I have a 1998 And shortly after accelerating through a turn it will make a hard audible pop. A lot of people say it’s the ball joints or the track bar but I have that sucker as tight as I can get it and it’s a brand new adjustable one. The ball joints are brand new as well. It does not pop if I jump on any side of the Jeep. But I’m stumped and out of ideas on where to look. Thanks in advance.
Hard pop after turning
- Thread starter Tycarver
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I was thinking about that let me send you a picture of the ones on my Jeep they are not the traditional ball and socket ones so I did not think it would cause that
Hm..so not that either. Would I need a drop pitman arm so that joint is not as such a steep angle maybe?
No drop pitman for TJ's. I don't know personally, but that say that all the time here. I am suspicious of the axle u-joints. Maybe jack up the front axle, turn the wheel to left or right and manually turn the tire and watch that u-joint.
I just watched it and it seems okay. The thing that made me unsure was I found some red dust around the u joint on the passenger side front axle and that’s about where I hear the noise from.
Jack up that wheel and spin the tire look at that u joint. Red dust is the tell tale..
The red on the ears of the shaft wouldn't be of concern. If you see similar looking dust around the joint cap seal on the joint body that's a tell tale the joint is wasted. Ill usually move the wheel back and forth faster to look for play. I do the same when checking the steering components. Instead of a slow lock to lock, I will just turn the wheel between 10 o clock and 2 o'clock and look for movement.