View Poll Results: What is causing it to shake?
Driveshaft



18
75.00%
Rear brakes



1
4.17%
Shocks



1
4.17%
U-bolts



1
4.17%
Unbalanced tire



3
12.50%
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still shaking!
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From: Chicago IL
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Straigh 6
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From: Edwards AFB CA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L H.O.
take your axle shafts out and roll them on the ground. if they roll ina circle without looking wobbly then that not it jk but also consider this:
just because your driveshaft has weights on it does not mean they are right. from the factory jeeps had square weights on them. in the past your jeep may have had its shaft balanced and they may have done it wrong. just like tires, they have weights on them but at high speeds they can wobble if not balanced correctly.
also i dunno who said it but yur springs being flat is not good, when you lover a vehicle the axle and the tcase need to be even. just like when you lift it and put degree shims on the axle.
but my money is the axle shafts... if your jeep has ever been AIRBORNE the axle shafts may bend on the landing...
just because your driveshaft has weights on it does not mean they are right. from the factory jeeps had square weights on them. in the past your jeep may have had its shaft balanced and they may have done it wrong. just like tires, they have weights on them but at high speeds they can wobble if not balanced correctly.
also i dunno who said it but yur springs being flat is not good, when you lover a vehicle the axle and the tcase need to be even. just like when you lift it and put degree shims on the axle.
but my money is the axle shafts... if your jeep has ever been AIRBORNE the axle shafts may bend on the landing...
I had/ may still have the same issue. i had a sticking break caliber. replaced it and problem was cured. now the caliber seems to b slightly sticking again but i havent gotten up to that speed for a while. give that a lookin over
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Chicago IL
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Straigh 6
take your axle shafts out and roll them on the ground. if they roll ina circle without looking wobbly then that not it jk but also consider this:
just because your driveshaft has weights on it does not mean they are right. from the factory jeeps had square weights on them. in the past your jeep may have had its shaft balanced and they may have done it wrong. just like tires, they have weights on them but at high speeds they can wobble if not balanced correctly.
also i dunno who said it but yur springs being flat is not good, when you lover a vehicle the axle and the tcase need to be even. just like when you lift it and put degree shims on the axle.
but my money is the axle shafts... if your jeep has ever been AIRBORNE the axle shafts may bend on the landing...
just because your driveshaft has weights on it does not mean they are right. from the factory jeeps had square weights on them. in the past your jeep may have had its shaft balanced and they may have done it wrong. just like tires, they have weights on them but at high speeds they can wobble if not balanced correctly.
also i dunno who said it but yur springs being flat is not good, when you lover a vehicle the axle and the tcase need to be even. just like when you lift it and put degree shims on the axle.
but my money is the axle shafts... if your jeep has ever been AIRBORNE the axle shafts may bend on the landing...

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From: Chicago IL
Year: 1997
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to check if its the wheel bearings, jack up the rear on the differential. put jackstands underneath both ends of the axle tube and start the jeep and put it in drive allowing the rear wheels to spin, have a friend give it some gas and look to see whats wobbling. If its ur wheels, it'll be noticeable(thus suggesting a bent half shaft or bad bearings)
My money is still on the driveshaft.
My money is still on the driveshaft.
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Year: 1997
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to check if its the wheel bearings, jack up the rear on the differential. put jackstands underneath both ends of the axle tube and start the jeep and put it in drive allowing the rear wheels to spin, have a friend give it some gas and look to see whats wobbling. If its ur wheels, it'll be noticeable(thus suggesting a bent half shaft or bad bearings)
My money is still on the driveshaft.
My money is still on the driveshaft.
i already did that i posted videos.
Do it with the wheel and tire on the Jeep
and no you didnt. turning it that slow it'd be hard to tell if thats what the problem is. jack up the rear end TURN THE JEEP ON and put it in drive and have a friend give it gas to get the rear wheels spinning at a decent speed
and no you didnt. turning it that slow it'd be hard to tell if thats what the problem is. jack up the rear end TURN THE JEEP ON and put it in drive and have a friend give it gas to get the rear wheels spinning at a decent speed
Last edited by ZachsXJ; Jan 28, 2010 at 10:05 PM.
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Year: 1997
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There's no one that could help me. I watched a vid and they said if u hear that noise u have a bad bearing and that will cause a shake. But then trying to take the drum off I had to like wiggle it off. And the kinda force it back on. The other came off easy. So maybe the drum is sticking a little bit
There's no one that could help me. I watched a vid and they said if u hear that noise u have a bad bearing and that will cause a shake. But then trying to take the drum off I had to like wiggle it off. And the kinda force it back on. The other came off easy. So maybe the drum is sticking a little bit
You don't have any friends or anyone you could have sit in the driver's seat? you could even do it yourself, give it gas and let it spin, the tires should take a little while to coast down.

