You should not drive the Jeep until you find the broken part!

That is a serious amount of movement and it means something is broken
big time.

If it is something like an axle u-joint, it (the axle) can fall off, hit
the ground and maybe flip the vehicle over. I had a friend die that
way.

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

Kaelanmon wrote:
>
> My Jeep has a manual trans. and when I release the clutch to engage the
> wheels (at any speed), there's a pretty loud slapping noise -- obviously
> from the engagement of the tires.
>
> I lifted the rear end and noticed I could turn the rear tires 1/4
> revolution in either direction before the axle moved. My father says
> "That's a lot of play." My question is: "is it?" Is this normal for a
> jeep?
>
> Thanks
> K.

 

You should not drive the Jeep until you find the broken part!

That is a serious amount of movement and it means something is broken
big time.

If it is something like an axle u-joint, it (the axle) can fall off, hit
the ground and maybe flip the vehicle over. I had a friend die that
way.

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

Kaelanmon wrote:
>
> My Jeep has a manual trans. and when I release the clutch to engage the
> wheels (at any speed), there's a pretty loud slapping noise -- obviously
> from the engagement of the tires.
>
> I lifted the rear end and noticed I could turn the rear tires 1/4
> revolution in either direction before the axle moved. My father says
> "That's a lot of play." My question is: "is it?" Is this normal for a
> jeep?
>
> Thanks
> K.

 

That should be driveshaft with a busted u-joint....

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You should not drive the Jeep until you find the broken part!
>
> That is a serious amount of movement and it means something is broken
> big time.
>
> If it is something like an axle u-joint, it (the axle) can fall off, hit
> the ground and maybe flip the vehicle over. I had a friend die that
> way.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Kaelanmon wrote:
> >
> > My Jeep has a manual trans. and when I release the clutch to engage the
> > wheels (at any speed), there's a pretty loud slapping noise -- obviously
> > from the engagement of the tires.
> >
> > I lifted the rear end and noticed I could turn the rear tires 1/4
> > revolution in either direction before the axle moved. My father says
> > "That's a lot of play." My question is: "is it?" Is this normal for a
> > jeep?
> >
> > Thanks
> > K.

 

That should be driveshaft with a busted u-joint....

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You should not drive the Jeep until you find the broken part!
>
> That is a serious amount of movement and it means something is broken
> big time.
>
> If it is something like an axle u-joint, it (the axle) can fall off, hit
> the ground and maybe flip the vehicle over. I had a friend die that
> way.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Kaelanmon wrote:
> >
> > My Jeep has a manual trans. and when I release the clutch to engage the
> > wheels (at any speed), there's a pretty loud slapping noise -- obviously
> > from the engagement of the tires.
> >
> > I lifted the rear end and noticed I could turn the rear tires 1/4
> > revolution in either direction before the axle moved. My father says
> > "That's a lot of play." My question is: "is it?" Is this normal for a
> > jeep?
> >
> > Thanks
> > K.

 

That should be driveshaft with a busted u-joint....

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You should not drive the Jeep until you find the broken part!
>
> That is a serious amount of movement and it means something is broken
> big time.
>
> If it is something like an axle u-joint, it (the axle) can fall off, hit
> the ground and maybe flip the vehicle over. I had a friend die that
> way.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Kaelanmon wrote:
> >
> > My Jeep has a manual trans. and when I release the clutch to engage the
> > wheels (at any speed), there's a pretty loud slapping noise -- obviously
> > from the engagement of the tires.
> >
> > I lifted the rear end and noticed I could turn the rear tires 1/4
> > revolution in either direction before the axle moved. My father says
> > "That's a lot of play." My question is: "is it?" Is this normal for a
> > jeep?
> >
> > Thanks
> > K.

 

That should be driveshaft with a busted u-joint....

Mike

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> You should not drive the Jeep until you find the broken part!
>
> That is a serious amount of movement and it means something is broken
> big time.
>
> If it is something like an axle u-joint, it (the axle) can fall off, hit
> the ground and maybe flip the vehicle over. I had a friend die that
> way.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Kaelanmon wrote:
> >
> > My Jeep has a manual trans. and when I release the clutch to engage the
> > wheels (at any speed), there's a pretty loud slapping noise -- obviously
> > from the engagement of the tires.
> >
> > I lifted the rear end and noticed I could turn the rear tires 1/4
> > revolution in either direction before the axle moved. My father says
> > "That's a lot of play." My question is: "is it?" Is this normal for a
> > jeep?
> >
> > Thanks
> > K.