So like the title says, I originally had grinding on the right side at full turn. I had just bought the Jeep, and admittedly, without really any diagnosis decided to rebuild the front end. I originally assumed it was wheel bearings but everything was worn and rusty and most likely was bad U-joints. I replaced bearings, ball joints, U-joints, fully replaced steering components, etc on both sides. You can see the extent of my work in my build thread
Thankfully, the right side has no issues at this time. However, now when doing a full left turn I get the same grinding noise. I took a look while my wife slowly moved forward at full lock and it seems like the U-joints are binding. They are brand new, Spicer 5-760X. Nothing looked out of the ordinary when I was installing the U joints, there was the same amount of grease as the other side, no missing needle bearings, the caps went on perfectly, and I used a quality press borrowed from Advance Auto. My workflow was identical on both sides.
One thing that seems odd, and I have not measured this yet, is that it feels like I have a different turning radius depending on whether I'm turning right or left. When I turn left, it feels like I can turn at a sharper angle. I for sure didn't rotate the pitman arm out of the steering box when I was redoing the steering components. Also, this issue only happens when moving forward, there is no problem with reverse.
Lastly, I do have a washer on both sides of my steering stop screws. I installed 32" tires, and will be doing the suspension shortly, but this issue happened with my old 31s as well.
Thanks
Thankfully, the right side has no issues at this time. However, now when doing a full left turn I get the same grinding noise. I took a look while my wife slowly moved forward at full lock and it seems like the U-joints are binding. They are brand new, Spicer 5-760X. Nothing looked out of the ordinary when I was installing the U joints, there was the same amount of grease as the other side, no missing needle bearings, the caps went on perfectly, and I used a quality press borrowed from Advance Auto. My workflow was identical on both sides.
One thing that seems odd, and I have not measured this yet, is that it feels like I have a different turning radius depending on whether I'm turning right or left. When I turn left, it feels like I can turn at a sharper angle. I for sure didn't rotate the pitman arm out of the steering box when I was redoing the steering components. Also, this issue only happens when moving forward, there is no problem with reverse.
Lastly, I do have a washer on both sides of my steering stop screws. I installed 32" tires, and will be doing the suspension shortly, but this issue happened with my old 31s as well.
Thanks