Hello All,

I recently bought a 2001 Cherokee Classic, the 3rd Cherokee I have owned over the years. This one however, seems to have extremely tight steering, to the point where it takes a bit of muscle to turn. The previous owner recently put new bushings, sway bars and tires on it less than 2K miles ago. At first I thought the power steering pump might be going bad, but after testing it and having a mechanic look at it, it seems to be functioning properly. Any insight to what could lead to having overly tight steering? Thanks!

 

whats the mileage?? maybe youve got a worn out steering box

 

Disconnect the pitman arm and see where the problem is- steering box side or downstream of it.

 

Thanks for the info! The rig has about 187,000 miles on it.

 

I wish my steering was tight...

 

i wish a lot of things were tight..

 

The 2000-01 XJs seem to have a tighter feel than the other model years. I don't know why though.