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Insane front end vibrations

Old Feb 8, 2014 | 11:25 PM
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Went to a shop to get an oil change and diagnose a front end vibration. Well got her home and drove her for a few days and then all heck broke loose. I stopped at a stop sign and after that it went from light vibration to extremely loud and violent. Checked drive shafts and transfer case everything looked normal. Any ideas?
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 12:22 AM
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Impossible to diagnose from your description, sounds like you will have to do more than just look at it.
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Could this be yours?
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 12:28 AM
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More details about your Jeep?
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 09:38 AM
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The thing is I've checked everything and it's all good nothing is broken and everything has grease and I think the vibe is coming from the front drivers side but I've had a buddy who knows a lot more than me come over and he said it was coming from my transfer case
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 10:48 AM
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the noise is a loud clunk clunk clunk and its not a ball joint but i go left it gets worse i go right it lightens up
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 11:19 AM
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Transfer case is no way tied into left or right turning.
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 11:51 AM
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im going to go make a video ill post the link in a while
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Andrew20jackson
The thing is I've checked everything and it's all good nothing is broken and everything has grease and I think the vibe is coming from the front drivers side but I've had a buddy who knows a lot more than me come over and he said it was coming from my transfer case
Doesn't have to be broken could be something is just worn out. Video probably won't do much, get it up in the air and actually find out what is wrong.
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew20jackson
the noise is a loud clunk clunk clunk and its not a ball joint but i go left it gets worse i go right it lightens up




Maybe one of the wheel joints or the bearing on passenger side?
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 05:20 PM
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Not gunna post the video Because it showed that my front drive shaft yolk had a ton of play and it was flopping around and smacking things. Pulled it out and now gunna order the new parts
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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This is the damage Insane front end vibrations-screen-shot-2014-02-09-5.25.46-pm.jpg
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