When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little too much
play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to drift to one side
or the other and does not seem to respond as easily as it should when
trying to correct the steering. It does not pull to one side or
another but instead seems to be on a rail so to speak. When trying to
correct it it doesn't seem to respond right away. Any comments?

 

In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:

| When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
| too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
| drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
| easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
| does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
| on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
| seem to respond right away. Any comments?



Could you please be more specific:
----------------------------------------------
Only on crowned roads?

At any speed?

Any vibrations?

Uneven tire tread wear?

Tires properly inflated?

Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?

Date of last alignment?

Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
correct?




--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:

| When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
| too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
| drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
| easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
| does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
| on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
| seem to respond right away. Any comments?



Could you please be more specific:
----------------------------------------------
Only on crowned roads?

At any speed?

Any vibrations?

Uneven tire tread wear?

Tires properly inflated?

Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?

Date of last alignment?

Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
correct?




--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:

| When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
| too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
| drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
| easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
| does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
| on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
| seem to respond right away. Any comments?



Could you please be more specific:
----------------------------------------------
Only on crowned roads?

At any speed?

Any vibrations?

Uneven tire tread wear?

Tires properly inflated?

Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?

Date of last alignment?

Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
correct?




--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:

| When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
| too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
| drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
| easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
| does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
| on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
| seem to respond right away. Any comments?



Could you please be more specific:
----------------------------------------------
Only on crowned roads?

At any speed?

Any vibrations?

Uneven tire tread wear?

Tires properly inflated?

Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?

Date of last alignment?

Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
correct?




--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ

 

"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<gZBoc.28445$V_.1165413@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
> Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:
>
> | When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
> | too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
> | drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
> | easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
> | does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
> | on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
> | seem to respond right away. Any comments?
>
>
>
> Could you please be more specific:
> ----------------------------------------------
> Only on crowned roads?
>
> At any speed?
>
> Any vibrations?
>
> Uneven tire tread wear?
>
> Tires properly inflated?
>
> Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?
>
> Date of last alignment?
>
> Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
> correct?
>
>
It seems to happen mostly on bumpy roadsusually notice it more a
slower speeds. No vibrations, Tires look good, Tires are a little low
(27psi), Weight is not an issue, Been a while since last alignment.

 

"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<gZBoc.28445$V_.1165413@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
> Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:
>
> | When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
> | too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
> | drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
> | easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
> | does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
> | on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
> | seem to respond right away. Any comments?
>
>
>
> Could you please be more specific:
> ----------------------------------------------
> Only on crowned roads?
>
> At any speed?
>
> Any vibrations?
>
> Uneven tire tread wear?
>
> Tires properly inflated?
>
> Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?
>
> Date of last alignment?
>
> Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
> correct?
>
>
It seems to happen mostly on bumpy roadsusually notice it more a
slower speeds. No vibrations, Tires look good, Tires are a little low
(27psi), Weight is not an issue, Been a while since last alignment.

 

"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<gZBoc.28445$V_.1165413@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
> Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:
>
> | When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
> | too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
> | drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
> | easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
> | does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
> | on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
> | seem to respond right away. Any comments?
>
>
>
> Could you please be more specific:
> ----------------------------------------------
> Only on crowned roads?
>
> At any speed?
>
> Any vibrations?
>
> Uneven tire tread wear?
>
> Tires properly inflated?
>
> Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?
>
> Date of last alignment?
>
> Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
> correct?
>
>
It seems to happen mostly on bumpy roadsusually notice it more a
slower speeds. No vibrations, Tires look good, Tires are a little low
(27psi), Weight is not an issue, Been a while since last alignment.

 

"Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<gZBoc.28445$V_.1165413@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
> Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:
>
> | When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
> | too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
> | drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
> | easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
> | does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
> | on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
> | seem to respond right away. Any comments?
>
>
>
> Could you please be more specific:
> ----------------------------------------------
> Only on crowned roads?
>
> At any speed?
>
> Any vibrations?
>
> Uneven tire tread wear?
>
> Tires properly inflated?
>
> Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?
>
> Date of last alignment?
>
> Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
> correct?
>
>
It seems to happen mostly on bumpy roadsusually notice it more a
slower speeds. No vibrations, Tires look good, Tires are a little low
(27psi), Weight is not an issue, Been a while since last alignment.

 

I had something similar. It was just a loose pitman nut. It's very
easy to check anyway.

tony6269@aol.com (Anthonyman) writes:

> "Joseph P" <jpribe@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<gZBoc.28445$V_.1165413@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> > In news:fb4e9d56.0405121718.1f1ea936@posting.google.c om,
> > Anthonyman from <tony6269@aol.com> was injured because:
> >
> > | When driving my 1999 Jeep Cherokee it seems to have a little
> > | too much play in the steering wheel. It also seems to want to
> > | drift to one side or the other and does not seem to respond as
> > | easily as it should when trying to correct the steering. It
> > | does not pull to one side or another but instead seems to be
> > | on a rail so to speak. When trying to correct it it doesn't
> > | seem to respond right away. Any comments?
> >
> >
> >
> > Could you please be more specific:
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > Only on crowned roads?
> >
> > At any speed?
> >
> > Any vibrations?
> >
> > Uneven tire tread wear?
> >
> > Tires properly inflated?
> >
> > Uneven load (do you weigh 300 pounds)?
> >
> > Date of last alignment?
> >
> > Any lift that altered steering geometry that you did not take steps to
> > correct?
> >
> >
> It seems to happen mostly on bumpy roadsusually notice it more a
> slower speeds. No vibrations, Tires look good, Tires are a little low
> (27psi), Weight is not an issue, Been a while since last alignment.