I am in dire need of assistance, I just purchased a 96 cherokee sport, runs great, motor is in good shape, tranny is good, leafs a little rusted, but this is a BIG PROBLEM I was on my way home from the gas station, and was doin maybe 40-45mph all of a sudden the thing starts shaking, violently. Had to pull over checked what I could....nothing I could see was wrong, please help. It hasn't happened since but I don't want it to happen again, scared the bejeezus outta me.

 

location??????

 

West Springfield, MA. Sorry

 

you my friend have death wobble! check wheel ballance, loose tierods, trackbar. and aligment.

 

well i unfortunately don't have the cash to fix anything for about a week. can i drive it at all? Should I stay under a certain mph? My job kinda requires me to drive

 

a bad axel ujoint and or a bad unit bearing will do it too! basicly check every suspension pice for worn or broken issues. the bolt in the axle for the trackbar usually comes loose too.

 

just look for loose bolts and tighten them and rotate the tires to see if it will help first. then look for issues to replace parts.

 

if its to bad I wouldnt drive it!!!!

 

thank you for the info, I will do that ASAP but can I still drive it in the meantime...at all?

 

if it is driven like this can i cause more damage??

 

to you and other drivers on the road.

 

"02tj" bro your not helping him out at all.


It's your aliment that makes the death wobble. Which is what you got. You can fix this in your drive way for $0. There's more then likely some parts worn out that are making it dw but you can line it up real close and drive it without replacing them if moneys tight. Most of the time if it only wobbles it's the toe out. If it's pulling one way or the other then you'll have to go deeper. Pm me if you need me to walk you thro this in laman terms.

 

as said above you need to get underneath and take a look at the steering components. check for excess play in the tie rod and track bar. jack up the front axle and try and move the tires up and down back and forth to check ball joints. look at all the bushings. if these things are OK, tire balance and alignment could be an issue. is it only at a certain speed that you get the shakes?

 

really...... you think so? ok! just work on them all day here. good luck buddy your obviously are in good hands now!

 

ok, thank you all soooo much, always wanted a jeep, was supposed to get a cj7 but i couldn't find a decent hard top for reasonable price. anyways thanks guys. looking forward to working all the kinks out of this thing haha