Jeepguy03
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- Location
- Connecticut
This is for my friend's 2000 Cherokee Sport. Completely stock with 98k miles.
He just bought the jeep a few months ago, and it needed a front end alignment BAD. The front passenger tire was worn down to nothing, it had a hard pull to the right, and I'm thinking the previous owner drove it like that for awhile. He didn't seem to be very good at maintenance.
The Jeep shakes on the highway between 55-60 mph. Not death wobble shake, but it shakes the steering wheel. The alignment was fixed by a local mom and pop shop who does excellent work. They also checked the front end for any play. Everything in the front end is tight. I looked under it and couldn't find play in anything either. He bought a set of used tires with 90% tread. Didn't change the issue, rotating the tires also doesn't help.
The shop thinks it is the steering box having play in the gears. Seems to make sense since the front end parts have no play. Even the TREs and ball joints look good.
Any ideas? I'm thinking the PO driving it with the bad alignment for so long could've messed with the steering box.
He just bought the jeep a few months ago, and it needed a front end alignment BAD. The front passenger tire was worn down to nothing, it had a hard pull to the right, and I'm thinking the previous owner drove it like that for awhile. He didn't seem to be very good at maintenance.
The Jeep shakes on the highway between 55-60 mph. Not death wobble shake, but it shakes the steering wheel. The alignment was fixed by a local mom and pop shop who does excellent work. They also checked the front end for any play. Everything in the front end is tight. I looked under it and couldn't find play in anything either. He bought a set of used tires with 90% tread. Didn't change the issue, rotating the tires also doesn't help.
The shop thinks it is the steering box having play in the gears. Seems to make sense since the front end parts have no play. Even the TREs and ball joints look good.
Any ideas? I'm thinking the PO driving it with the bad alignment for so long could've messed with the steering box.