Bright Red 97 XJ Build
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From: Glen Ellyn, IL
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Inline 6
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From: Oak Lawn, Illinois
Year: 1997
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Put a straight edge on the bottom of the axle and check. Also have you ever done balljoints? I forgot and dont want to read back I feel like you have. Also any play in unit bearings?
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Yeah, upper and lower ball joints only 5k miles ago, a bit before our Winterfest trip. I'll go and do a quick check on the others
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Axle is straight. There's alittle play in the drivers side wheel side to side, but on the passneger side there is decent play all around. So wheel hub and bearings it is and'll just keep tracking stuff down until it's fixed
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Where did you get the last set of bearings from? I've done through 6 sets of advance wheel bearings in a year and a half. I bought some timkens and its been about 10 months now and they just started getting play (I blame the week of 38.5s)
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Never done bearings on it yet. For all I know they could be factory. I'll definitely spend the money off the Timkens though and do it right the first time
I did my front bearings about two months ago, got timkens. Mine were so bad that they came out in three pieces, and it took hooking up a 15lb slide hammer to get them out. But that saved us a hell of a lot of time. I did all new rotors and calipers two when I did it, brakes so much better now.
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Alright. Rear bumper's getting picked up tomorrow and also doing the front brakes. Nothing special, just Advance Auto Gold **** or something pads and rotors, I'm way overdue. Also got some remanned calipers too since my bleeders are destroyed. Hub and bearings should be in later tomorrow night though so i won't be able to do it all at once.
Next week I'm heading out with Brandonrcm and a handful of others to the Badlands for a weekend wheeling/camping trip.
Next week I'm heading out with Brandonrcm and a handful of others to the Badlands for a weekend wheeling/camping trip.
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Alright. Rear bumper's getting picked up tomorrow and also doing the front brakes. Nothing special, just Advance Auto Gold **** or something pads and rotors, I'm way overdue. Also got some remanned calipers too since my bleeders are destroyed. Hub and bearings should be in later tomorrow night though so i won't be able to do it all at once. Next week I'm heading out with Brandonrcm and a handful of others to the Badlands for a weekend wheeling/camping trip.
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