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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: N4TRBL on May 18, 2005, 01:12:27 PM

Title: Knuckle felts/seals
Post by: N4TRBL on May 18, 2005, 01:12:27 PM

 Ã‚                       The other day my steering semed a lil' more sloppy than usual so I took a peak to see what might be causing this and I noticed the Knuckle felts/seals were popping out a little.

So my question (I did a search under this topic and found nothing ???I could just be blind),
Is this as simple as just removing the seal plates and slapping a new set in?I dont believe I need the whole kit with bearings.

Any help is appreciated!! :)

Robbie

Title: Re: Knuckle felts/seals
Post by: zutefisk on May 18, 2005, 03:13:45 PM

That easy.
Unless you have a very fine sense of sloppy, probably won't fix your steering.

Title: Re: Knuckle felts/seals
Post by: zooky on May 18, 2005, 10:05:39 PM

when I replaced mine years ago it made a huge difference in reducing the slop

Title: Re: Knuckle felts/seals
Post by: ebewley on May 19, 2005, 01:22:19 AM

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                       The other day my steering semed a lil' more sloppy than usual so I took a peak to see what might be causing this and I noticed the Knuckle felts/seals were popping out a little.

So my question (I did a search under this topic and found nothing ???I could just be blind),
Is this as simple as just removing the seal plates and slapping a new set in?I dont believe I need the whole kit with bearings.

Any help is appreciated!! :)

Robbie

The felts bulging is more of another symtom rather than a cause. What is probably going on is that your king pins are worn out causing the whole knuckle assembly to wobble out of place which would make for loose steering and bulging seals. Jack the vehicle up and wiggle the tire from top to bottom to see if there is slop.

Good luck, Eric

Title: Re: Knuckle felts/seals
Post by: Natebert on May 19, 2005, 02:38:54 AM

Could be bad trunnion bearings too!