steering wanders

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jonnywong

NAXJA Forum User

Location

upstate NY

• May 2, 2009

• #1

i have a steering issue and i was wondering if it could be attributed to shot tie rod end fittings. Everything else seems pretty tight but when im driving it will take an extra inch or two of turning the wheel before it responds.


3" lift, 31's, 4.0, standard....also the tie rod i speak of is fairly new (rustys HD tie rod), i just messed up the fittings when i was trying to adjust the alignment.

TIA

 

Saudade

NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

SoCal

• May 2, 2009

• #2

Could also be some slop in the steering shaft joints or the power steering box.

 

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Blaine B.

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Northwest Indiana

• May 3, 2009

• #3

How did you mess up the fittings?

 

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winterbeater

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Royal Oak, Michigan

• May 3, 2009

• #4

You need to get underneath and look at the steering joints including the tie rod ends while someone cranks the steering wheel about a quarter turn back and forth. If you see any play in the tie rod ends, you should replace them ASAP. It's not cool when those break.

 

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jonnywong

NAXJA Forum User

Location

upstate NY

• May 3, 2009

• #5

Blaine B. said:

How did you mess up the fittings?

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what i mean are the grease cups...they were destroyed when i was rocking the tie rod back and forth attempting to remove it for adjustment.


Ill have to get a buddy to help me out so i can see if anythings loose while the wheels turning, not sure what else to do at this point

 

camarors8992

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Liverpool, New York

• May 3, 2009

• #6

My jeep does the same thing, and we live kind of close to each other. For the sakes of both of us, i hope we never end up near each other on 81. LOL

 

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Blaine B.

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Location

Northwest Indiana

• May 3, 2009

• #7

Oh well the grease cups are a dime a dozen. Well maybe not that cheap. But that isn't going to really hurt the functionality of the joint as long as it doesn't dry out or have the grease washed out by water entirely!

 

camarors8992

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Liverpool, New York

• May 3, 2009

• #8

Stock lower control arms ? I've been told that will do it if you do not have enough caster.

 

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winterbeater

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Royal Oak, Michigan

• May 3, 2009

• #9

x2 check your caster. http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoAlignment.htm with lift, you need to compensate with longer lower arms.

 

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jonnywong

NAXJA Forum User

Location

upstate NY

• May 4, 2009

• #10

^Thanks for pointing that out, I actually intended on using that write up to finish up the rest of the alignment. So hopefully the caster will solve the problem. :thumbup: