man can my luck get any worse????

[STERLING STINGER]

as you know my engine blew in my 88 mj

 

now, my 92 has a problem

 

whenever i turn a minor corner, and my passengers tire hits any size bump

my steering wheel jerks back and forth so bad that i almost have to come to a complete stop to not die.

also around 45mph to 60mph, my rear passenger is making a crazy whining sound???

 

this sucks!!!!! :wall: :fs1:

[87Warrior]

Welcome to death wobble.

 

Check your front trackbar bolts and bushings, they should be tight. Next would be the steering linkage followed by the control arms. Did this start up after you stuck the plow on it, or is the plow still mounted to the 88?

 

As for the right rear whine, is your differential full of oil? Are the brakes dragging? Or could it actually be the rear U-joint?

[Automan2164]

Also, if you can kinda drive through the wobble, check the balance on your front tires. Trust me on that. A real death wobble feels exactly like that, death. It will shake so bad you have to slam on the brakes.

 

Rob L.

[STERLING STINGER]

the plows not gonna go on the 92

i found an engine w/100k on it for $300.00! at a respected junkyard

i found a mechanic to install it fro maximum amount $750

 

 

what about the track bar or the steering stabalizer?

could that be it.

 

also, i have o idea how to check any of these diagnosis you guys are giving me....I'm a noobie.....sorry.

 

thanks for all your guys help.....really

[89eliminator]

its not the steering stabilizer. have somebody turn the steering wheel back and forth while you look for anything loose in the front end. also, start grabbing stuff and shaking it. from my DW experience, it was a combo of bad control arm bushings and bad ball joints.

[Automan2164]

Have someone (with the truck off) move the steering wheel back and fourth small amounts quickly, and get underneath. You'll be looking for movement in any joint, but the ones to watch are the trackbar at both ends. That seems to be the most common problem.

 

Rob L.

[STERLING STINGER]

ok ill look when my friend comes home from work to help

thanks again

[freakjeep93]

also check you trackbar bracket on the sxel it may be ovaled out :thumbsup:

[WBKrazy]

mine was really bad when i first bought it, there's a s-curve on the highway here with a ridge in the road right in the middle of the curve, and when i hit the ridge it was so bad that it would literally shake and jump into the next lane.. put new tires on it, and it hasn't come back... yet.....

[jimoshel]

Realy bad luck? Isn't that when your GF tells you she's PG and your wife hears her?

[DJM/78]

Hey , on the bright side you gonna' learn how to do it all .

My wobble is a combination of a bad track bar , control arm bushings , shaty sway bar bushings and empty pockets !! :cheers:

[88mjmanche]

wheel bearing ????????

[STERLING STINGER]

well, i took all of your advice the best i could for the "testing" of whats giving me the death wobble

the first thing i notices was my end links were looking a little sqished

so i replaced them...i know small project but you gotta crawl before you walk

very easy..garage price:$120.00

me doing it, $16.00 per link and about 1 hours work total

here's some before and after pics cuz i know you dudes want your pics!!! :rotf:

 

oh, let me tell you all the testing results:

everything seemed solid...

tires lifted up tested the vertical/horizontal shake......solid

lifted tires with prybar underneath and lifted .......no irregular movement

 

while i was in there, i checked the shocks, all 3

not sure what the vertical shock is called, but they were all good

 

then i took it for the test drive

no death wobble that i can tell, but the same clunking niose coming from same place, passengers front

 

any other suggestions?

someone told me that the sway bar might be bad and the only way to test it was to get a new one....true?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[freakjeep93]

there are 3 shocks but only 2 are shocks, those are the vertical ones, the horizontal one is a steering stabilized :typing:

[STERLING STINGER]

there are 3 shocks but only 2 are shocks, those are the vertical ones, the horizontal one is a steering stabilized :typing:

sorry about that...thanks!

I'm such a noob

[freakjeep93]

no prob i just wanted to be a smart azz

[87Warrior]

With a front right clunk I would replace the axle end of the trackbar bushing.

 

This is one end of your trackbar. Replace the bushing that this bolt slides through.

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Could also be the control arm bushings or ball joints wiggling when the weight of the truck is pushing down on them. But like you said, baby steps :yes:

[STERLING STINGER]

i didnt have any weight on the tires when i checked it.

[mvusse]

 

WOW! You actually managed to get the top nut off WITHOUT snapping the end link off. I have yet to manage that; as of now I'm 0 for 4.

[freakjeep93]

i think i did it once, the other i just ground off

[STERLING STINGER]

i pb blasted the poop out of them

 

still a clanking when i hit a bump

no wobble yet though

I'm real scared to go over like 55 cuz that wobble sucks when it happens

 

it seems like its gonna wobble........?

[WBKrazy]

Realy bad luck? Isn't that when your GF tells you she's PG and your wife hears her?

 

 

 

that's sigworthy right there! :rotf:

[64 Cheyenne]

My front end clunk was from the axle shaft U-Joints being toast. I didn't find them till I put the front DS back in after being rebuilt.

[STERLING STINGER]

 

WOW! You actually managed to get the top nut off WITHOUT snapping the end link off. I have yet to manage that; as of now I'm 0 for 4.

ya, one of the bottom bolts was seized....but the rest were easy after i got rid of my walmart toolset and bought a craftsman!

[STERLING STINGER]

what if i just replace the track bar next?

instead of the bushings, the whole arm.....and i should upgrade also soooooooooo

what should i throw in there?