1996 jeep grand cherokee front end squell?

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

bmaty - 04 Dec 2006 21:20 GMT

1996 jeep grand cherokee front end squell?

When I'm driving and I turn left or right i hear a chirpping/squelling
noise. Kinda like when you drive on pavement when your still in 4wd but no
stress on vehicle. I've jacked up the front end and wiggle both tires and
feel no play, see nothing broken or loose.

I replaced the driver side wheel bearing last winter because of very loud
humming noise. and I just put new tires all around. it was making this
noise with the old tires too.
I also replaced one of the sway bar links last winter because off clanging
noise.
the other link looks fine.

1996 Jeep grand cherokee.

any help????

Reply to this Message

Mike Romain - 04 Dec 2006 22:41 GMT

I would be checking the axle end U or CV joints. You can check them for
slop and jack up the front, turn the wheel to the side, then try hand
spinning the wheel to feel for grab or noise.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

> 1996 jeep grand cherokee front end squell?
>
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
> any help????

Reply to this Message

bowgus - 05 Dec 2006 00:35 GMT

> I would be checking the axle end U or CV joints. You can check them for
> slop and jack up the front, turn the wheel to the side, then try hand
> spinning the wheel to feel for grab or noise.

Would dry u-joints be noisy? If so, maybe eyeball all the u-joints for
grease ... or lack thereof. I say this because I've had u-joints get
noisy all right, but on one side or the other, not both sides at the
same time. And dry u-joints might not yet be so worn as to have
noticeable slack in them ... yet.

Reply to this Message