Bump Steer???

[KNCJeeper]

Ok so I dont really know what bump steer is, but if I had to guess I think I might have a case of it...or if you put it in simply terms BUMP STEER is how I would describe it!


So anyways I went wheelin this weekend..everything was fine...even the next day I used 4 hi and it was fine.

Today I was just seeing something so I put it in 4 HI well when I turn to the left or right It... well.... jerks back in fourth(the steering wheel) really bad same thing in 4 LO...in 2 HI it does nothing...it drives fine!


Any clue what this could be and some advice guys??

[Dukes69]

that is the axle u-joints binding. Take it out of 4 wheel drive. That has nothing to do with bumpsteer. Your jeep is not meant to be driven on pavement in 4wd, unless wet or sandy . . . thats why its a part time t-case.

advice: put t-case in 2wd.

[KNCJeeper]

oh I dont drive it on pavement in 4wd...i was just seeing something. When I went wheeling last weekend(you know on the dash where it says part time full time and 4 LO?) well it just stayed at part time the hole time...when I was in 4 HI or 4 LO so i was seeing if maybe I was doing something wrong..and i drove a couple feet and thats when I noticed the u joints i guess binding...well that go away once i go back off road agian dukes?

and thanks a lot man

[Dukes69]

Part time 4wd means it is meant to be used, well part time, as in not full time. So that part time light will always say part time. The u-joint binding will always be there when in 4wd, just dont turn the steering wheel that far. If that means making a U-Turn a 3 point turn then that what it'll have to be. u-joint binding = broken shit, especially offroad.

[KNCJeeper]

see that confuses me...cuz it didnt do it the whole time I was offroadin last weekend..i guess maybe i just didnt turn the wheel that far huh. and as the lights go..shouldnt the 4 LO come on when im in 4 LO cuz I was in 4 LO the whole time i was on the trails...ugh i hate not knowing this stuff

[Dukes69]

beats me. I dont pay much attention to the lights. If you know if was in 4LO then dont worry about the light not coming on.

[KNCJeeper]

okie dokie smokie

[Black & Tan TJ]

I also have all those lights in the panel but the only one that comes on is the "Part time" when ever I engage 4wd, the others never have on my 2002 Sahara. Not sure why their there, perhaps for other models using the same dash panel.

B&T TJ

[KNCJeeper]

possible...yea i know they are all there but they never ever come on! hmmmm silly chrysler