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From: Lapeer, Murder Mitten
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Hello! This is my very first question so please bear with me! I have a 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4L/6cyl... * I have some play in my steering column (making turns)
* It is most noticeable when I drive it the first time each day, then it seems to stop, or just become less noticeable though I get a "floating feeling" at higher freeway speeds
* Had recent tire rotation and balance, and alignment
* At what point does this become an urgent repair problem?
I've asked several mechanics, and the answer's I've gotten is the bolts need tightening in the steering column...it's most likely a Saginaw design?, and the entire column needs to be taken apart...
I hope you have some guidance for me....I would also like a good mechanical drawing so I have a reference....
Thanks!! Judy1
* It is most noticeable when I drive it the first time each day, then it seems to stop, or just become less noticeable though I get a "floating feeling" at higher freeway speeds
* Had recent tire rotation and balance, and alignment
* At what point does this become an urgent repair problem?
I've asked several mechanics, and the answer's I've gotten is the bolts need tightening in the steering column...it's most likely a Saginaw design?, and the entire column needs to be taken apart...
I hope you have some guidance for me....I would also like a good mechanical drawing so I have a reference....
Thanks!! Judy1
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From: Saginaw Mi area
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
SALAD....the filter I used is a Bosch. Expensive. The wife bought the filter & oil with a list I made. She had no idea about filter prices obviously ! I don't use Fram, but would likely have bought a less expensive one than the Bosch.
Besides, Cadillac didn't even have a full flow filter until 1960, and Chevy either until 1956. Any filter has to be better than none !
Besides, Cadillac didn't even have a full flow filter until 1960, and Chevy either until 1956. Any filter has to be better than none !
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From: Parham, ON
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L OBD-II
I bet! Never bought Bosch but their filters I recall are solid units.
Pressure increase is a normal thing when going from a -30 to a -40. Can't remember if I typed that.
Pressure increase is a normal thing when going from a -30 to a -40. Can't remember if I typed that.
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
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From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
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You need to checkout Motorkote.com. There stuff is proven. I've used it and would recommend it to anyone. Walmart sells it, some Auto Zones.
It doesn't change anything in the oil, it's carried by the oil to where it is needed. TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT. as they say
It doesn't change anything in the oil, it's carried by the oil to where it is needed. TRY IT, YOU MAY LIKE IT. as they say
No, I don't lick fish.
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Rock a YJ
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From: Prescott, Az
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Hello! This is my very first question so please bear with me! I have a 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4L/6cyl... * I have some play in my steering column (making turns)
* It is most noticeable when I drive it the first time each day, then it seems to stop, or just become less noticeable though I get a "floating feeling" at higher freeway speeds
* Had recent tire rotation and balance, and alignment
* At what point does this become an urgent repair problem?
I've asked several mechanics, and the answer's I've gotten is the bolts need tightening in the steering column...it's most likely a Saginaw design?, and the entire column needs to be taken apart...
I hope you have some guidance for me....I would also like a good mechanical drawing so I have a reference....
Thanks!! Judy1
* It is most noticeable when I drive it the first time each day, then it seems to stop, or just become less noticeable though I get a "floating feeling" at higher freeway speeds
* Had recent tire rotation and balance, and alignment
* At what point does this become an urgent repair problem?
I've asked several mechanics, and the answer's I've gotten is the bolts need tightening in the steering column...it's most likely a Saginaw design?, and the entire column needs to be taken apart...
I hope you have some guidance for me....I would also like a good mechanical drawing so I have a reference....
Thanks!! Judy1
No, I don't lick fish.
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I see what you're getting at, but I also have had the same problem in my '92. I always have a little play in the steering wheel as well because my steering is worn out and I really just need to replace it, but for some reason on colder mornings, there is a "dead space" where it's not just play in the steering wheel, but literally you turn the steering wheel about an inch and nothing happens before you get to the "play" and then full steering. It's almost as if the tie rod end is loose or something.
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From: Frederick, MD
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Hagerstown MD
Year: 93
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 w/Flux Capacitor
