99XJ

when i have the wheels all the way to the side, making a tight turn, there is a clunk, well, its kinda like a grinding clunk. thought maybe i have a worn u-joint on the front axle that is binding a little, or is it in the steering linkage? i had a '92 a few years ago with the same problem, so i am assuming others do too.

muddeprived

Could be a number of things:

trackbar joints, tie rod, u-joints, control arm bushings, sway bar bushings (link and main bar bushings). Have someone turn the wheel like you described while you sit under there with some popcorn and check out all the joints.

99XJ

ok, i am swapping out my front springs and i noticed my sway bar bushings are shot, so i will replace those while i am under their. of course when i tried to disconnect the sway bar from the link, it twisted off, so i might as well put in some quick disconnects. not the first time that happened.

muddeprived

Nothing new there. They rust-weld themselves and only way to get them off is to twist em off like you did, or cut em. Good luck!

99XJ

ya, i kinda expected them to break, i used to own a 92 and i went through the same thing with it. i am not too familiar with the sway bar, do you know how thick it is?

vistacruiser

I had a similar clunk on my 98 .... thought it was steering stuff .... never did find it until changing the ex man last month. Left motor mount ....musta' been bad for years.

muddeprived

there are a couple different sizes. you will have to measure thickness.

okcjeeper

Yeah something like 24mm, 26mm and 28 mm or something along those lines..

muddeprived

Yeah i can't remember what mine was but i remember NAPA had three different sizes. I ended up getting some oem replacing bushings, which are already starting to wear. I should've gone poly.