Crap... Death Wobble.
SirXJ
01-06-2008, 11:16 AM
Well, my '94s death wobble is back.
The first time, I replaced the tires and all was good. About 9 months later, going down the road about 40mph, the old familiar lub-lub-lub-lub-lub is back.
I'm going to throw some air into the tires, they look a bit low.
Hopefully this is a one time thing... Which steering components tend to bite the dust first? Track bar? The Jeep has about 160k miles...
The first time, I replaced the tires and all was good. About 9 months later, going down the road about 40mph, the old familiar lub-lub-lub-lub-lub is back.
I'm going to throw some air into the tires, they look a bit low.
Hopefully this is a one time thing... Which steering components tend to bite the dust first? Track bar? The Jeep has about 160k miles...
AlohaBra
01-06-2008, 12:28 PM
Track bar first. A steering stablizer might help, but no sustitute for repair of worn ball joints or tie-rod ends.
Do you have "big" tires?
Do you have "big" tires?
SirXJ
01-06-2008, 12:32 PM
No... right now it is all stock (well, the 225 'option' tires).
Oh, and I replaced the stabilizer around a month before the new tires.
Oh, and I replaced the stabilizer around a month before the new tires.
AlohaBra
01-06-2008, 12:40 PM
Yeah...air them tires up a bit, fill with gas to make it sit flatter and then try it.
It might need an alignment also.
It might need an alignment also.
SirXJ
01-06-2008, 06:49 PM
Alright... I'll try that first one.
The joints on the Track bar are pretty worn. (I guess 15 years will do that :-)
If air or an alignment don't work, I'll replace those.
Thanks for the info! I'll see what I can do.
The joints on the Track bar are pretty worn. (I guess 15 years will do that :-)
If air or an alignment don't work, I'll replace those.
Thanks for the info! I'll see what I can do.
dave92cherokee
01-06-2008, 06:58 PM
Also don't forget to check that the wheels are balanced as you might have hit a pot hole and thrown a weight causing one of the front wheels to be out of balance.
SirXJ
01-13-2008, 11:04 AM
Well, It's been a week and no DW. I simply aired up the tires. :-)
Quirky things, these Cherokees...
Quirky things, these Cherokees...
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