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CrawlerStar
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Steering rattle
Hey chaps,
I've been out of a Wrangler for a few years, but am about to purchase my 6th Wrangler (5th JK), I'm pulling the trigger on a 2015 Oscar Mike, got lowish Kms, no visible signs of off-road use, is in bloody good condition inside and out, but..... (there's always a but)!! When driving, there is a noticeable vibration, no, it's more of a rattling in the steering, it's hard to describe, but I'll give it a go.
It's not a clunk when turning the wheel, the actual steering motion is smooth as silk, it feels as though a bracket, or bush that holds the steering arm (if that's what it's called) between the steering wheel and wherever it connects to under the car, is loose.
Hopefully that's enough of a description for one of you more mechanically minded jeepers, to identify a possible issue, I'm trying to establish if it's an easy enough fix, or it's a no go?
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CrawlerStar
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Happy to try and describe the issue better if need be, thanks in advance legends.
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Is it a death wobble? vehicles with live axles are prone to the phenomena when their is free play in any steering or front suspension component.
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Originally Posted by Classic Boy
Is it a death wobble? vehicles with live axles are prone to the phenomena when their is free play in any steering or front suspension component.
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No, definitely not death wobble, it's very specific vibration/ knocking in the steering arm, not in the steering wheel, behind the steering wheel (but attached to it) if that makes any sense [emoji848]
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I seem to recall reading some wrangler models suffered from broken steering box mounting bolts, worth checking with a wrench.
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I just registered
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I believe that I had the same issue with my previous 2 JKs , fixed it by greasing the collapsible steering shaft engine side under the rubber with turntable grease , fixed the problem, never returned.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Classic Boy
I seem to recall reading some wrangler models suffered from broken steering box mounting bolts, worth checking with a wrench.
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Thanks I'll check this out, definitely feels like something is broken or loose
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