Wow, it's been a while since I've even visited the forum. That probably means that things were going well with my jeep! I have three general questions about my 97' 5 speed 4 cylinder TJ.
First of all, if this is a weird way to ask questions, I can make three different posts if that makes more sense. Just let me know. If this works, great!
1. I put new wheels on my jeep a couple months ago, and ever since then I've had death wobble at 40-50 mph. Sometimes I feel a slight vibration at 55, but it never exceeds into full on death wobble. To be honest, I'm kind of used to it by now, but I certainly need to get it checked out. I know that usually it is a result of poorly balanced wheels, but I've had them balanced twice since the wheels have been put on. Once when they were originally mounted, and second was a couple weeks ago. Regardless, I still have vibrations and death wobble. Does anyone have a possible answer?
2. Frame rust. It's not terrible, but it's not looking good in a lot of places. I'd love to be able to take a few weeks to get in cleaned up real nice, but I don't have the money, or the time for that. I daily my Jeep, and I have for almost a year and a half now. I can't afford to have it out of commission for more than a weekend at a time, I have places to be! One other issue is that I'd like to get the job done before snow starts falling here in Minnesota, that way I can minimize the rust damage to the frame. Is there a relatively quick and non-expensive way to tackle the rust by myself?
3. Finally, I have noticed a very small puddle of oil underneath the jeep when I park it for a while. I've tried my best to find out where it's coming from, but I really don't know. I keep regularly checking the oil, but it's not losing any according to the dipstick, so it's a super slow leak. I'm a big car guy, but I'm no mechanic, so could anyone help me pinpoint where the leak might be coming from? Is it anything that I should be very concerned about?
Okay, that's everything. (For now)
Once again, any help would be much appreciated, and if it would make more sense for me to make 3 separate posts for each problem, I'll do that as well. That's all for today, and I'll see you around!
First of all, if this is a weird way to ask questions, I can make three different posts if that makes more sense. Just let me know. If this works, great!
1. I put new wheels on my jeep a couple months ago, and ever since then I've had death wobble at 40-50 mph. Sometimes I feel a slight vibration at 55, but it never exceeds into full on death wobble. To be honest, I'm kind of used to it by now, but I certainly need to get it checked out. I know that usually it is a result of poorly balanced wheels, but I've had them balanced twice since the wheels have been put on. Once when they were originally mounted, and second was a couple weeks ago. Regardless, I still have vibrations and death wobble. Does anyone have a possible answer?
2. Frame rust. It's not terrible, but it's not looking good in a lot of places. I'd love to be able to take a few weeks to get in cleaned up real nice, but I don't have the money, or the time for that. I daily my Jeep, and I have for almost a year and a half now. I can't afford to have it out of commission for more than a weekend at a time, I have places to be! One other issue is that I'd like to get the job done before snow starts falling here in Minnesota, that way I can minimize the rust damage to the frame. Is there a relatively quick and non-expensive way to tackle the rust by myself?
3. Finally, I have noticed a very small puddle of oil underneath the jeep when I park it for a while. I've tried my best to find out where it's coming from, but I really don't know. I keep regularly checking the oil, but it's not losing any according to the dipstick, so it's a super slow leak. I'm a big car guy, but I'm no mechanic, so could anyone help me pinpoint where the leak might be coming from? Is it anything that I should be very concerned about?
Okay, that's everything. (For now)
Once again, any help would be much appreciated, and if it would make more sense for me to make 3 separate posts for each problem, I'll do that as well. That's all for today, and I'll see you around!
