rear axle articulation

[Donn224197]

when shifting, applying torque, or letting off fast i hear a clunk, fairly dull. i haven't looked at it too much yet as i'm always working but when i had it in gear and moved it back and forth i noticed ALOT of deflection in the bushings. would this be the cause of said noise/sinking feeling when shifting or take off on a incline? it wouldn't bother me too much if it was an auto but i have a 5 speed and it's every gear change.
as well, if it would be bushing where would i go about getting new ones? i'd refer urethane ones seeing as if i were to replace them i might as well upgrade too.
any help would be amazing thanks.

 

[LetFreedomRing]

I'm curious to see also. Although it doesn't happen to me all the time, it seems to do it whenever it feels like..... :disgust: Maybe it's just the nature of the 5 speed.

 

[tommudd]

Check the rear tri-link and rear LCAs

 

[LetFreedomRing]

Check the rear tri-link and rear LCAs

To further explain my issue, if I haul anything (trailer/dirtbike) or have a full tank of gas, it is noticeably smoother and to the point of nonexistence. Would this point more towards a tri-link? Just thinking out loud here since I currently can't crawl under and check it.

 

[Donn224197]

so.... haha. your going to love this.
i just got out of work, got home and crawled under to check my LCA and Trilink. LCAs are fine! Trilink if great! it's not attached to the diff, but it's in great shape! ******* love that shit!
why know the bolt size so i can go get some loctite and grade 8s?

 

[rockymountain]

so.... haha. your going to love this.
i just got out of work, got home and crawled under to check my LCA and Trilink. LCAs are fine! Trilink if great! it's not attached to the diff, but it's in great shape! ******* love that shit!
why know the bolt size so i can go get some loctite and grade 8s?

It attaches to the diff with a balljoint. You need a new tri-link.

 

[tommudd]

If its not attached don't drive it anymore since you could really mess things up

 

[Donn224197]

It attaches to the diff with a balljoint. You need a new tri-link.

i know it attaches with a ball joint. but the bottom of the ball joint attaches to a mounting bracket that mounts to the diff using 3 bolts. all of which are missing.

 

[dtschro]

same issue with my 02 , except bracket is cracked in half at bottom bolt . trying to find replacement . any ideas ?

 

[TheZombieNinja3]

So I know this thread is super old. But I'm having the same nose issue abd on top of that after a little while of driving when taking off in first gear the jeep stutters/bucks violently. It's been getting progressively worse. And really starting to worry me. The noise sounds like it's coming from the rear driver side of the jeep. But I don't know where the trilink is so I can look at it. Can anyone help?

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[tommudd]

So I know this thread is super old. But I'm having the same nose issue abd on top of that after a little while of driving when taking off in first gear the jeep stutters/bucks violently. It's been getting progressively worse. And really starting to worry me. The noise sounds like it's coming from the rear driver side of the jeep. But I don't know where the trilink is so I can look at it. Can anyone help?

Sent from space by the force of gravity.

You're in bad shape if you don't know what it looks like

just kidding, get under the Jeep in front of the rear wheels, now looking up you will see a boomarang looking part that attaches with two bolts ( one per side) in the front and then attaches to what looks like more or less the top of the rear diff. That is the rear tri-link. Now look at the book at the rear upper part where it attaches and then also try to pry up on the part to see if any movement

 

[Luke]

Now look at the book...

He means "boot"

don't want ya to get more lost

 

[CactusJacked]

He means "boot"
don't want ya to get more lost

Or perhaps he meant nook? N is next to B on the keyboard, but K isn't near T.
That would explain a fat finger keyboard oops.
Now it could have a plain ol brain fart, for which there is no cure!

 

[tommudd]

Neither just seeing if anyone was awake or not, guess two of you were.

 

[Luke]

Yeah! I win ... now check your PM's Mudd

 

[profdlp]

Could have been 'kook" you know... :icon_lol:

 

[CactusJacked]

That would be more believable!

 

[Porkchop]

And I thought he was talking about the FSM.

 

[TheZombieNinja3]

I'll crawl under the the jeep in the morning. Could the stuttering in first gear also be caused by the trilink? Or should I look for another issue as well?

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[TheZombieNinja3]

So I backed it up onto Ramps and crawled under it to see what I could find. Other than some surface rust it all looks great under there. Everything looks to be attached properly. Any other ideas? This noise had just been getting worse and more frequent. And of course when I take it to the shop it doesn't do it anymore

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