Strange pop sound when i turn the wheel
#1
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Portsmouth,VA
Posts: 325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Strange pop sound when i turn the wheel
soooooooo let me give some background here. front axle is completely rebuilt. u joints, axle shafts, hubs both sides. also steering linkage, track bar, sway bar. but recently i went wheeling and thats when the pop first came about. i heard it while trying to turn in the the roll that almost happened haha. anyways the pop was intermittent but the next day it was loud and when ever i turned the wheel. not a constant u joint type pop. so i pulled home and saw that the driver side ball joints were toast. i replaced them the noise went away. well as i was driving i began to hear it again. but this time only when i stopped and turned the wheel or was going really slow and turned the wheel. i checked everything underneath and all was tight. but after greasing all the joints and bushings it is very suddle. but still there. so please any help would be so much appreciated. thanks a lot. -Tom
#2
CF Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wantage, NJ
Posts: 2,112
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
3 Posts
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Get some spicer U Joints, make sure they are the right ones. There are two sizes, you may have put in the smaller ones which are still snug but off by a tenth of an inch.
#4
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Portsmouth,VA
Posts: 325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
i put in spicers when i replaced them. i normally upgrade when i have to replace something. and that bolt is hella pain in the *** to get to. could it be anything else?
#6
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Portsmouth,VA
Posts: 325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
excuse the n00b but what are TRE's ? and the track bar joint as far as i can tell is all square. no play in it
Trending Topics
#8
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Portsmouth,VA
Posts: 325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
oh word alright/ those seem not to have any play in them. but what about bushings like in control arms being fried? would that cause it.
#12
Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Portland OR
Posts: 198
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4 liter
Check and retorque your track bar frame bracket bolts.
The symptoms you describe sound like bad TREs or loose track bar bracket. It'll only pop whill stopped or moving slow and a load placed on it like steering out of a roll. the entire rig's weight left to right is supported by basically 5 bolts. The one on the axle and the 4 holding the bracket on.
That's a considerable job to do and the frame bracket, unless welded on, tends to loosen up and "pop" a bit over time.
Loctite the frame side bolts too. Just not red.
Edit: Check your steering box bolts as well for the same reasons. Inspect the unibody around said bolts for cracking or stress.
The symptoms you describe sound like bad TREs or loose track bar bracket. It'll only pop whill stopped or moving slow and a load placed on it like steering out of a roll. the entire rig's weight left to right is supported by basically 5 bolts. The one on the axle and the 4 holding the bracket on.
That's a considerable job to do and the frame bracket, unless welded on, tends to loosen up and "pop" a bit over time.
Loctite the frame side bolts too. Just not red.
Edit: Check your steering box bolts as well for the same reasons. Inspect the unibody around said bolts for cracking or stress.
#13
Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Peoria, Arizona
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 High output
make sure your tie-rod ends are good... wouldn't want this happening
tie-rod broke while I was on the free way. luckly i was in the HOV lane so I didn't hit anyone I just hit the median. I ignored the popping sound for like 8 months then this happened... ha
tie-rod broke while I was on the free way. luckly i was in the HOV lane so I didn't hit anyone I just hit the median. I ignored the popping sound for like 8 months then this happened... ha
#14
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Portsmouth,VA
Posts: 325
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Year: 96
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
i dont have cvs i have u joints which are brand new. also i was thinking the steering box but wouldnt that be constant? and yea i have a very slight vibration but im sure its cuz i need an alignment.