WTF was that??
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WTF was that??
i was driving my cherokee down the road yesterday and i hit this bump and it made the front end of the truck wobble like crazy,felt like death wobble...that was the first time it ever happened and the last time too,...is it the steering stabilizer or something else? any input is greatly appreciated
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Do you travel that direction often? Try to make it happen again, if you can't, check your rig anyways. If you can get it to happen again, have a buddy look out the window and look at the front axle and make note of how it is wobbling. It will give a real good indication of where to look first.
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Do you travel that direction often? Try to make it happen again, if you can't, check your rig anyways. If you can get it to happen again, have a buddy look out the window and look at the front axle and make note of how it is wobbling. It will give a real good indication of where to look first.
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i know what death wobble is,but my truck never did that before..it was the first time it happened...ive actually hit that bump a few times(cant avoid it) and it never happened the other times i hit it
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Just to let u know if your gonna hang out the window take off your seat belt first. It locks up and u will hang yourself trying to peer out the window. That's what happened to me. Also how is he supposed to see what's wrong all the causes have the same effect? Death Wobble...........
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Please don't hang out the window. Its dumb, not safe, and probably not legal.
If you really wanna get a look at whats going on, just have someone drive ahead of you with a back seat passanger who's watching your front end.
Everyone leave their sealtbelt on while driving.
If you really wanna get a look at whats going on, just have someone drive ahead of you with a back seat passanger who's watching your front end.
Everyone leave their sealtbelt on while driving.
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Please don't hang out the window. Its dumb, not safe, and probably not legal.
If you really wanna get a look at whats going on, just have someone drive ahead of you with a back seat passanger who's watching your front end.
Everyone leave their sealtbelt on while driving.
If you really wanna get a look at whats going on, just have someone drive ahead of you with a back seat passanger who's watching your front end.
Everyone leave their sealtbelt on while driving.
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Possible causes of DEATH WOBBLE. Isolating death wobble is a process of elimination and the root cause is not always obvious.
Until you figure this out, keep an extra pair of underwear on hand in case you soil yourself when it feels like your Jeep is dismantling itself.......!!!
Note: It can oftentimes be due to a combination of things!
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-Front tires out of balance (try swapping fronts to rear; see if symptoms change)
-Improper lug nut torque on wheels
-Front alignment out of spec
-Loose track bar
-Worn track bar bushings
-Worn track bar end
-Bad bushings/joints in control arms
-Worn/damaged steering stabilizer (not generally a cause in and by itself)
-Worn/damaged shocks
-Worn/damaged tie rod end
-Bad U Joint
-Bad ball joint
-Loose frame mount
-Steering box loose
-Bad front hub assembly
Until you figure this out, keep an extra pair of underwear on hand in case you soil yourself when it feels like your Jeep is dismantling itself.......!!!
Note: It can oftentimes be due to a combination of things!
--------------------------------------------------------
-Front tires out of balance (try swapping fronts to rear; see if symptoms change)
-Improper lug nut torque on wheels
-Front alignment out of spec
-Loose track bar
-Worn track bar bushings
-Worn track bar end
-Bad bushings/joints in control arms
-Worn/damaged steering stabilizer (not generally a cause in and by itself)
-Worn/damaged shocks
-Worn/damaged tie rod end
-Bad U Joint
-Bad ball joint
-Loose frame mount
-Steering box loose
-Bad front hub assembly
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Possible causes of DEATH WOBBLE. Isolating death wobble is a process of elimination and the root cause is not always obvious.
Until you figure this out, keep an extra pair of underwear on hand in case you soil yourself when it feels like your Jeep is dismantling itself.......!!!
Note: It can oftentimes be due to a combination of things!
--------------------------------------------------------
-Front tires out of balance (try swapping fronts to rear; see if symptoms change)
-Improper lug nut torque on wheels
-Front alignment out of spec
-Loose track bar
-Worn track bar bushings
-Worn track bar end
-Bad bushings/joints in control arms
-Worn/damaged steering stabilizer (not generally a cause in and by itself)
-Worn/damaged shocks
-Worn/damaged tie rod end
-Bad U Joint
-Bad ball joint
-Loose frame mount
-Steering box loose
-Bad front hub assembly
Until you figure this out, keep an extra pair of underwear on hand in case you soil yourself when it feels like your Jeep is dismantling itself.......!!!
Note: It can oftentimes be due to a combination of things!
--------------------------------------------------------
-Front tires out of balance (try swapping fronts to rear; see if symptoms change)
-Improper lug nut torque on wheels
-Front alignment out of spec
-Loose track bar
-Worn track bar bushings
-Worn track bar end
-Bad bushings/joints in control arms
-Worn/damaged steering stabilizer (not generally a cause in and by itself)
-Worn/damaged shocks
-Worn/damaged tie rod end
-Bad U Joint
-Bad ball joint
-Loose frame mount
-Steering box loose
-Bad front hub assembly