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#173 of 222 Re: Front end shakes violently [teberts] by hikick1 Sep 30, 2008 (5:03 am)
Replying to: teberts (Aug 19, 2006 1:51 pm) It is a death wobble alright. Sent me into a high pitched squeal for the first time in my life. I thought the motor mounts had come loose. It actually snatched the negative cable wires out of the connector on the battery. I will change the tie rods, Bjoints, traction bar and hopefully this solves the isuue. I had a bad vibration at 60+mph. I took the front driveshaft off and it smoothed out like butter. Found a damaged driveshaft knucle and slightly hampered slide on the driveshaft. Replies to this message: hikick1 (Nov 04, 2009 7:46 pm)
#174 of 222 Re: Vibration or wobble at 55 mph [jimcoulter] by hikick1 Sep 30, 2008 (5:14 am)
Replying to: jimcoulter (Sep 20, 2006 7:57 am) I had a bad vibration at 60mph. I took the front driveshaft off and it smoothed out like butter. Found a damaged driveshaft knucle and slightly hampered slide on the driveshaft. 1993 Grand Cherokee automatic, so this problem has been around for awhile on Jeeps. I also experience the "death wobble" still when I hit a bump at highway speeds though the vibration at 60+ went away.
#175 of 222 Re: Death wobble solved woo hoo! COST: 62 cents [jbstorm] by pjdmiller Sep 30, 2008 (7:16 am)
Replying to: jbstorm (Sep 27, 2008 9:48 am) I looked at the calipers and they are the originals. I tested your comment out yesterday and slightly depressed the brakes while driving and the pulsing was definitely there. The brakes just grab a few times per revolution so it must be more than one wheel affected. It just gets violent at highway speeds and tends to come and go--perhaps related to braking, heat or some other factor. Unlike the death wobble posts there is never a wobble until the brakes get hit and it disappears when brakes are released. I will try your suggestion for the akebono calipers and different rotors. Thanks for the assistance.
#176 of 222 04 Grand Cherokee steering problem by topat46 Oct 21, 2008 (4:27 pm)
Hi all !..........My GC does not wobble or shimmy or shake. What it does is where there is a rut in the road when comming to a stop it will pull in the direction of the rut. When traveling at high-way speeds the car will not wander on a straight and rutless road. I notice though that I have to make very slight steering corrections at high-way speeds on all types of road surfaces. I recently changed the steering damper because it was leaking. The tie rod can be swiveled easily down but stiff in the up swivel motion. Everything looks and feels tight. The jeep has 93k miles on it. With each wheel jacked up there is no play in the wheels. Is this the price to pay for having 17 inch tires or ? Any suggestions would be appreciated.............Topat46
#177 of 222 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 by andrew520 Oct 28, 2008 (11:26 am)
My jeep has the wobble. Whenever I hit a bump, such as coming onto a bridge or a small dip at highway speed (45-75MPH) the front end begins to shake so bad I have to pull over quickly. I replaced all the stabalizer bar bushings and the steering damper. I still had the problem yesterday at about 45MPH when I came onto a bridge. Should I replace the trac bar? I noticed the control arm bushings looked pretty worn. I had it jacked up and placed a jack stand under the control arm and noticed some play when I put weight on it. What do i do first? trac bar or the control arm bushings? Replies to this message: acommero (Oct 28, 2008 7:15 pm) andrew520 (Oct 29, 2008 10:40 am) acommero (Oct 29, 2008 7:18 pm)
#178 of 222 Re: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 [andrew520] by acommero Oct 28, 2008 (7:15 pm)
Replying to: andrew520 (Oct 28, 2008 11:26 am) The steering stabilizer strut and trac bar should take care of your problem. Worked perfectly for me. Had very bad wobble on my 92 cherokee. The steering stabilizer strut is cheapest and then the trac bar but both aren't that bad. $200 including labor for both approx. if you take it somewhere. I replaced both at the same time on mine. Replies to this message: andrew520 (Oct 29, 2008 10:40 am) acommero (Oct 29, 2008 7:18 pm)
#179 of 222 Re: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 [acommero] by andrew520 Oct 29, 2008 (10:40 am)
Replying to: acommero (Oct 28, 2008 7:15 pm) Well the sway bar bushing kit was about $40, The stabilizer shock was $35, I bought a control arm bushing kit for $70 (have yet to install it), and I found a new trac bar for about $40.   I have 265/70/R15 Goodyear Fortera tires on stock alloy wheels, but for the first 20,000 miles or so on that tire I never experienced the shake. I have a 2" rubicon express budget lift on it, but that was about 25,000 miles ago, and this problem just began maybe 5,000 miles ago. Replies to this message: acommero (Oct 29, 2008 7:18 pm)
#180 of 222 Re: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 [andrew520] by acommero Oct 29, 2008 (7:18 pm)
Replying to: andrew520 (Oct 29, 2008 10:40 am) As your tires get more worn and subsequently slightly out of balance, that will aggravate the shake. Perfectly balanced new tires help it out. The older your suspension gets,also will show more signs of aggravation also. With a lift, that may pose some other problems unto itself as things wear but I think your on the right track with the parts your planning. Should help anyway.
#181 of 222 Loss of Power (Lights) when Jeep is turned off. by mfontaine Nov 04, 2008 (7:18 pm)
I have a 2000 Grand Cherokee. I recently had a very dead battery and had to be towed. A new battery was installed. Since then I have several power losses. My map/dome lights do not work when the car is off. The headlights do not flash when I lock or unlock the doors with the remote. The horn does not sound with the remote lock and unlock function. The panic button on the remote does not work. The warning sound does not buzz when you shut car off and leave keys in the ignition. The main door lock does not work at first when car is powered off. No warning sound when you forget that you left your headlights on when you exit the car. Etc., etc. etc. Does anyone hae an idea what my mechanic did or not do?? Thank you.
#182 of 222 Is it the "Death Wobble" I don't know... by mypos Nov 13, 2008 (3:56 pm)
The problems I am experiencing with my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee are similar to those describing the death wobble except one minor difference. I experience this wobble, of oh my god i am seriously going to die and have no control of my car, going around curves coming off a mountain at about 40 to 45 mph (more prevalent the faster I am driving) and lightly applying the breaks. The wobble presents itself more so when I am going through a left had curve (turning towards the driver side), more so than in a right hand curve. I have been to many mechanics that suggest different things that may cause this wobble (from the U joints to the rear break drums being warped and now cheep shocks), which none of which are the problem. I am about to replace all 4 shocks to see if the problem is fixed but will this problem just come back again like it does with everything i have done thus far to fix the problem. Would the suggestions of # 60 and #144 posts fix the problem or is this something else. Any Idea's?????? Replies to this message: tuggajb (Nov 13, 2008 7:56 pm)

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