Any Grand Cherokee Experts?

[98XJSport]

Throwing a question out for a co-worker. He has a 2003? Or thereabouts Grand Cherokee. He is getting a grinding/clunking from the front right. Im going to check ball joints when he brings it in, anything else I should check? It goes fine down the road, no pulling no vibes. Just the clunk when he hits a bump.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MoparManiac]

Do those use CV shafts? Check those.

Check over the suspension bushings as well if its just a clunk.

Grinding too? Then maybe the hub bearings? Those have a tendency to leave a vibration though...at least the ones I've encountered on XJs.

 

[98XJSport]

I think it might use CV shafts, not sure. Any way to check if they are good?

The only other thing I can think of that would clunk but not vibe might be a control arm bushing.

 

[MoparManiac]

I don't have much experience with CV shafts so I don't know how much help I would be there.

I'd assume there should be no rotational nor side-to-side play in them as well?

We all know what happens when you assume though...

Definitely check over the lower/upper control arm bushings, shock bushings and mounts, as well as ball joints. Also be sure to check out the track bar bushing at the axle end and the TREs.

 

[98XJSport]

New shocks this fall, that was what I was hoping it might be but it's not.

Thanks for the suggestions so far :cheers:

 

[MoparManiac]

Not a problem!

I'm just trying to think of everything that moves when you hit a bump on the front passenger side that can wear out...there's quite a bit lol.

 

[98XJSport]

Not really, I just don't want to miss something exclusive to his Grand.

TRE
Trac Bar
Shock
Ball Joints
Whatever turns the wheels
Control Arm Bushings

 

[jneary]

sometimes the upper shock bushings wear. maybe the nut is loose. the shock has a shoulder below the threads and the nut bottoms out. if so you can add a washer under the nut and you can tighten the bushing down further.

 

[drifto77]

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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http://www.mallcrawlin.com/?