Little clunking while turning at full lock..

Tony_SS

NAXJA Supporting Vendor

Location

Washington MO

• Oct 25, 2013

• #1

The only think I changed was a steering stablizer and wheels/tires... any idea's?

While making a turn full lock.. it goes... clunk....clunk....clunk..

 

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Flyfisher

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Billings, Montana

• Oct 25, 2013

• #2

Tire rubbing something? New wheels may have different back-spacing...new tires may be wider/taller. Look for rubbing on the lower control arms.

 

Tony_SS

NAXJA Supporting Vendor

Location

Washington MO

• Oct 25, 2013

• #3

Same size tires, wheels do have more b.s.. they are pushed in more, but they are factory Wrangler wheels with 5.5... maybe that is too much?

 

old_man

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Loveland, Colorado

• Oct 26, 2013

• #4

If it goes clunk, clunk, clunk while actually moving in a full lock turn and the tires aren't hitting the control arms, you most likely have a bad front axle shaft u-joint. You can normally feel it in the steering wheel and it will happen twice per tire revolution.

I have seen a pop rather than a clunk due to a rear locker as well.

 

Tony_SS

NAXJA Supporting Vendor

Location

Washington MO

• Oct 27, 2013

• #5

I did see the tire hitting the sway bar bracket.... but I'll try again to see if I feel it in the wheel... I don't remember doing so.

 

Matthew Currie

NAXJA Member #760

Location

Vermont, land of big clay

• Oct 27, 2013

• #6

Get underneath and look at the u-joints first. They're open. Wiggle them. There should be no play. Jack up one side at a time, just off the ground. Turn steering to full lock and rotate a wheel. If a joint is getting stiff you will feel it as you rotate the wheel. A good joint will give little or no variation and no noise, a bad one will bind or clunk.