camarors8992
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Liverpool, New York
Yesterday I placed my jeep on our lift and went over every nook and cranny in hopes to figure out why it drives like hell. I get lots of drone or noise from under the Jeep and it's very annoying. On top of that I get terrible vibes and the the front end likes to shimmy and jump all over the road. Last night I found that
1. My passenger side rear wheel has slop up and down, left and right, AND in and out. I think the in and out is normal, but i know the up and down and left and right is due to a bad wheel bearing. So that's one thing to fix.
2. The yoke on the front differential is sloppy, i can move i around some and i KNOW that's not normal. I have no idea what's wrong there, i'm guessing a bearing however that doesn't mean much. For the time being, I've pulled the front driveshaft and the jeep drives down the road 80% better. Less noise, less vibrations, but i still have the front end shimmy and wandering.
3. My drivers side front wheel bearing is pretty sloppy, I'm going to replace that today. I'm hoping it will help out, but I don't know if a bad wheel bearing can cause a shimmy and wandering. I know it should get rid of some of the noise i'm hearing.
4. Both my upper and lower control arms can twist a little, i couldn't get them to move side to side. They would twist a little, and the movement seemed to be within the bushings. I'm not sure if this is acceptable or not.
5. All my U-joints and tie rod ends are tight, the tack bar is tight, so I don't know where the shimmy is coming from nor the wandering.
Your help would be appreciated. I want to get everything straightened out before I lift it to make my life just a little easier.
1. My passenger side rear wheel has slop up and down, left and right, AND in and out. I think the in and out is normal, but i know the up and down and left and right is due to a bad wheel bearing. So that's one thing to fix.
2. The yoke on the front differential is sloppy, i can move i around some and i KNOW that's not normal. I have no idea what's wrong there, i'm guessing a bearing however that doesn't mean much. For the time being, I've pulled the front driveshaft and the jeep drives down the road 80% better. Less noise, less vibrations, but i still have the front end shimmy and wandering.
3. My drivers side front wheel bearing is pretty sloppy, I'm going to replace that today. I'm hoping it will help out, but I don't know if a bad wheel bearing can cause a shimmy and wandering. I know it should get rid of some of the noise i'm hearing.
4. Both my upper and lower control arms can twist a little, i couldn't get them to move side to side. They would twist a little, and the movement seemed to be within the bushings. I'm not sure if this is acceptable or not.
5. All my U-joints and tie rod ends are tight, the tack bar is tight, so I don't know where the shimmy is coming from nor the wandering.
Your help would be appreciated. I want to get everything straightened out before I lift it to make my life just a little easier.