Front wheels lock/unlock by itself on paved road
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It works really well.
It detects some replies are in Italian.
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correct punctuation is important
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Usa il traduttore di Google sui tuoi post.
Funziona davvero bene.
Rileva alcune risposte sono in italiano.
ecco una traduzione di tutto ciò dall'inglese all'italiano.
La punteggiatura corretta è importante
best regards
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So folks, in summing up, the problem is surely due to the front axle Dana-Spicer ( https://youtube.com/shorts/_AX0pxHAelk?feature=share ) and something inside that is broken or worn. It may be something at the end of this axle (CV-joint) or something else inside more complivcatd to fix and change. Am I correct ? Thanks
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No, it is probably NOT something inside the front axle.
it is probably a worn or loose part of the front suspension and /or steering linkage.
Google Jeep death wobble. You will find a lot of information.
A place to start is while you have someone turn the steering wheel slowly, vehicle not running, look/ feel for any looseness in any of the connections or mountings in the steering. ( I'm trying to avoid English slang terms like ""slop" or "play "
Again Google is your friend on this it's a common problem
https://www.quadratec.com/c/blog/jeep-death-wobble-how-to-fix?https://www.quadratec.com/c/blog/jeep-death-wobble-how-to-fix&gclid=CjwKCAjw_aemBhBLEiwAT98FMjLmLCcSiZsOKrcz-1l1mLfC2TQ5AYyGp-QAsUdNQsk8Cdl79x_KcBoCZGAQAvD_BwE
it is probably a worn or loose part of the front suspension and /or steering linkage.
Google Jeep death wobble. You will find a lot of information.
A place to start is while you have someone turn the steering wheel slowly, vehicle not running, look/ feel for any looseness in any of the connections or mountings in the steering. ( I'm trying to avoid English slang terms like ""slop" or "play "
Again Google is your friend on this it's a common problem
https://www.quadratec.com/c/blog/jeep-death-wobble-how-to-fix?https://www.quadratec.com/c/blog/jeep-death-wobble-how-to-fix&gclid=CjwKCAjw_aemBhBLEiwAT98FMjLmLCcSiZsOKrcz-1l1mLfC2TQ5AYyGp-QAsUdNQsk8Cdl79x_KcBoCZGAQAvD_BwE
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IMO you should start by changing the ball joints. That's a very frequent cause of at least one of the causes of death wobble (others being track bar, steering box incl. frame cracking where it mounts, tie rod ends, drag link-- really you need to look at everything in the front end).
Your ball joints are 24 years old, and also IMO, because death wobble can be caused by very subtle component wear, the only way you can really check ball joints is take them out (especially the top one, which moves up and down). That said, you can jack up the front and get a big bar and pry under the tire to see if the lower ball joint moves at all, but you should be able to borrow a tool from a parts store (at least in the U.S. you can) and just change them out and be done with it. Use Dana-Spicer replacement ball joints. Not Moog or cheap junk.
Your ball joints are 24 years old, and also IMO, because death wobble can be caused by very subtle component wear, the only way you can really check ball joints is take them out (especially the top one, which moves up and down). That said, you can jack up the front and get a big bar and pry under the tire to see if the lower ball joint moves at all, but you should be able to borrow a tool from a parts store (at least in the U.S. you can) and just change them out and be done with it. Use Dana-Spicer replacement ball joints. Not Moog or cheap junk.
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