- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
OK, I have been chasing this noise in the front left corner of the jeep for about 2 weeks now. I have checked my ujoints and they look good, I have checked my bearings (did the shake/rattle/roll after removing the disc) and it feels firm/unmoving. I have replaced my tierod (on suspicion of bad tie rod ends), I have tightened my trackbar (the nut on the re trackbar was a bit loose) and checked my control arm nuts (adjustable uppers) and overall checked everything for looseness. All checks out fine yet still when I am driving, it seems that when I turn left, and especially when I turn left and hit a bump I hear noise (varying from clunk to grinding).
Anyways, I put the front axle up and turned the steering wheel with the wheels of the ground and there is a clunk from within the steering box (also I can feel it on the shaft where pitman arm connects) when turning. Does this mean that the steering box is on it's last legs? I looked at the fsm and it's got this long adjustment procedure listed which says to first pull the box out of the vehicle, then stick it into the vise and then proceed with adjustements. Is it worth doing? If I'm pulling, should I look into replacing some bearings as well? If so is it worth buying bearings or should I rather put in a remanufactured box? If bearings are not too much, where can I get them??
Anyways, I put the front axle up and turned the steering wheel with the wheels of the ground and there is a clunk from within the steering box (also I can feel it on the shaft where pitman arm connects) when turning. Does this mean that the steering box is on it's last legs? I looked at the fsm and it's got this long adjustment procedure listed which says to first pull the box out of the vehicle, then stick it into the vise and then proceed with adjustements. Is it worth doing? If I'm pulling, should I look into replacing some bearings as well? If so is it worth buying bearings or should I rather put in a remanufactured box? If bearings are not too much, where can I get them??