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Nov 29, 2011 | 06:48 AM

white99xjclassic

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From: Alliance, Ohio

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

OK,what I got is a slight grinding noise in the front passenger side of my girlfriends 96 country. At 1st I thought brakes until we hit a bump in the road and it got a bit more noticeable. Now I'm thinking wheel bearing. What has me wondering is that after a short amount of time it will go away. Any other thoughts that I may be overlooking? Oh,almost forgot. Its stock if that helps

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Nov 29, 2011 | 08:56 AM

Bustedback

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From: Oroville, CA

Year: 1995

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter

Spray the front sway bar frame mount bushings with someting like BP Blaster or WD-40 and see if the noise goes away, if it does then you need new bushings. I just replaced mine with Moog bushings from www.rockauto.com for less than 11 bucks. You need to know what size the sway bar is in order to get the proper bushings.