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Old 10-29-2009, 01:36 PM
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so i replaced my wheel bearings which in cherokees are the sealed ones so you have to replace the entire hub, which sucks especially when you didnt know they were goin out. well got all that replaced went ahead and replaced the brake pads and rotors and now when im driving ill take a turn kinda slow anything real sharp though and ill hear a clicking noise coming from that general area. what could it be, i know its something to do with the new hubs and bearings, im hoping that its just makin that noise cause the settling in or something but any advice or help is greatly appreciated. thanks o and its 2wd and a 95
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go back over all your nuts and bolts and make sure there torqued down. especially the two the holds on your caliper. If those are a slight bit loose they can make a clicking sound
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check the ujoints in the axle
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Originally Posted by Stan6406
check the ujoints in the axle
He said it was 2 wheel drive, shoudn't be an axle shaft.
Unless he's wrong, then I would look at the ujoints.
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i had the same problem on my 88 and thought it was in that area. but it ended up being the alternator. next thing i know it seized up on me doin 75 down the freeway. so i would look at that too, i cant hurt.
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X 2. Sounds like front knuckle U-joints to me.
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2WD = No U-Joints
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I missed the 2WD part sorry
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So did I. My bad.
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Did you torque the bolts to spec? Please tell me its not a nail in the tire? I have this screw stuck in my front left and it clicks all the time right now.
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today i took everything back apart and made sure it was right, tightened everything down correctly, and had 2 people looking behing the tires while i was slowly turning it and its alternating from left to right and so on somewhere in that area but only doin it a few times every turn, it sounds like a piece of the brake dust shield on the back is catching something and then makin the sound as it slides off but we couldnt find where it did it?
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have you checked the simple stuff like the center caps on the rims ? (If you have them)
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