phxZ31
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenix AZ
So my Jeep doesn't like going in a straight line. I've owned 2 XJs in the past so I know they are a bit touchy, but this one seems to require far more effort than the previous ones. I literally feel like I may get pulled over on suspicion of DUI!
OK, so my previous two XJs were both early 90s selec-trac 4x4s and this one is a 2000 Cherokee Classic 2x4. Are the 2x4s known to be touchier than the 4x4s?
I have gone over the whole front suspension. I can visibly see that there is a tiny amount of toe-in, which seems appropriate. The only thing I saw which initially concerned me was on the main link bar (I would normally think of it as a tie-rod but the FSM calls it the "drag-link") there is a sleeve w/ two clamps on it holding the bar together. My first thought was that it was a ghetto hack job, but the FSM illustrates that there is in fact supposed to be a sleeve and two clamps holding the bar together.. seems a little odd to me, but oh well...
So, anybody have a good place for me to start looking around? Is there a way to test the steering damper to verify its in good shape?
OK, so my previous two XJs were both early 90s selec-trac 4x4s and this one is a 2000 Cherokee Classic 2x4. Are the 2x4s known to be touchier than the 4x4s?
I have gone over the whole front suspension. I can visibly see that there is a tiny amount of toe-in, which seems appropriate. The only thing I saw which initially concerned me was on the main link bar (I would normally think of it as a tie-rod but the FSM calls it the "drag-link") there is a sleeve w/ two clamps on it holding the bar together. My first thought was that it was a ghetto hack job, but the FSM illustrates that there is in fact supposed to be a sleeve and two clamps holding the bar together.. seems a little odd to me, but oh well...
So, anybody have a good place for me to start looking around? Is there a way to test the steering damper to verify its in good shape?