I would be jacking up each front corner and cutting the wheels hard to
the side and then hand spin the wheel. If the u-joints are going bad,
you should see movement or rust or it will bind up.

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

Tony D wrote:
>
> I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary with them. What should I be
> looking for John?
>
> "John Sevey" <seveyj@no.spam.like.substance.wi.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:sU0ie.2672$S4.2487@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > Tony D <tony@dalton-hill.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all. I have a 99 Jeep TJ, 160,000km. Recently, it has been giving
> me a
> > > bit of trouble when making sharp turns at low speeds. I try not to make
> > > sharp turns at high speeds :). Basically, the steering wheel gives
> pressure
> > > to swing back to the opposite side.
> > >
> > > I replaced my steering damper, but I still get the problem. The ball
> joints
> > > and other connections seem solid and my wheels seem balanced. I have no
> > > problems going in a straight line at high and low speeds. Any ideas of
> what
> > > I should be looking at?
> >
> > Just a thought:
> >
> > How are your front wheel u-joints?
> >
> > -John

 

Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I would be jacking up each front corner and cutting the wheels hard to
> the side and then hand spin the wheel. If the u-joints are going bad,
> you should see movement or rust or it will bind up.

Yeah, like Mike says. :)

When the u-joints seized up on my Cherokee, I didn't have any movement or rust
on the joints themselves, but the joints were bound up enough that I couldn't
spin the tires without them forcing the steering wheel straight again. (I
jacked up the entire front end, having both wheels off the ground at the same
time during the test.)

-John

 

Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I would be jacking up each front corner and cutting the wheels hard to
> the side and then hand spin the wheel. If the u-joints are going bad,
> you should see movement or rust or it will bind up.

Yeah, like Mike says. :)

When the u-joints seized up on my Cherokee, I didn't have any movement or rust
on the joints themselves, but the joints were bound up enough that I couldn't
spin the tires without them forcing the steering wheel straight again. (I
jacked up the entire front end, having both wheels off the ground at the same
time during the test.)

-John

 

Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I would be jacking up each front corner and cutting the wheels hard to
> the side and then hand spin the wheel. If the u-joints are going bad,
> you should see movement or rust or it will bind up.

Yeah, like Mike says. :)

When the u-joints seized up on my Cherokee, I didn't have any movement or rust
on the joints themselves, but the joints were bound up enough that I couldn't
spin the tires without them forcing the steering wheel straight again. (I
jacked up the entire front end, having both wheels off the ground at the same
time during the test.)

-John

 

Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I would be jacking up each front corner and cutting the wheels hard to
> the side and then hand spin the wheel. If the u-joints are going bad,
> you should see movement or rust or it will bind up.

Yeah, like Mike says. :)

When the u-joints seized up on my Cherokee, I didn't have any movement or rust
on the joints themselves, but the joints were bound up enough that I couldn't
spin the tires without them forcing the steering wheel straight again. (I
jacked up the entire front end, having both wheels off the ground at the same
time during the test.)

-John

 

thanks all. it was the u-joints.
"Tony D" <tony@dalton-hill.com> wrote in message
news:tyRhe.427$dS3.162132@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi all. I have a 99 Jeep TJ, 160,000km. Recently, it has been giving me
a
> bit of trouble when making sharp turns at low speeds. I try not to make
> sharp turns at high speeds :). Basically, the steering wheel gives
pressure
> to swing back to the opposite side.
>
> I replaced my steering damper, but I still get the problem. The ball
joints
> and other connections seem solid and my wheels seem balanced. I have no
> problems going in a straight line at high and low speeds. Any ideas of
what
> I should be looking at?
>
> THANKS!
>
>
>

 

thanks all. it was the u-joints.
"Tony D" <tony@dalton-hill.com> wrote in message
news:tyRhe.427$dS3.162132@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi all. I have a 99 Jeep TJ, 160,000km. Recently, it has been giving me
a
> bit of trouble when making sharp turns at low speeds. I try not to make
> sharp turns at high speeds :). Basically, the steering wheel gives
pressure
> to swing back to the opposite side.
>
> I replaced my steering damper, but I still get the problem. The ball
joints
> and other connections seem solid and my wheels seem balanced. I have no
> problems going in a straight line at high and low speeds. Any ideas of
what
> I should be looking at?
>
> THANKS!
>
>
>

 

thanks all. it was the u-joints.
"Tony D" <tony@dalton-hill.com> wrote in message
news:tyRhe.427$dS3.162132@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi all. I have a 99 Jeep TJ, 160,000km. Recently, it has been giving me
a
> bit of trouble when making sharp turns at low speeds. I try not to make
> sharp turns at high speeds :). Basically, the steering wheel gives
pressure
> to swing back to the opposite side.
>
> I replaced my steering damper, but I still get the problem. The ball
joints
> and other connections seem solid and my wheels seem balanced. I have no
> problems going in a straight line at high and low speeds. Any ideas of
what
> I should be looking at?
>
> THANKS!
>
>
>

 

thanks all. it was the u-joints.
"Tony D" <tony@dalton-hill.com> wrote in message
news:tyRhe.427$dS3.162132@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi all. I have a 99 Jeep TJ, 160,000km. Recently, it has been giving me
a
> bit of trouble when making sharp turns at low speeds. I try not to make
> sharp turns at high speeds :). Basically, the steering wheel gives
pressure
> to swing back to the opposite side.
>
> I replaced my steering damper, but I still get the problem. The ball
joints
> and other connections seem solid and my wheels seem balanced. I have no
> problems going in a straight line at high and low speeds. Any ideas of
what
> I should be looking at?
>
> THANKS!
>
>
>

 

Thanks for the follow up.
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Tony D wrote:
>
> thanks all. it was the u-joints.