ngrover
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- Location
- Calgary Alberta Canada
I bought a 5spd 97 Sport for cheap. It has 116,000 miles on it. This is my first Cherokee. The previous owner changed the oil at regular intervals and that was about it. It had severe death wobble and it doesn't shift all that well.
So here is what I've replaced (most of it came as a kit):
So, after all that (better part of three days) I jumped in and expected a fairly tight feel but that wasn't the case. There was still a lot of clunking up front which I later discovered was the shock mounts. I tightened those up and now I'm down to a vibration above 50 mph and a "wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh" noise at any speed. I was wondering if the U-joints were not "seated" and so I put it in 4x4 and did a few u-turns on gravel which did NOT feel that smooth but afterwards it did seem to reduce the high-way speed vibration ever so slightly (but the noise remains). So... I threw the rear tires on the front thinking they were out of balance... no difference.
So now I'm wondering if the carrier bearings are bad in the front or what. When I got the Jeep, both front U-Joints were totally shot. I'm wondering if the previous owner drove it in 4x4 on dry pavement and perhaps the front axle isn't happy? The front end was so bad I can't believe he just "let it go" and drove it like that. Half of the joints I replaced were shot.
Because of how seized into the axle the old U-Joints were I employed the BFH and big socket trick on my vice to whack the old ones out. Is there any chance I bent the axle? I notice oil coming from the drivers side front axle so I probably ruined the axle seal when putting that axle back in.
As far as shifting goes, the clutch engages pretty close to the floor. Reverse always grinds except for very rare occasions after driving for a while and I put it in 4th before shifting into reverse. The engagement occasionally chatters when starting out in first, and the clutch squeaks near the slave cylinder. I'm thinking it's a hydraulic problem.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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So here is what I've replaced (most of it came as a kit):
- 2 Lower Ball Joints.
- 2 Upper Ball Joints.
- 2 Front Sway Bar End Links.
- 1 Inner Tie Rod End (Right).
- 1 Inner Tie Rod End (Left-at Pitman Arm).
- 1 Adjusting Sleeve (At Pitman Arm).
- 1 Outer Tie Rod End (Right-22 mm thread - connecting).
- 1 Outer Tie Rod End (Left).
- Both front hub / wheel bearings assemblies
- New steering stabilizer
- 2 new U-Joints
- Front wheel alignment
So, after all that (better part of three days) I jumped in and expected a fairly tight feel but that wasn't the case. There was still a lot of clunking up front which I later discovered was the shock mounts. I tightened those up and now I'm down to a vibration above 50 mph and a "wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh" noise at any speed. I was wondering if the U-joints were not "seated" and so I put it in 4x4 and did a few u-turns on gravel which did NOT feel that smooth but afterwards it did seem to reduce the high-way speed vibration ever so slightly (but the noise remains). So... I threw the rear tires on the front thinking they were out of balance... no difference.
So now I'm wondering if the carrier bearings are bad in the front or what. When I got the Jeep, both front U-Joints were totally shot. I'm wondering if the previous owner drove it in 4x4 on dry pavement and perhaps the front axle isn't happy? The front end was so bad I can't believe he just "let it go" and drove it like that. Half of the joints I replaced were shot.
Because of how seized into the axle the old U-Joints were I employed the BFH and big socket trick on my vice to whack the old ones out. Is there any chance I bent the axle? I notice oil coming from the drivers side front axle so I probably ruined the axle seal when putting that axle back in.
As far as shifting goes, the clutch engages pretty close to the floor. Reverse always grinds except for very rare occasions after driving for a while and I put it in 4th before shifting into reverse. The engagement occasionally chatters when starting out in first, and the clutch squeaks near the slave cylinder. I'm thinking it's a hydraulic problem.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/nagrover/Jeep