Steering issues

[nikos]

So humans, after john bull I'm getting the creeking,grinding noise every time I turn the steering wheel. I've tightened every bolt there is. It wont go away. Leaving the trail I did land on the driver side tire kinda hard but not crushing hard. I can hear it but I nor my friends can locate that noise. It sounds like its coming from the driver front end side.

So again, I turn the wheel and it goes creek crack etc. Weird. Any recommendations would be awesome. Thanks.

[Dukes69]

Turn the wheel and have someone listen and feel for it. If you cant locate it in the front suspension/steering, listen in the steering column.

[Lumpy Grits]

Is your jeep coil or leaf spring ?
Have you ck'd your steering bx mnt?
Steel or alloy wheels? Recheck lug nuts with a torque wrench(85-95 ft. lbs.)
Check your body mount bolts.
Respectfully,
LG

[tony m]

Sometimes sound (creeking & grinding) can travel, and be decieving. Since you checked and tightened everything, also check all you weld seams on all bracketry, mounts etc.. hth.

[nikos]

Found it. The bolts bolting the track bar mount were loose. I feel so dumb, cause I checked everything but that. It did not move but was loose enought to bug me. Thanks.

[curtis]

So what about the vibration?

[paulhead]

I've come to learn to ignore the (new) noises my jeep/s come up with . Kinda' like I ignore the (new) noises, cracks , pops, my body has been coming up with throughout the years. Whats up my brotha'

[Lumpy Grits]

I would NOT ignore any vibration EVER. It usually means a bearing is being beat or is dieing. Also could be a balance issue or bent wheel. Even a tweaked d/shaft.
Respectfully,
LG

[womb raider 940]

Found it. The bolts bolting the track bar mount were loose. I feel so dumb, cause I checked everything but that. It did not move but was loose enought to bug me. Thanks.

lol. what a turkey.

[New2image]

Just remember also when you have bump steer the culprit is usually the track bar! Get under that jeep more often.

[Dukes69]

Just remember also when you have bump steer the culprit is usually the track bar! Get under that jeep more often.

Bumpsteer is a function of poor steering and suspension geometry. While this is usually the issue when encountering bumpsteer, loose hardware can imitate this. Before and after runs I like to put my hands on everything (this was especially true when the Jeep was a DD).

[New2image]

loose hardware can imitate this. Before and after runs I like to put my hands on everything (this was especially true when the Jeep was a DD).

MY POINT EXACTLY Loose syspension and geometery all come into play.
When I changed my system over to a Tera Flex High Steer knuckle it took a while to dial it in but now with NO steering stabilizer and custom one ton ends and a custom track bar I can cruise a 75mph and NO worries of it bouncing to one side after a bump.
Poor geometery is just one part of the problem we deal with this every day at the shop.