Hello all,

I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
(seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
rotated... None of this helped.

Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any help
is appreciated...

Thanks,

Andy.

 

I had one that drove me nuts. I thought I was going to lose a tire it
shook so bad. I finally figured out it was the clutch on the rad fan
gone bad. Maybe see if you can flop your fan around.

Another sneaky one is the track bar. This runs from the passenger side
axle to the drivers side frame and has bushings on the axle side and a
tie rod end on the frame side.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Andy wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> rotated... None of this helped.
>
> Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any help
> is appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy.

 

I had one that drove me nuts. I thought I was going to lose a tire it
shook so bad. I finally figured out it was the clutch on the rad fan
gone bad. Maybe see if you can flop your fan around.

Another sneaky one is the track bar. This runs from the passenger side
axle to the drivers side frame and has bushings on the axle side and a
tie rod end on the frame side.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Andy wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> rotated... None of this helped.
>
> Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any help
> is appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy.

 

Hi Andy,
A new steering stabilizer will cover up a multitude of problems,
you've got something really wrong, jack it up and shake the wheels, I
think it'll jump out and bit you. Put a brick or something like, beside
the tire and check for run out, which is a major cause of wobble.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Andy wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> rotated... None of this helped.
>
> Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any help
> is appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy.

 

Hi Andy,
A new steering stabilizer will cover up a multitude of problems,
you've got something really wrong, jack it up and shake the wheels, I
think it'll jump out and bit you. Put a brick or something like, beside
the tire and check for run out, which is a major cause of wobble.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Andy wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> rotated... None of this helped.
>
> Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any help
> is appreciated...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy.

 

Thanks Mike,

I will check that....


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F7C554F.648A2472@sympatico.ca...
> I had one that drove me nuts. I thought I was going to lose a tire it
> shook so bad. I finally figured out it was the clutch on the rad fan
> gone bad. Maybe see if you can flop your fan around.
>
> Another sneaky one is the track bar. This runs from the passenger side
> axle to the drivers side frame and has bushings on the axle side and a
> tie rod end on the frame side.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Andy wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> > (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> > rotated... None of this helped.
> >
> > Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any
help
> > is appreciated...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy.

 

Thanks Mike,

I will check that....


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F7C554F.648A2472@sympatico.ca...
> I had one that drove me nuts. I thought I was going to lose a tire it
> shook so bad. I finally figured out it was the clutch on the rad fan
> gone bad. Maybe see if you can flop your fan around.
>
> Another sneaky one is the track bar. This runs from the passenger side
> axle to the drivers side frame and has bushings on the axle side and a
> tie rod end on the frame side.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Andy wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> > (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> > rotated... None of this helped.
> >
> > Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any
help
> > is appreciated...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy.

 

Thanks Bill,

I jacked up the front end and shook the wheels. I get no play at all in the
wheels.

I will check it again making closer note of run out...


"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3F7C68C8.5585634B@***.net...
> Hi Andy,
> A new steering stabilizer will cover up a multitude of problems,
> you've got something really wrong, jack it up and shake the wheels, I
> think it'll jump out and bit you. Put a brick or something like, beside
> the tire and check for run out, which is a major cause of wobble.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Andy wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> > (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> > rotated... None of this helped.
> >
> > Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any
help
> > is appreciated...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy.

 

Thanks Bill,

I jacked up the front end and shook the wheels. I get no play at all in the
wheels.

I will check it again making closer note of run out...


"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3F7C68C8.5585634B@***.net...
> Hi Andy,
> A new steering stabilizer will cover up a multitude of problems,
> you've got something really wrong, jack it up and shake the wheels, I
> think it'll jump out and bit you. Put a brick or something like, beside
> the tire and check for run out, which is a major cause of wobble.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Andy wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
> > (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
> > rotated... None of this helped.
> >
> > Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any
help
> > is appreciated...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy.

 

Andy,
Assuming you don't have a bent rim, check your tires for a shifted belt.
Jack up the front and find a lateral groove that goes all the way around the
tire for reference. Prop a stick on brick pointing towards your reference
and turn the tire. If your point of reference deviates one way or the other
while turning the tire this could be the cause of the wobble.
-Brian

"Andy" <ahawk5082@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1065110656.262588@sj-nntpcache-5...
: Hello all,
:
: I have a real bad wobble in my front-end. I checked the wheel bearings
: (seems OK) replaced the steering dampener. Had the tires rebalanced and
: rotated... None of this helped.
:
: Where else should I look. Not real fimiliar with front end work. Any help
: is appreciated...
:
: Thanks,
:
: Andy.
:
: