roaniecowpony
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All this makes me want to avoid the FCA dealer network.
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Sorry I don’t mean to be a DA. The first picture is the correct mounting?Oil path return must be hanging towards road, arrow can be spun in upper part of stabilizer to be front or back. You can see pod on one and the other has no pod.
I was told they put 6 on all in wrong configuration. Then they explored the bullitin explaining what this oil passage does
Thank You RustyYes, path towards road, there is a sticker on main body of stabilizer that says front of jeep, but it can rotate. Adding to the confusion
Yep my guess is that if the oil return path is at the top then any air that is in sitting in the top of the hydraulic housing will mess up the damping effect. The stabilizer relies on the viscosity of the oil passing over the internal piston head as it moves from side to side to slow the effects of any vibrations or sudden impacts. If there's a big enough bubble of air in the top of the chamber (unlikely that the manufacturer will have managed to bleed all of the air out) then this bubble will pass across the piston head much easier than the oil and the damper will be compromised.Oil path return must be hanging towards road, arrow can be spun in upper part of stabilizer to be front or back. You can see pod on one and the other has no pod.
Good Lord, Five???Think the latest with the air/oil path is on th AE version, i had a AD, installed as they could not get the latest AE model to improve handling. The sticker on shock body confermed to the installer he was doing it correctly. 1/2 rotation on outer half of stabilizer would have the arrow facing front of jeep.
They put 5 on mine, all reversed. Till i showed them pix of the pod. Then they looked closely at the bulletin instructions.
My new stabilizer helped (although my steering was never an issue), just made it so I can drive w/ hands off the wheel rather than 1 fingerSorry, they put on 5 AE's all upside down
Tech test drove and noticed it was better with AD that has no pathway. There is an arrow that adds to confusion. That aids in incorrectly mounting
Ncic105 in prev post, I see you have the AE unit with no pod hanging down.
I was told that once installed incorrectly it may ruin the unit, even when placed in proper position,