What are these thingys?

[AmericanPatriot100]

Sorry for the crappy title. I didn’t know what else to title it.
Looks like my steering gear box is leaking onto the nut holding the pitman arm and onto the tie rod. Jeep has 4458 miles. I know it’s dirty. My ryobi pressure washer water broom doesn’t seem to spray it well enough and neither does the local car washes underbody wash.

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[jadmt]

that is normal..

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

that is normal..

Is it really?

 

[jadmt]

Is it really?

yes. I wiped drag link down but otherwise it would look like yours.

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

Why is this a thing?

 

[Max Headroom]

Sorry for the crappy title. I didn’t know what else to title it.
Looks like my steering gear box is leaking onto the nut holding the pitman arm and onto the tie rod. Jeep has 4458 miles. I know it’s dirty. My ryobi pressure washer water broom doesn’t seem to spray it well enough and neither does the local car washes underbody wash.

I wouldn't sweat that, completely inconsequential.

 

[jadmt]

Why is this a thing?

Assembly residue and probably thread locker on pitman arm nut.

 

[NWJeepr]

Did a double-take. "Thingy" was in the title so I thought this was another thread by the other Jeeper that calls everything a thingy.

It's the second photo that gives me a little pause. Steering gearboxes shouldn't leak. It's safe to assume it was something related to assembly ONLY if the apparent weep down the side doesn't return after cleaning it well. Something to keep an eye on if it were my Jeep.

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

Did a double-take. "Thingy" was in the title so I thought this was another thread by the other Jeeper that calls everything a thingy.

It's the second photo that gives me a little pause. Steering gearboxes shouldn't leak. It's safe to assume it was something related to assembly ONLY if the apparent weep down the side doesn't return after cleaning it well. Something to keep an eye on if it were my Jeep.

Sorry! It was intentional! Muhammad always seems to get his questions answered when he puts that in his posts! I figured I’d try his style! Also we should all get together and go on a trail sometime! There quite a few of us in the local area!

 

[thecritter]

I am sure the insta Big Foot will be here soon enough to explain it in his special way..

My 18 has the same residue

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

I am sure the insta Big Foot will be here soon enough to explain it in his special way..

My 18 has the same residue

Buts it’s still just residue? Hasn’t increased in accumulation?

 

[thecritter]

No, never a drip on a driveway. If it was completely dry I would be more concerned. I am not easy on it so nothing would surprise me.
Again no additional accumulation that I know about. I will be checking it out tomorrow to be sure.

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

I just noticed it 2 weeks ago when I was disconnecting my sway bar before a trail ride. I never cleaned it cause you know those leaks you’ve gotten that if you’d have just left it alone it would have been fine because it wasn’t leaving anything on the ground? But you cleaned it anyway to make sure it was nothing and now it just leaks like faucet! Yeah I didn’t want that. But I was reconnecting my sway bar from this weekend and noticed it again and thought I’d ask if anyone else had noticed this! It seems like it’s fine. I also noticed some residue on the diffs that had collected dust from when they were factory filled. Maybe the stinkin moon dust here is just attracted to anything remotely damp.

 

[Petey]

Buts it’s still just residue? Hasn’t increased in accumulation?

has your power steering fluid gone down any or noticeably? if not ride it till it breaks

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

has your power steering fluid gone down any or noticeably? if not ride it till it breaks

Man! I haven’t checked it since the day o brought it home and reseatedmy fuses and dropped my tire pressure! Super noob move! I’ll have to check it tomorrow! Good lookin out!

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