Jeep clunking
 

hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone (I
know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right side
was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it off
the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and listen
and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that could
be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said there
was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks

Re: Jeep clunking
 

Grab the sway bar and give it a shake while watching the rubber boots
at the end, I have had them go on me but the boot hides the fact that
they are broken. Three months ago I had one go on the wifes 97
Cherokee and it actually blew apart and jammed up into the strut, she
said it had been clunking for weeks then it just stopped. Yeah it
stopped when it found a new home jammed in the strut.

"No way of knowing" .... don't go back to this guy he is trying to
give you anew vehicle 1 part at a time.

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:44:03 GMT, "bigblankowsky"
<bigblankowsky@adelphia.net> wrote:

>hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
>4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone (I
>know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right side
>was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it off
>the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and listen
>and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
>before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
>greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that could
>be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said there
>was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
>money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks
>

Re: Jeep clunking
 

Grab the sway bar and give it a shake while watching the rubber boots
at the end, I have had them go on me but the boot hides the fact that
they are broken. Three months ago I had one go on the wifes 97
Cherokee and it actually blew apart and jammed up into the strut, she
said it had been clunking for weeks then it just stopped. Yeah it
stopped when it found a new home jammed in the strut.

"No way of knowing" .... don't go back to this guy he is trying to
give you anew vehicle 1 part at a time.

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:44:03 GMT, "bigblankowsky"
<bigblankowsky@adelphia.net> wrote:

>hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
>4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone (I
>know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right side
>was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it off
>the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and listen
>and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
>before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
>greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that could
>be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said there
>was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
>money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks
>

Re: Jeep clunking
 

Grab the sway bar and give it a shake while watching the rubber boots
at the end, I have had them go on me but the boot hides the fact that
they are broken. Three months ago I had one go on the wifes 97
Cherokee and it actually blew apart and jammed up into the strut, she
said it had been clunking for weeks then it just stopped. Yeah it
stopped when it found a new home jammed in the strut.

"No way of knowing" .... don't go back to this guy he is trying to
give you anew vehicle 1 part at a time.

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:44:03 GMT, "bigblankowsky"
<bigblankowsky@adelphia.net> wrote:

>hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
>4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone (I
>know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right side
>was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it off
>the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and listen
>and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
>before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
>greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that could
>be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said there
>was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
>money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks
>

Re: Jeep clunking
 

When you replace one U-joint, you should replace the other too.

Re: Jeep clunking
 

When you replace one U-joint, you should replace the other too.

Re: Jeep clunking
 

When you replace one U-joint, you should replace the other too.

Re: Jeep clunking
 

ok thanks for the info that helps alot. But what exactly am I looking for
when I give it a shake?And how much force should I have to use to notice it?
The kit is fairly cheap and I can probably do it myself if it needs to be
done.I sure hope thats all that it is. Thanks again
"Jeepster" <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote in message
news:peevuvgvquqcg3jihvh3quhllhv0aliv8q@4ax.com...
> Grab the sway bar and give it a shake while watching the rubber boots
> at the end, I have had them go on me but the boot hides the fact that
> they are broken. Three months ago I had one go on the wifes 97
> Cherokee and it actually blew apart and jammed up into the strut, she
> said it had been clunking for weeks then it just stopped. Yeah it
> stopped when it found a new home jammed in the strut.
>
> "No way of knowing" .... don't go back to this guy he is trying to
> give you anew vehicle 1 part at a time.
>
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:44:03 GMT, "bigblankowsky"
> <bigblankowsky@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> >hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
> >4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone
(I
> >know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right
side
> >was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it
off
> >the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and
listen
> >and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
> >before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
> >greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that
could
> >be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said
there
> >was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
> >money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks
> >
>

Re: Jeep clunking
 

ok thanks for the info that helps alot. But what exactly am I looking for
when I give it a shake?And how much force should I have to use to notice it?
The kit is fairly cheap and I can probably do it myself if it needs to be
done.I sure hope thats all that it is. Thanks again
"Jeepster" <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote in message
news:peevuvgvquqcg3jihvh3quhllhv0aliv8q@4ax.com...
> Grab the sway bar and give it a shake while watching the rubber boots
> at the end, I have had them go on me but the boot hides the fact that
> they are broken. Three months ago I had one go on the wifes 97
> Cherokee and it actually blew apart and jammed up into the strut, she
> said it had been clunking for weeks then it just stopped. Yeah it
> stopped when it found a new home jammed in the strut.
>
> "No way of knowing" .... don't go back to this guy he is trying to
> give you anew vehicle 1 part at a time.
>
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:44:03 GMT, "bigblankowsky"
> <bigblankowsky@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> >hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
> >4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone
(I
> >know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right
side
> >was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it
off
> >the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and
listen
> >and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
> >before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
> >greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that
could
> >be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said
there
> >was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
> >money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks
> >
>

Re: Jeep clunking
 

ok thanks for the info that helps alot. But what exactly am I looking for
when I give it a shake?And how much force should I have to use to notice it?
The kit is fairly cheap and I can probably do it myself if it needs to be
done.I sure hope thats all that it is. Thanks again
"Jeepster" <yj_driver_NO_SPAM@excite.com> wrote in message
news:peevuvgvquqcg3jihvh3quhllhv0aliv8q@4ax.com...
> Grab the sway bar and give it a shake while watching the rubber boots
> at the end, I have had them go on me but the boot hides the fact that
> they are broken. Three months ago I had one go on the wifes 97
> Cherokee and it actually blew apart and jammed up into the strut, she
> said it had been clunking for weeks then it just stopped. Yeah it
> stopped when it found a new home jammed in the strut.
>
> "No way of knowing" .... don't go back to this guy he is trying to
> give you anew vehicle 1 part at a time.
>
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:44:03 GMT, "bigblankowsky"
> <bigblankowsky@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> >hi group got a question if someone would like to give some advice. 97 JGC
> >4.0 loud clunking noise coming from the front end. Took it to Firestone
(I
> >know .....they got me) and the guy found that my U joint on the right
side
> >was in bad shape so they replaced it. After paying for it and driving it
off
> >the clunking was even louder than before.Had the guy go with me and
listen
> >and he agreed that it was loud and didnt hear it when he drove it just
> >before I got there(riggghhht). He says he greased everything that can be
> >greased and everything was rock solid in his words.The only thing that
could
> >be suspect on it is the stabalizer link or swaybar link that he said
there
> >was no way of knowing.Just wanted some opinions before shelling out more
> >money on something that doesn't need to be done.thanks
> >
>