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1993 Grand Cherokee "popping" in steering
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bhirschman
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Jun 1, 2008, 8:24 AM
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1993 Grand Cherokee "popping" in steering
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I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 165000 miles. I purchased it in January, 08. I had not noticed any problems while driving on the road, at any speed, any road conditions. I have experienced however, a loud popping sound on the driver side front while turning sharply into parking spaces, into my driveway, at slow speeds around sharper corners. This almost always happens when making a right turn although it has popped making a left turn but the popping is always in the front drivers wheel and takes longer to develop. It feels like something is binding up and as I approach the "popping" point a grinding sound developes the deeper into the turn I get and the feeling of it starting to bind up but not quite enough to make it "pop". The binding sensation occurs more frequently and sooner into the turn when I am going in reverse but does not "pop" in reverse often. After the binding sensation, with or without the "pop", the front drivers wheel clunks once when accelerating forward or backward. This clunking on acceleration does not always happen but if I stomp the gas it will definately happen and sometimes if stomping too hard there will be more than 1 clunk. I do not notice any pop, clunk or binding when driving at normal speeds, even if I stomp on the gas, but I assume this is because the turns are not as sharp. The gentleman I bought it from said he had replaced the CV joints and the farthest I have taken it is to confirm the boots appear new and in good repair. I don't want to remove them to inspect until I am certain of what I am looking for.
Just recently I have noticed a wobbling in the front right wheel when I hit bigger bumps(some frost heaves leave too much damage) in the road at higher speeds. I did a quick inspection yesterday and found nothing loose or out of the ordinary underneath but I am no mechanic either. I suspect the cv joint for the popping and something else for the wobble. I would like to fix this myself if possible since I am currently paying a garage to put an engine in my wifes van. The engine was not ticking so she assumed the oil level was OK.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 1, 2008, 9:36 AM
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By your description a CV joint makes that kind of noise but could be assorted noise at first. New doesn't always mean a good one and noise from one side can translate to the other and you'd swear to it being the other first??
Wheel bearing would be the wobble and would cause lots of symptoms and a serious problem if you can feel bearing freeplay with wheel hoisted!
It's hard to say typical of what things might sound like as there could be differant noises made. CV joint frequently make noise like twiting up a soda can "crackle" with load when turning like accellerating a bit.
Wheel bearings usually start as a growl or like just that wheel has knobby treaded tire on it and may be worse when steering and do nothing straight ahead for a while.
Neither should be ignored. Other FE parts can be bad too like tie rods ends, ball joints - anything but not so much with the symptoms you described. Some things are silent till they break too!
T
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bhirschman
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Jun 1, 2008, 10:47 AM
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Thanks for the prompt response.
It is hard to tell if there was a growl, it has knobby tires and there is road noise but the popping is definately in the front right. I can feel and hear it when the window is down especially.
I have not seen any heating in the wheel hub but I will jack it up today and see about the freeplay.
Thanks again.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 1, 2008, 3:08 PM
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I think you will find a bad outer CV joint. You really can't tell al that well without removing the shaft or remove the boot for a look and that takes a funky tool to reclamp on.
I can't be sure of course but it sounds like that. The replacement "half shafts" sold here are rebuilt most of the time and I'm about sure they leave in a good joint and clean up the thing with the bad one if only one makes it apparent that it's bad. They can just go brand new and can go without the boots being torn up too.
Wheel bearing if that's really causing this is more dangerous of the two problems - I doubt you need everything at once but who knows?
Just IMO - there's is no real "life expentancy" for these things. Some last forever and some don't
Good luck with finding and fixing it,
T
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