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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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i have a loud pooping noise thats coming from the front when i turn left or right either going slow or whatever....ive put grease in the places it has that little slot like i guess thats the sway bar or whatever...it went away for a week or so now its back... maybe the u joints or something idk! please help
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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Check the axle u-joints.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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+1, u-joints or cv joints, whichever you've got.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by troy fritz
Check the axle u-joints.
i filled everything up with grease...
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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A loud pooping noise? What is that, a lot of grunting and farting?

But seriously a loud popping noise could be several things. I would need to know a bit more about when the noise occurs to help you figure out what is causing it. Does it happen only as you are turning the wheel? I would advise you start up the Jeep and have a friend crank the wheel back and forth while you look under the front of the Jeep. Most common is probably a loose track bar bracked (check the bolts on the bottom of the bracket). It could also be coming from your steering gearbox. It could also be U-joints, get the tires off the ground and try to wiggle them back and forth and up and down to see if your U-joints are loose. You could also try searching these forums as questions about popping (not pooping) noises come up quite often. Good luck!
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 01Cherokee_Sport
i filled everything up with grease...
It don't matter if you fill them if they are bad they will still pop.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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mine was doing that, changed out my steering linkages and it went away.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Could even be a really bad wheel bearing.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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i hope its nothing serious
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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ya probably axle joints, funny thing I had an issue like that but it turned out to be a motor mount so every time i went in reverse and the engine torqued over my steering linkage got hung up on my throttle linkage and revved me up
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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I tightened the track arm bracket on the frame.

Four bolts, no sign of being loose.
After lots of torque, no noise.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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i have the same problem but im pretty sure mine is my gearbox, ive looked and listened quite a bit while dad was turning the wheel...
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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ok
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 10:16 AM
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Have someone turn the wheel back and forth for you while you crawl under and feel around. It most likly is the track bar bracket. So feel that and feel the track bar where it attaches to the bracket.

The bracket bolts can fill totally tight. Torque them anyway.

I had the same problem. Couldn't turn the bolts with a 1/2" ratchet. Put torque wrench on them. Turned them. Problem I lived with for 5 months GONE. Grease everything also. That makes a big difference.
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by xjanswer
Could even be a really bad wheel bearing.
No.

Track bar/tie rod loose, or axle u joints.
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