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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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I've been having a problem with my 97 for a minute now... It's a 5 speed with the 8.25 out back. When you let off the gas, it pulls to the right. Now I know usually that means something isn't lined up right or is lose in the suspension back there, but that doesn't seem to be the case. When I put the rear end on jack stands, the left wheel spins freely, the right wheel has drag. I pulled the drums, adjusted the brakes, no change. There is no grinding or any other sound associated with this. Do I need to be hitting pick n pull for another axle or is there something I'm forgetting to check here?
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Motor mounts or trans mount.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Tie-rod end? I did have exactly that happen, but in a front wheel drive car.

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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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motor mounts are brand new, tranny mount has not been replaced yet but I have the new one sitting here. I don't have any tie rod ends, it's the IRO over the knuckle steering setup that's all heim joints, I installed that a few weeks ago. It still makes me think rear end because when both back wheels are off the ground, and you spin them by hand, the rear right has alot of drag, the rear left barely has any.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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If you're sure it's not the brakes, it sounds like a bad wheel bearing.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/h...rings-1042251/
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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X2 on bearing
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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guess that's next on the list then, thank god they're cheap. If not that, I'm thinking I'm gonna have to do all the races in the axle... Would be a great time to throw in some 4.56's if I could afford it...
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