Death Wobble
 

How common is death wobble on a bone stock 2WD XJ?.

I have a friend who was trying to describe the XJs recent reaction to
crossing the railroad tracks and all I could make of it was death
wobble......

Am I missing something or what should I be looking at tomorrow?

What I know:
'96 XJ Classic 2WD, ~90k miles, 4 liter 3 speed automatic,. Kelly Celebrity
tires mounted and balanced 2 years ago, not aligned at that time (old
tires had no odd wear), condition of shocks unknown, condition of suspension
unknown. Brakes and rotors new - DW existed before the brake job)

Jeeps seems to be otherwise in good shape the 'dw like' sensation only
mentioned as an afterthought within a different conversation last night. I
don't know if this is the first instance or a recurring problem. (I suspect
it is not a common occurrence on this Jeep as it has never been mentioned
before)

I will be looking at this over the weekend. Anything in particular, other
than the above, that I should look for?

Re: Death Wobble
 

rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears off
and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the wheels as
part of the 15K service.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Re: Death Wobble
 

rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears off
and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the wheels as
part of the 15K service.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Re: Death Wobble
 

rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears off
and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the wheels as
part of the 15K service.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Re: Death Wobble
 

"Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:4ooba9FfmjrcU1@individual.net...
> rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears
> off and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the
> wheels as part of the 15K service.


....I think you will find, if you check balance of the tires even more often,
like every 6000 miles, or every other oil change, they will need balancing
then too.

Spdloader

Re: Death Wobble
 

"Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:4ooba9FfmjrcU1@individual.net...
> rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears
> off and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the
> wheels as part of the 15K service.


....I think you will find, if you check balance of the tires even more often,
like every 6000 miles, or every other oil change, they will need balancing
then too.

Spdloader

Re: Death Wobble
 

"Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:4ooba9FfmjrcU1@individual.net...
> rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears
> off and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the
> wheels as part of the 15K service.


....I think you will find, if you check balance of the tires even more often,
like every 6000 miles, or every other oil change, they will need balancing
then too.

Spdloader

Re: Death Wobble
 

Spdloader wrote:
> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:4ooba9FfmjrcU1@individual.net...
>> rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears
>> off and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the
>> wheels as part of the 15K service.
>
>
> ...I think you will find, if you check balance of the tires even more often,
> like every 6000 miles, or every other oil change, they will need balancing
> then too.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
and rotate every 6000 miles. :-)

--
FRH

Re: Death Wobble
 

Spdloader wrote:
> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:4ooba9FfmjrcU1@individual.net...
>> rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears
>> off and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the
>> wheels as part of the 15K service.
>
>
> ...I think you will find, if you check balance of the tires even more often,
> like every 6000 miles, or every other oil change, they will need balancing
> then too.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
and rotate every 6000 miles. :-)

--
FRH

Re: Death Wobble
 

Spdloader wrote:
> "Stupendous Man" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
> news:4ooba9FfmjrcU1@individual.net...
>> rebalance the tires before you waste time on anything else..Rubber wears
>> off and it changes.When i worked in german car shops we balanced the
>> wheels as part of the 15K service.
>
>
> ...I think you will find, if you check balance of the tires even more often,
> like every 6000 miles, or every other oil change, they will need balancing
> then too.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
and rotate every 6000 miles. :-)

--
FRH