Death wobble after replacing wheel bearings
- Thread starter Robert Gessler
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Yep, but wasn't thinking about the frame side being cotter pinned, been a long day
. Usually see the problem at the axle side from what I've seen, though.
Axle side was still correctly torquedYep, but wasn't thinking about the frame side being cotter pinned, been a long day
You'd probably be fine to leave it for now. You might want to do the steering test again and pay special attention to the ball joint on the track-bar, looking for any excessive play. At least then you can likely rule that out.
Ugh man, theres no way I'm gonna be able to sleep tonight with this on my mind when my jeep is sick, I'm sick.
Man, I'm with ya on that. I've probably got gray hairs already because of my Jeep.
I jacked each wheel up separately and did the "wiggle tests" but yielded no results.... maybe I'm just not doing it right or maybe my jeep is actually possessed by a demon lol
When you can, try having somebody steer from lock to lock while the Jeep is on the ground, and pay close attention to see if any part of your suspension has any excessive movement.
Ho boy.... ball joints, sounds fun
In all seriousness I really appreciate the help and tomorrow I'll do a much more in depth troubleshoot and keep yall updated.
In all seriousness I really appreciate the help and tomorrow I'll do a much more in depth troubleshoot and keep yall updated.
So I did another dry steering test and all I can come up with is theres a very tiney amount of play in the track bar. Everything else looks ok to me.
Edit: also did the ball joint test and they look solid.
Edit: also did the ball joint test and they look solid.
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I'd double check the tire pressures and get them in spec ASAP if you haven't already. Tire pressures that are too high can be "triggers" of DW. Stock 30" tires should have only 29 PSI (per OEM tire pressure sticker on inside of doorjamb on drivers side). If you have larger\wider tires, tire pressures should be taken down a bit further yet (27-28 PSI for 32" tires, 26-27 PSI for 33" tires etc.). This will help your ride tremendously if you happen to find you are running on much higher PSI numbers than expected. Best to start with the simple stuff.
Update: since I work at discount tire I rebalance the tires my self and brought the pressure to 32. On the way home I still got the DW
It always happens if I stick around 60-65 for too long and I can feel a slight vibration before the death wobble but if I change speed (before it goes full blown death wobble) it will go away. if I stay at a constant speed after I start feeling little vibrations it will go full blown death wobble and I cant make it stop until I stop the jeep.
Honestly I'm really stuck because I dont see any obvious play in any steering components besides maybe just slightly the track bar, but my mind may be playing tricks on me.
It always happens if I stick around 60-65 for too long and I can feel a slight vibration before the death wobble but if I change speed (before it goes full blown death wobble) it will go away. if I stay at a constant speed after I start feeling little vibrations it will go full blown death wobble and I cant make it stop until I stop the jeep.
Honestly I'm really stuck because I dont see any obvious play in any steering components besides maybe just slightly the track bar, but my mind may be playing tricks on me.
Can I just replace the bushings or does the whole track bar need to go?
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I believe they do make replacement bushings; energy suspension, moog, and crown come to mind. The old can be removed with a lot of elbow grease, a torch, and some patience. The new will need to be pressed in
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