So today I went wheeling at Uwharrie!! It was a great day besides this persisting popping the whole day..... It was my first time with sway bars off, and also my first time for this jeep at Uwharrie. It was a popping noise that I could feel on the gas pedal, but it sounded like it was more to the passenger side of the vehicle. It seemed like it happened a lot more while in 4wd so I thought u joint, but it happened even when I kept it in 2wd and I looked at u joint it seemed ok. I've looked it over cant find what this would be I really don't like it and know it can't be good..... Any ideas?

 

Check control arm bushings

 

What should they look like ??

 

they should be solid .. No cracking, not wallowed out

 

Sorry haven't been able to get on for a while, been very busy.
Here's pictures of all bushings















The white lithium grease you see I put on them 3 days ago..... I guess there all ok some look flat, is that normal I'm not sure what I'm looking for.

 

those are ball joints-to check them lift the front and grab the tire at 12;00 and 6;00 and check for play and 9;00 and 3;00 for hub bearing play..bushings are on the control arms attached to your axel

 

to check u-joints in the axels stick a screwdriver or wrench in the u and wiggle to check for play and then grab your control arms with both hands and try to wiggle front and back and side to side (in this pic youcan see the lower control arm and the u-joint)

 

I acctually just had the jeep alighned. and the guy told me that the ball joints had minor play, but they should last another 6k miles that was 200 miles ago..... Could they be what is popping ? It's weird how it seems to pop more in 4wd, but it pops in 2wd to just less frequently ! And only on trails !!! Never while I'm on road

 

Still most likely the control arm bushings. I'd also check the track bar and track bar bracket.

 

Track bar and bracket are brand new iron rock off-road, along with steering stabilizer, and alighnement done 200 miles ago..... They said ball joints had 6k miles left in them before I should worry...... I posted pictures of control arm bushings do they look ok? I'm not exactly Shute what I'm looking for....
I'll try and check those u joints!!

 

control arms

 

It seems all the pics I took did not load on here I guess or post. And I can't get them to for some reason I'll have to retake them when I get home! Also the sound sounds like it's coming from the passenger sidet of the vehicle but I feel it in the gas pedal....

 

its hard to tell worn out part by looking at pics your going to have to get under there and start poking till you find something that throws a flag and then we can help

 

So how much play should te control arms have if any? Also should te u joint have any play?

 

no play at all..the front drive shaft will rotate alittle but no play in and out or up and down