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Haha will do new man. I still haven't gotten around to checking out the trackbar. Maybe I'll go do that right now?

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Originally Posted by 94JeepCherokeeMan (Post 1106041)

Haha will do new man. I still haven't gotten around to checking out the trackbar. Maybe I'll go do that right now?

I had the same problem, it was the track arm bushing/hole, on the axle, passenger side. The hole in the bracket was beginning to get oval in shape, and the bolt was stripped because the prior owner/mechanic leaned on it too much with and inpact wrench. I replaced the bolt with a new grade 8 and was able to use the old nut with the tab thingy welded on to it.
I tighted this up and then replaced the vertical rods from the front stableizer because the rubber bushings on these were shot and the entire assembly loosened up. The stearing is tight now and the clunk is gone.

Nice. Just gotta go take a look at the trackbar and I've been wanting to get a suspension bushing master kit for a while now.

Update: the clunk is getting a little louder and more frequent. It is also starting to make the steering wheel shake a little at highway speeds, very similar to how an unbalanced tire/wheel feels through the steering wheel.

Btw, this is the exact bushing kit I wanted to get:

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...?prod=2.18105#

Anybody have suggestions or comments?
Is there any advantage to having the black ones, which are graphite impregnated, over the red ones, which just look plain awesome?

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Originally Posted by 94JeepCherokeeMan

Did you look at the trac bar yet??

Yep, no looseness and I couldn't get it any tighter. The bushings and grommets are all dry rotting, and I think if I order that kit, I can find exactly what is wrong while disassembling and reassembling the suspension

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Originally Posted by 94JeepCherokeeMan

If it's all tight then I would say go for the bushings kit. I've heard the red bushings make you feel everything on the road (I'm not sure how true that is) but they aren't rubber like normal bushings so they prolly don't absorb the shock as well. If you want it to ride smooth like new suspension then I would look into that. If you want to take the chance then I would buy the kit.

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Originally Posted by h2oskikrazy (Post 1101865)

I have a similar problem. I suspect the main track bar bushing/bolt could be worn.

i agree with this. once i replaced track bar bushings and after two weeks it started to make a "thump" when i turn steering wheel. when slower i could hear it. then i realized that it was a loose track bar bolt.

Did you *look* to see if the traxkbar is tight or did you actually torque it at the proper torque? Torqueing it is fast and accurate.

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Originally Posted by 94JeepCherokeeMan

Before you all get really torqued off about another clunking post, let me just tell you guys that this one isn't typical...

:surrender:

There is a clunk :kick: coming from my steering and/or suspension while making a turn at lower speeds; second gear, right hand turn at about fifteen mph. It's very inconsistent because it doesn't do it every time. Sometimes it will *pop* at the beginning of a turn, and sometimes it won't *clunk* until I start to straighten the wheels back out. It also won't clunk unless I'm applying engine torque, about halfway through th clutch stroke when the vehicle starts to accelerate.

:brickwall:

I kneeled down in front of the jeep last night and pushed and pulled on a few of the rods running from wheel to wheel, but couldn't feel any play. My entire suspension is stock and so are all of the steering components. They may also be all original.

I have greased every zerk fitting in the front, including the two right above the front wheel hubs. All of the driveline u-joints are good, but I doubt it's one of those anyway.

If someone could provide me a good checklist of things to look at, it would be greatly appreciated. Btw, I don't know much about the components or their names, so please don't just use the acronym, because I probably won't recognize it. I have a factory service manual to reference, too.

Thanks in advance,

Rob

:gunsmilie:

Out check your engine mounts? If your.turning at low.speed and on the has it'll put w little extra pressure on em. Just a diff approach.

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Originally Posted by 94JeepCherokeeMan

Oops. Didn't read this. I vote lower trac her mount or upper bracket bolts.

I racked on it with a bfw and it didn't go anywhere. I'll have to find a torque wrench.

Slick, my motor mounts are fine, but the tranny mount is probably gone hahaha

I know...old thread but whatever...I just had the same problem...it was my coil spring retainer clips...the screws had stripped, as you turned it relieved pressure on one side and caused the spring to wiggle, gave me a distinct clunking noise...wierd though it happened mostly in the rain...or right after raining...just another thought if anyone searches this thread later on down the road and it isn't the previously mentioned fixes.