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Old 11-20-2006, 11:04 AM
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Re: My jeep is trying to kill me...

What you need to do is have a friend turn the steering wheel as you lay in front of your jeep, left and right while the jeep is running and when its off.
This will tell you if any of your tie-rod ends are blown, and where the play is coming from.(watching the pit man arm as he turns/long time will mean the gear box). Seeing laterial movment in the whole axle could mean nex bushings in the leaf springs.
Also look at your idler-arm and other steering componets, if there bent this could cause some flexing while turning the steering wheel.
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The tricky part is not being able to drive it in....but being able to drive it out.
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