death wobble fixed

[54cj3b]

One of my wifes co workers had a bad death wobble in her 07 RHD YJ
after jacking it up I inspected all joints control arms ect
what I found really scared me .
Found all tie rod nuts about to come loose also all connections to steering linkage were the same way
This is a safety issue and should be recalled by Chrysler

what I did was torked all joints linkage ect to spec
then went back with a 1/8 drill bit drilled all studs and added cotter pins to prevent the nuts from coming loose again
after test driving I found I solved the wobble issue
the owner said the steering feels better than when she bought it new
was ready to do a track arm replacement but it was not necessary
I'm glad I caught this stuff before it came loose altogether with tragic results

SO I DO RECOMMEND ALL JK YJ TJ OWNERS TO DO:

Check your joints ,Tie rod ends ect tork them if needed drill and add cotter pins to all tie rod ends studs to prevent these nuts from backing out and all your joint studs in steering linkage :shades:

 

[K.13]

I really need to get that done on my Yj, thanks for reminding me.

 

[superj]

the wife's tie rod nuts were loose when we bought our yj. aligment shop wanted to replace all the ends and i said hell no, bring it home. i tightened them all up and we had it aligned at a buddies shop and have had zero trouble since. i redid the cotter pins too since the old ones were screwed up

 

[abe]

my upgraded steering kit came with castle nuts and cotter pins. it is a great idea. y didnt jeep think of that? Oh, thats right they r catering to soccer moms in jeeps now.