Sonex522
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Eastern Wisconsin
Holy crap my steering wheel went crazy at 45 mph and I don't know what to do!!!!!!!!
Just kidding....I've read every steering archive I could find so I couldn't resist.
Bone stock, nearly mint 2000 XJ with 70K miles (prolly city miles) on it: The steering has been vague and wandery (no vibes, no shaking) on the highway since I got it and the last three weeks the steering wheel started jerking during tight, slow turns and it's getting worse. Started hearing a clunk, too.
I went under the front end and yanked around on everything and nothing budged. I didn't have anyone around to turn the wheel for me, so I went and ordered a Moog track bar bushing figuring it was cheap so no biggy if I don't need it.
Well, tonight I messed with the bushing, didn't have time to make a puller to get the old one out, so I had my kid turn the wheel back and forth and what do you know, the track bar TRE went clunk clunk clunk. I'm glad I didn't persevere to get the bushing in.
It looks like Autozone has new track bars in stock. Questions:
Is an Autozone track bar OK for a poser stock street Jeep? I drone down back roads at 60 mph, and that's about it.
Should I go to the trouble of putting the Moog urethane bushing into a brand new track bar?
The track bar bolt sure looks cheesy. The shank is smaller than the threaded part so the bolt is a slop fit in the bushing. I realize the bushing insert is pinched but it doesn't seem right. I put in a bolt which is a slip fit into the stock bushing. I spose I'm asking for it to rust tight in there. Maybe I should use a stock one? There's no access to the back to pound it out. Hmmmm.
The Moog bushing is even looser.
Yes, I overthink stuff a lot.
Just kidding....I've read every steering archive I could find so I couldn't resist.
Bone stock, nearly mint 2000 XJ with 70K miles (prolly city miles) on it: The steering has been vague and wandery (no vibes, no shaking) on the highway since I got it and the last three weeks the steering wheel started jerking during tight, slow turns and it's getting worse. Started hearing a clunk, too.
I went under the front end and yanked around on everything and nothing budged. I didn't have anyone around to turn the wheel for me, so I went and ordered a Moog track bar bushing figuring it was cheap so no biggy if I don't need it.
Well, tonight I messed with the bushing, didn't have time to make a puller to get the old one out, so I had my kid turn the wheel back and forth and what do you know, the track bar TRE went clunk clunk clunk. I'm glad I didn't persevere to get the bushing in.
It looks like Autozone has new track bars in stock. Questions:
Is an Autozone track bar OK for a poser stock street Jeep? I drone down back roads at 60 mph, and that's about it.
Should I go to the trouble of putting the Moog urethane bushing into a brand new track bar?
The track bar bolt sure looks cheesy. The shank is smaller than the threaded part so the bolt is a slop fit in the bushing. I realize the bushing insert is pinched but it doesn't seem right. I put in a bolt which is a slip fit into the stock bushing. I spose I'm asking for it to rust tight in there. Maybe I should use a stock one? There's no access to the back to pound it out. Hmmmm.
The Moog bushing is even looser.
Yes, I overthink stuff a lot.