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05-13-2012, 02:56 PM
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Year: 1996
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I apparently need an alignment, or to rebalance my tires. Below about 62mph, everything's peachy, above, and the front end starts to shake a little. Maybe it's also my balljoints?
05-13-2012, 03:24 PM
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Year: 1996
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Originally Posted by Blackolive
That's where my wheel bearings let me know they were getting worse.
05-13-2012, 04:02 PM
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Best way to check is (XJ on stands, axle hanging) pull off the tires, pull off off rotors. Grab hub with both hands top and bottom. Try to pivot up and down, and try to pull straight up and down. Should be zero movement. If hub pulls out or in more than 1/16" also dictates failure.
Upper ball joints "rock" back and forth with tires on ground.
Lower ball joints tend to "pop" out when you lift the jeep/axle hanging
90% of the time at 50-70+ miles an hour your front end will have a "wuh-wuh-wuh" type noise.
That's the best I can describe it
Upper ball joints "rock" back and forth with tires on ground.
Lower ball joints tend to "pop" out when you lift the jeep/axle hanging
90% of the time at 50-70+ miles an hour your front end will have a "wuh-wuh-wuh" type noise.
That's the best I can describe it
05-13-2012, 04:05 PM
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Do they squeek around turns? My bearings did. Replaced em and they are good. Do you hear thunks under the front hittin small bumps? Those are ball jointa
05-13-2012, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackolive
90% of the time at 50-70+ miles an hour your front end will have a "wuh-wuh-wuh" type noise.
That's the best I can describe it
That's the best I can describe it
Edit: and no squeaking around turns either
05-13-2012, 05:24 PM
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Year: 1995
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Originally Posted by cookrw
Well ***** that sounds expensive. How do I checks those?
05-13-2012, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cookrw
Mine isn't really a sound, its just a vibration/shake. I guess it will be easy to check when I replace the ball joints this week...
Edit: and no squeaking around turns either
05-13-2012, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Customizer1000
Could be a tire out of balance
05-13-2012, 06:41 PM
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Okay random quick question that I feel like thats something that could be a problem...do anyones front end ever make a popping/thumping/slamming kinda sound when giving her some gas going a steep grade -offroading, Ive only ever had it do it once on the pavement.
05-13-2012, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Zacks98
Okay random quick question that I feel like thats something that could be a problem...do anyones front end ever make a popping/thumping/slamming kinda sound when giving her some gas going a steep grade -offroading, Ive only ever had it do it once on the pavement.