Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
06-02-2007, 11:41 AM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Thanks Mike !! Yes, this is a tilt steering wheel. I think that I need to
> find someone with experience in working on the steering column, and I also
> know the importance of the mechanic being totally familiar with the air bag
> in the steering wheel.
>
> I will look out for further comments on this problem....... I do wish that
> I could find a cure.
>
> James
>
>
If your track bar bushing has gone bad, it can cause a bad odd shake in
the steering.
To check that, you sit in the drivers seat very still and line your eye
up with the hood crease and a spot on the ground or a tree or something.
You then have the engine running and turn the steering wheel side to
side. If the spot on the ground moves with the steering, check the
bushing. The steering is only supposed to move the wheels, not the nose
of the Jeep.
The bushing is on the passenger side where a big bar hooks up that goes
to the frame on the drivers side.
If bad, you will see movement in this connection when someone turns the
steering back and forth while you go under and look. It's other end on
the frame has a ball joint which can go bad too, but the bushing is
first usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> Thanks Mike !! Yes, this is a tilt steering wheel. I think that I need to
> find someone with experience in working on the steering column, and I also
> know the importance of the mechanic being totally familiar with the air bag
> in the steering wheel.
>
> I will look out for further comments on this problem....... I do wish that
> I could find a cure.
>
> James
>
>
If your track bar bushing has gone bad, it can cause a bad odd shake in
the steering.
To check that, you sit in the drivers seat very still and line your eye
up with the hood crease and a spot on the ground or a tree or something.
You then have the engine running and turn the steering wheel side to
side. If the spot on the ground moves with the steering, check the
bushing. The steering is only supposed to move the wheels, not the nose
of the Jeep.
The bushing is on the passenger side where a big bar hooks up that goes
to the frame on the drivers side.
If bad, you will see movement in this connection when someone turns the
steering back and forth while you go under and look. It's other end on
the frame has a ball joint which can go bad too, but the bushing is
first usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
06-02-2007, 11:41 AM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Thanks Mike !! Yes, this is a tilt steering wheel. I think that I need to
> find someone with experience in working on the steering column, and I also
> know the importance of the mechanic being totally familiar with the air bag
> in the steering wheel.
>
> I will look out for further comments on this problem....... I do wish that
> I could find a cure.
>
> James
>
>
If your track bar bushing has gone bad, it can cause a bad odd shake in
the steering.
To check that, you sit in the drivers seat very still and line your eye
up with the hood crease and a spot on the ground or a tree or something.
You then have the engine running and turn the steering wheel side to
side. If the spot on the ground moves with the steering, check the
bushing. The steering is only supposed to move the wheels, not the nose
of the Jeep.
The bushing is on the passenger side where a big bar hooks up that goes
to the frame on the drivers side.
If bad, you will see movement in this connection when someone turns the
steering back and forth while you go under and look. It's other end on
the frame has a ball joint which can go bad too, but the bushing is
first usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> Thanks Mike !! Yes, this is a tilt steering wheel. I think that I need to
> find someone with experience in working on the steering column, and I also
> know the importance of the mechanic being totally familiar with the air bag
> in the steering wheel.
>
> I will look out for further comments on this problem....... I do wish that
> I could find a cure.
>
> James
>
>
If your track bar bushing has gone bad, it can cause a bad odd shake in
the steering.
To check that, you sit in the drivers seat very still and line your eye
up with the hood crease and a spot on the ground or a tree or something.
You then have the engine running and turn the steering wheel side to
side. If the spot on the ground moves with the steering, check the
bushing. The steering is only supposed to move the wheels, not the nose
of the Jeep.
The bushing is on the passenger side where a big bar hooks up that goes
to the frame on the drivers side.
If bad, you will see movement in this connection when someone turns the
steering back and forth while you go under and look. It's other end on
the frame has a ball joint which can go bad too, but the bushing is
first usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
06-02-2007, 11:41 AM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Thanks Mike !! Yes, this is a tilt steering wheel. I think that I need to
> find someone with experience in working on the steering column, and I also
> know the importance of the mechanic being totally familiar with the air bag
> in the steering wheel.
>
> I will look out for further comments on this problem....... I do wish that
> I could find a cure.
>
> James
>
>
If your track bar bushing has gone bad, it can cause a bad odd shake in
the steering.
To check that, you sit in the drivers seat very still and line your eye
up with the hood crease and a spot on the ground or a tree or something.
You then have the engine running and turn the steering wheel side to
side. If the spot on the ground moves with the steering, check the
bushing. The steering is only supposed to move the wheels, not the nose
of the Jeep.
The bushing is on the passenger side where a big bar hooks up that goes
to the frame on the drivers side.
If bad, you will see movement in this connection when someone turns the
steering back and forth while you go under and look. It's other end on
the frame has a ball joint which can go bad too, but the bushing is
first usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> Thanks Mike !! Yes, this is a tilt steering wheel. I think that I need to
> find someone with experience in working on the steering column, and I also
> know the importance of the mechanic being totally familiar with the air bag
> in the steering wheel.
>
> I will look out for further comments on this problem....... I do wish that
> I could find a cure.
>
> James
>
>
If your track bar bushing has gone bad, it can cause a bad odd shake in
the steering.
To check that, you sit in the drivers seat very still and line your eye
up with the hood crease and a spot on the ground or a tree or something.
You then have the engine running and turn the steering wheel side to
side. If the spot on the ground moves with the steering, check the
bushing. The steering is only supposed to move the wheels, not the nose
of the Jeep.
The bushing is on the passenger side where a big bar hooks up that goes
to the frame on the drivers side.
If bad, you will see movement in this connection when someone turns the
steering back and forth while you go under and look. It's other end on
the frame has a ball joint which can go bad too, but the bushing is
first usually.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
06-02-2007, 12:27 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
06-02-2007, 12:27 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
06-02-2007, 12:27 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
06-02-2007, 12:27 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
James wrote:
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
> Several months ago, I reported about my 2000 JGC overheating at very high
> speeds or when climbing a long hill. Many good ideas and advice was
> offered, but I think the concensus was that I needed to replace the
> radiator. I have now done this, and it indeed fully cured the problem !!
> Thanks for all the help on this one.
I'm getting overheat problems, too. My water is moving in the radiator, and
turning on the heat makes the level in the overflow bottle drop. My radiator
has a lot of scale in it and the air coming off doesn't seem very hot. Looks
like I'm due for a radiator after 10 years...
-Scott
'97 TJ SE
06-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
Scott, on my radiator, is was flowing water on one side of the radiator
only. One full side was totally blocked !!
So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.
Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!
Thanks !!
James
only. One full side was totally blocked !!
So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.
Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!
Thanks !!
James
06-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
Scott, on my radiator, is was flowing water on one side of the radiator
only. One full side was totally blocked !!
So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.
Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!
Thanks !!
James
only. One full side was totally blocked !!
So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.
Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!
Thanks !!
James
06-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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Re: Overheating cured !! / New Question !!
Scott, on my radiator, is was flowing water on one side of the radiator
only. One full side was totally blocked !!
So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.
Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!
Thanks !!
James
only. One full side was totally blocked !!
So, the Jeep was operating on 1/2 of a radiator, and that is why it would
heat up under severe strain.
Mike, good idea about checking the bushing in the track bar. I will look at
that !!
Thanks !!
James