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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 09:05 PM
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replaced u joint/bearings/steering damper/track bar, and vibration is still coming from the front. Suggestions? Thanks
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Tosc0005
Cherokee 2001 limited 4.0
replaced u joint/bearings/steering damper/track bar, and vibration is still coming from the front. Suggestions? Thanks
Tires? If they were the same ones when it was wobbling, they may be out of round.

Ball joints?

Is this a death wobble? Was there a death wobble before you replaced those parts?
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 09:40 PM
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Tires? If they were the same ones when it was wobbling, they may be out of round.

Ball joints?

Is this a death wobble? Was there a death wobble before you replaced those parts?
no death dabble ever. Tires are older. Ball joints were done a while back.
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Old Aug 28, 2018 | 11:13 PM
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How old are the tires? How are the tires wearing? Whats the tire pressure? And when was its last alignment?
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 12:07 AM
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check your lower and upper control arm bushings if they are spoungy thay need replacement and could be the cause of your vibration..


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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 07:21 AM
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How old are the tires? How are the tires wearing? Whats the tire pressure? And when was its last alignment?
Tires look normal other than drying up a bit, not worn unevenly or low tread. It does need a aligment as it pulls to the right a bit.
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by LadyKenai
check your lower and upper control arm bushings if they are spoungy thay need replacement and could be the cause of your vibration..


marc
I should replace em just in case. Thanks for the advice everyone 🤘🏻☺
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Old Aug 29, 2018 | 09:37 AM
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Take your front driveshaft off (takes 10 minutes max), and take it for a drive, that way you can see if the vibration goes away or not. I had the same problem, and I removed the front driveshaft-problem went away. ended up having too much play in the slip joint on the front driveshaft. Hope this helps.
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I would rotate the tires and recheck
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I would rotate the tires and recheck
I did. No luck.
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Take your front driveshaft off (takes 10 minutes max), and take it for a drive, that way you can see if the vibration goes away or not. I had the same problem, and I removed the front driveshaft-problem went away. ended up having too much play in the slip joint on the front driveshaft. Hope this helps.
it's the original one with 200k on it. I should put a new one in. Looks like a cake job 😎
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Tires look normal other than drying up a bit, not worn unevenly or low tread. It does need a aligment as it pulls to the right a bit.
tires are actually wearing on the inner side. Perhaps new tie rods and alignment would do it. Along with a new front DS.
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