I have had 4 cherokees, and every one has had steering problems, either clunking when i turned the steering wheel, or the fluid resevoir leaking, or just a sloppy steering wheel. Is this a common problems for cherokees? Or am i just doomed for steering?

 

I dunno but my steering sucks as well..really sloppy and seems to come out of alignment way to easily..Also it's really squirrely not sure how to fix it..

 

ya, my new jeep pulls to the right kinda hard, so i have to get it alligned soon, but my 96 pops pretty loud sometimes when i turn, and its been doing it for a couple years now, because nobody can figure out what it is, so i just let it go

 

The popping is likely ball joints.

 

ball joints in the steerin shaft?

 

i've had 2 xj's 3 zj's and a wj...never any steering problems...many other issues tho

 

Well I think I need to just get the ZJ tie rod and draglink upgrade, new gear box, new ball joints, axle u-joints, bearing/hub, pitman arm and basically rebuilt the whole steering...

 

that should do it! lol

 

how much is that gonna cost you?

 

To damn much...but a good excuse to do the durango gear box upgrade...

 

haha, very true