Banging In The Front Axle
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Year: 1998
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Engine: 4.0L
Banging In The Front Axle
So I was wheeling in the dunes this weekend and hit a hard bump at about 30 mph. I stopped and looked the jeep over and visually everything looked fine so I got back in and started driving. Immediately a rhythmic bang started which, with every bang, jerked the steering to the right. I have a front Lokka locker in my d30 but this is way louder than anything I've ever heard from it. In addition to the noise it also violently shakes the front axle. I opened up my differential and everything looks fine. Shafts are fine. Ball joints need replaced but I don't know if that could cause this issue. Everything was working fine; I hit a hard bump and it somehow caused this. Any ideas would be appreciated!
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Year: 1988
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I don't have a locker in my d30. But I had a similar thing happen to mine. Hit a rock out camping when I came around a blind corner. It hit right on the passenger side lower control arm bracket. Stopped and looked the bracket was bent. It drove with similar symptoms as yours. Once I got home and was able to do a full inspection, it was definitely leaking out the tube. It ended up the seal was broken and the tube was slightly bent. Ended up swapping the d30 out.
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