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95 Grand Cherokee front end vibration?  
DROLDS
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 08/06
Posted: 08/02/06
05:16 PM

95 Grand Cherokee, 146K miles on a clean well maintained southern truck. 4.0 engine, 42RE auto trans, 4-wheel drive with the factory Dana 30F up front(with u-joints not CVs)and the 35C axle in the rear, factory aluminum wheels with 235/75/R15 tires.
Problem: when at highway speeds going around left sweeping turns the left wheel oscillates back-n-forth (horizontal plane not vertical)rather violently when hitting a bump on the drivers side wheel, steering wheel shakes also. Doesnt do it when going around right turns. I have to slow down and apply the brakes hard to get it to stop shaking. That was the problem before replacing most of the steering parts(in/out tie rod ends,drag link,steering damper,shocks,front axle u-joints,front/rear stablizer bushings,alignment,balanced tires,adjusted the lash in the steering box etc...etc). Now its not as bad but still does it occasionally?? I have inspected this thing and I dont see anything loose. Anyone else run into this on a mid-late 90s HEEP? I was thinking wheel bearings, lower knuckles or upper ball joints but they appear tight when its on the lift? Thats all thats left to replace. Thanks. Steve droldsmorland@hotmail.com  


 
retired
User | Posts: 143 | Joined: 04/06
Posted: 08/15/06
12:04 PM

Change the ball joints, upper and lower. If that does not help change the unit berrings.  


 
snot
New User | Posts: 4 | Joined: 10/06
Posted: 10/14/06
03:20 PM

cheek and make sure your brake roters aren't warped.also can you tell me where you got the cv to u joint set up for your front axle  


 
redbeast
Enthusiast | Posts: 516 | Joined: 02/06
Posted: 10/17/06
05:49 PM

Sounds like classic 'death wobble' to me.  


 
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