Jeepernick
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Tools needed: #1 Grinder #2 Welder #3 paint to touch it all up
This may not be everyones front end problems, but it sure was mine and I fixed it thanks to a few very helpful people(they know who they are and know they have my thanks)
My track bar has been loose for some time now, not knowing it I jump to the idea of it being my steering linkage was either bad or warning out from the lift and needed to be replaced soon by a hi-steer or a cheaper way to fix would be a drop arm. Figured this was where the clunking noises were all coming from, whenever I turned hard or flexed there was lots of noises coming from the front end, like I said thought it was the steering...WRONG I WAS
Found I was totally wrong and fixed it today. The Trac Bar bracket was loose, just loose enough that I didn't know it, but when I flexed or turned in hard it would wobble the holes out and the bracket would move back and forth, causing that clunking noise. (Had figured thing could be loose causing some of the noise, tighten everything up: all lift components..ect and including the trac bar, though mine was just coming loose and never really getting tight enough to begin with more then likly)
Finally
How did I fix it?
Well I researched it and found the best way to keep it from coming loose is to weld the bracket right to the unibody (duh!!! right?... what I figured...; just kinda wondered at 1st if anyone else had done this) (found quickly that many have, and I was not the only one riding the boat of a none tightened trac bar)
That fixed it and I am a happy man again, saved me alot of money, thinking I needed new steering and now I don't need to worry about it.....just yet
If anyone would like pictures or more details on the fix I will be glad to help and snap some shots
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
This may not be everyones front end problems, but it sure was mine and I fixed it thanks to a few very helpful people(they know who they are and know they have my thanks)
My track bar has been loose for some time now, not knowing it I jump to the idea of it being my steering linkage was either bad or warning out from the lift and needed to be replaced soon by a hi-steer or a cheaper way to fix would be a drop arm. Figured this was where the clunking noises were all coming from, whenever I turned hard or flexed there was lots of noises coming from the front end, like I said thought it was the steering...WRONG I WAS
Found I was totally wrong and fixed it today. The Trac Bar bracket was loose, just loose enough that I didn't know it, but when I flexed or turned in hard it would wobble the holes out and the bracket would move back and forth, causing that clunking noise. (Had figured thing could be loose causing some of the noise, tighten everything up: all lift components..ect and including the trac bar, though mine was just coming loose and never really getting tight enough to begin with more then likly)
Finally
How did I fix it?
Well I researched it and found the best way to keep it from coming loose is to weld the bracket right to the unibody (duh!!! right?... what I figured...; just kinda wondered at 1st if anyone else had done this) (found quickly that many have, and I was not the only one riding the boat of a none tightened trac bar)
That fixed it and I am a happy man again, saved me alot of money, thinking I needed new steering and now I don't need to worry about it.....just yet
If anyone would like pictures or more details on the fix I will be glad to help and snap some shots
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
