Hi all.

I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange ( to me at
least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn left or right, I
"feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet underneath the vehicle. It
does seem to be consistent and occurs on whichever side im steering
towards. Is it normal to feel the steering mechanism working through
the floorboards?. Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or
right i feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?

p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on normal
streets...

 

I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or something
are loose.

Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in and see if
the noise is still there...

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

Ed Roper wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange ( to me at
> least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn left or right, I
> "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet underneath the vehicle. It
> does seem to be consistent and occurs on whichever side im steering
> towards. Is it normal to feel the steering mechanism working through
> the floorboards?. Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or
> right i feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
> noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
>
> p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on normal
> streets...

 

I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or something
are loose.

Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in and see if
the noise is still there...

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

Ed Roper wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange ( to me at
> least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn left or right, I
> "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet underneath the vehicle. It
> does seem to be consistent and occurs on whichever side im steering
> towards. Is it normal to feel the steering mechanism working through
> the floorboards?. Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or
> right i feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
> noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
>
> p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on normal
> streets...

 

I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or something
are loose.

Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in and see if
the noise is still there...

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

Ed Roper wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange ( to me at
> least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn left or right, I
> "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet underneath the vehicle. It
> does seem to be consistent and occurs on whichever side im steering
> towards. Is it normal to feel the steering mechanism working through
> the floorboards?. Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or
> right i feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
> noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
>
> p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on normal
> streets...

 

I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or something
are loose.

Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in and see if
the noise is still there...

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

Ed Roper wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange ( to me at
> least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn left or right, I
> "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet underneath the vehicle. It
> does seem to be consistent and occurs on whichever side im steering
> towards. Is it normal to feel the steering mechanism working through
> the floorboards?. Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or
> right i feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
> noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
>
> p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on normal
> streets...

 

I was trying to save myself from 40BDE762.2B333637@sympatico.ca,
but <romainm@sympatico.ca> wouldn't let me go...

| I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or
| something are loose.
|
| Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in
| and see if the noise is still there...
|
| Mike
| 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
| 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
|
| Ed Roper wrote:
||
|| Hi all.
||
|| I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange (
|| to me at least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn
|| left or right, I "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet
|| underneath the vehicle. It does seem to be consistent and
|| occurs on whichever side im steering towards. Is it normal to
|| feel the steering mechanism working through the floorboards?.
|| Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or right i
|| feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
|| noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
||
|| p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on
|| normal streets...

I second the beat her in idea...mine became much more friendly after a
few whacks...of course, I should replce my trans skid plate now, but,
well, It's a Jeep Thing....

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

I was trying to save myself from 40BDE762.2B333637@sympatico.ca,
but <romainm@sympatico.ca> wouldn't let me go...

| I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or
| something are loose.
|
| Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in
| and see if the noise is still there...
|
| Mike
| 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
| 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
|
| Ed Roper wrote:
||
|| Hi all.
||
|| I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange (
|| to me at least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn
|| left or right, I "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet
|| underneath the vehicle. It does seem to be consistent and
|| occurs on whichever side im steering towards. Is it normal to
|| feel the steering mechanism working through the floorboards?.
|| Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or right i
|| feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
|| noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
||
|| p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on
|| normal streets...

I second the beat her in idea...mine became much more friendly after a
few whacks...of course, I should replce my trans skid plate now, but,
well, It's a Jeep Thing....

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

I was trying to save myself from 40BDE762.2B333637@sympatico.ca,
but <romainm@sympatico.ca> wouldn't let me go...

| I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or
| something are loose.
|
| Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in
| and see if the noise is still there...
|
| Mike
| 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
| 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
|
| Ed Roper wrote:
||
|| Hi all.
||
|| I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange (
|| to me at least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn
|| left or right, I "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet
|| underneath the vehicle. It does seem to be consistent and
|| occurs on whichever side im steering towards. Is it normal to
|| feel the steering mechanism working through the floorboards?.
|| Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or right i
|| feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
|| noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
||
|| p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on
|| normal streets...

I second the beat her in idea...mine became much more friendly after a
few whacks...of course, I should replce my trans skid plate now, but,
well, It's a Jeep Thing....

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

I was trying to save myself from 40BDE762.2B333637@sympatico.ca,
but <romainm@sympatico.ca> wouldn't let me go...

| I would get it checked out. Sounds like the control arms or
| something are loose.
|
| Or, just go bounce her good off road to settle everything in
| and see if the noise is still there...
|
| Mike
| 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
| 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
|
| Ed Roper wrote:
||
|| Hi all.
||
|| I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange (
|| to me at least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn
|| left or right, I "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet
|| underneath the vehicle. It does seem to be consistent and
|| occurs on whichever side im steering towards. Is it normal to
|| feel the steering mechanism working through the floorboards?.
|| Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or right i
|| feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
|| noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
||
|| p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on
|| normal streets...

I second the beat her in idea...mine became much more friendly after a
few whacks...of course, I should replce my trans skid plate now, but,
well, It's a Jeep Thing....

--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

One week old? Take it to the shop first. Then beat the crap out of it
:-) The other damage should hide your existing issue.

Ed Roper wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I have a week old 04 wrangler and have noticed a strange ( to me at
> least ) noise occuring. At slow speeds, when I turn left or right, I
> "feel" something sort of 'pop' at my feet underneath the vehicle. It
> does seem to be consistent and occurs on whichever side im steering
> towards. Is it normal to feel the steering mechanism working through
> the floorboards?. Steering feels fine, but just when i turn left or
> right i feel it 'working'. Is this normal? or should i get these
> noises checked out....anything i can diagnose myself?
>
> p.s. for those about to guess, no, i dont have 4wd engaged on normal
> streets...