Rubbing Noise

Crusher16

RRC President

NAXJA Member

Location

Richardson, TX

• Jul 21, 2006

• #1

I have a rubbing noise comming from the front drivers side wheel well. I believe it is the spring rubbing against the body? Is this a common problem? If so, is it an easy fix?

Stock suspension on a 1991 Cherokee.

I have searched, and haven't found anything pertaining to this.

 

Crusher16

RRC President

NAXJA Member

Location

Richardson, TX

• Aug 14, 2006

• #2

Anybody?

 

Menzenski

Formerly Mambeu

Location

Home: Ithaca, NY School: Albuquerque, NM

• Aug 14, 2006

• #3

Under what circumstances do you hear/feel the rubbing? When you're turning? When the suspension is flexed out? Can you describe the noise more specifically?

 

Crusher16

RRC President

NAXJA Member

Location

Richardson, TX

• Aug 14, 2006

• #4

Mambeu said:

Under what circumstances do you hear/feel the rubbing? When you're turning? When the suspension is flexed out? Can you describe the noise more specifically?

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It usualy was just when I'm stopping down an incline, but now its doing it whenever I start stopping and turning.

I have taken the wheel off and look at the wheel well, next to the spring and noticed that the spring is touching the frame. How do I fix this?

 

Menzenski

Formerly Mambeu

Location

Home: Ithaca, NY School: Albuquerque, NM

• Aug 14, 2006

• #5

Crusher16 said:

I have taken the wheel off and look at the wheel well, next to the spring and noticed that the spring is touching the frame. How do I fix this?

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Check the bottom of the spring, and make sure that it's seated properly in the groove in the coil bucket. Maybe check your alignment too; I know lifted XJs often have front axles that aren't properly centered (due to trackbar issues), but I don't know if that could happen on stock suspension. That's all I can think of; maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can chime in.

 

Crusher16

RRC President

NAXJA Member

Location

Richardson, TX

• Aug 14, 2006

• #6

I'll probably take it to get aligned sometime this week (over due for one). I'll check the bottom of the spring too. Thanks for the help.

 

Crusher16

RRC President

NAXJA Member

Location

Richardson, TX

• Sep 18, 2006

• #7

I jacked the front end up (Not by axle) took a picture of something interesting.

 

johnlv6

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Radford, VA

• Sep 18, 2006

• #8

That's probably your culprit (captain obvious here ). I've got quite a gap there....