[ronjenx]

ahhh...thats cool didnt notice that. Well, looks like the folks at Jeep have overcomplicated yet another thing.....

Well, it's liability that drives things like this.
One of Jeep's requirements to American Axle & Manufacturing was to make it fool proof, so it would re-engage if a driver forgot to do so upon getting back on the road, or otherwise drives over 18mph.

 

[donvillejeep]

hi i really like your cable idea... im doing it. after having so much problem with mine... i was starting to hate my jeep. if you could give me details on what you did for hooking the cable to the spring loaded plunger and how you made it water tight... that would be awsome

 

[ShafferNY]

I wonder why Jeep didn't employ a simple door lock type actuator? They're much simplier in design and very reliable. Why invent something new?

The gear mechanism design is very simplistic and seems like it would be extremely reliable.

Great post ronjenx.

 

[unsub]

Ours wouldnt relock took it apart and it was filled with water, jeeps never sat under water, just ran through puddles. Think they leak where the bar goes into the houseing. With all the mods people are doing there is no way to know its connected. Got ours sitting on the bench, went with a stock bar and discos. Any one want to buy it? ( In a dry area)

 

[donvillejeep]

hi. when will we be getting pics to your excellent MOD? how you attached the cable on the inside of mechanism.

 

[ronjenx]

hi. when will we be getting pics to your excellent MOD? how you attached the cable on the inside of mechanism.

If you are asking for pics of my mod, (thanks for calling it excellent), I did a thread on it a while back. I must have forgotten to link to it in this thread.
Here is the link:
http://www.jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44889

 

[BobCav]

Does anyone know if a smartbar quick disco from 07-11 would fit a 12 JKUS?

 

[J1000]

Does anyone know if a smartbar quick disco from 07-11 would fit a 12 JKUS?

They have not changed, but to get it to work, you'll need to mod it like Ron did, or buy the harness and switch and have the dealer re-flash your PCM with the sales code to activate the feature.

 

[charles]

Hey guys, I'm posting this here. Please crosspost if it would be better somewhere else. My sway bar stopped working on my 08. The light would just blink at me. For a while, if I disconnected the battery for a reset, it would function.

SO, I finally tore it apart. I found corrosion and a lack of grease. I cleaned the shit out of it, removed the corrosion with a rust remover from amazon and a wire brush, and greased it. It works now, after a test drive.

If your sway bar dies, you may be able to tear it apart, clean it, grease it, and put it back together. Here is what I found:

Before:

Clean:

All greased up:

Here is the tear down procedure, kinda: http://www.jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41373

 

[scubatech]

First onbe of these that I've seen from the low humidity areas. Most have been in areas where there is a lot of mud wheeling & high humidity.