

www.moparfactoryparts.com

 

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Well, we know it can be done, as people have done it, but I guess these "new age" mechanics and technicians just lack the proper skills and ability to fabricate, and or improvise, or they're just pure damn lazy "parts changers"...🤔😎

"the rule book says ..." I do miss some of the guys that worked on past trucks who would cut out bad fuel line or brake fluid? sections & splice in new tubes

 

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Take the money your going to spend on fixing the old one, and put it towards the down payment on the new one!!! LOL...😉😎

from a suspension specialist: time to move on to another vehicle

• the bushing is not a replacement part
• $1,900 for 2 knuckles to do both sides + labor
• "once we start working on it, there's no telling what else we may need to replace. plus after this job, there's no telling what else this car might need"

I guess I can't find a 1/2 decent mechanic near me ...