Steering question

JeepinLife

JeepinLife

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I have a strange occurrence while making turns (shallow or sharp) where the jeep will steer fine then hit a spot in the turn where it seems like the steering wheel either slips or hangs up.. Once I turn through this point all is back to normal. It's hard to describe but I hope this is enough to maybe get some ideas. Everything is tight and I can't duplicate the problem while sitting still.
 
Tree Frog

Tree Frog

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Poss. bent steering stabilizer?

Put up on jackstands and lay under there while someone turns form side to side till you see the problem.
 
jedg

jedg

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Could also be the track bar has a bad end and is binding. That is the symptom I was experiencing.
 
jedg

jedg

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JeepinLife said:
You got the feeling in the steering wheel from that?
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Yep sure did. I had an RK track bar with a heim joint at the axle end. The joint went bad and it caused the steering to catch for just a second then keep going.

EDIT - I replaced it with an OEM track bar. No problems since.
 
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JeepinLife

JeepinLife

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jedg said:
Yep sure did. I had an RK track bar with a heim joint at the axle end. The joint went bad and it caused the steering to catch for just a second then keep going.

EDIT - I replaced it with an OEM track bar. No problems since.
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Hmm sweet hopefully that's it. Thanks!
 
Saharacon

Saharacon

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I have noticed something similar. When you turn all the way to left or right it's like a Clunk?

I have a strong feeling my problem lies in the PoS steering box.

I have also heard bent track bars cause this but have never experienced it And my track bar isn't bent. Yet
 
JeepinLife

JeepinLife

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jedg said:
Yep sure did. I had an RK track bar with a heim joint at the axle end. The joint went bad and it caused the steering to catch for just a second then keep going.

EDIT - I replaced it with an OEM track bar. No problems since.
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I got about 1/4in of movement back and forth on the helm joint. Should there be that much? It seems like it hangs up a little too. The bolt is good and solid, just maybe the joint has too much slop?
 
jedg

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JeepinLife said:
I got about 1/4in of movement back and forth on the helm joint. Should there be that much? It seems like it hangs up a little too. The bolt is good and solid, just maybe the joint has too much slop?
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Nope. Shouldn't have that much movement. My money is on the track bar.

As WAL and others have said. The OEM track bar is sufficient and cheaper.
 
JeepinLife

JeepinLife

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Saharacon said:
I have noticed something similar. When you turn all the way to left or right it's like a Clunk?

I have a strong feeling my problem lies in the PoS steering box.

I have also heard bent track bars cause this but have never experienced it And my track bar isn't bent. Yet
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No it doesn't matter how far you turn it. It can be the slightest turn and the jeep tends to track in the direction of the turn for a brief second until the steering wheel catches again
 
JeepinLife

JeepinLife

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jedg said:
Nope. Shouldn't have that much movement. My money is on the track bar.

As WAL and others have said. The OEM track bar is sufficient and cheaper.
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I don't have the oem bar anymore. I'll complain prices between the oem bar or a new joint. Thanks a bunch! Got a feelin you nailed it.
 
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