Steering noise?

[ken270741]

Hi all......anybody else's Jeep do this?? Turning the wheel at low speed or stopped, the steering makes some strange noises. Sounds and feels like a pop or clunk.....i think it has done this from day one, but seems a bit more prominent lately. Is it a 'jeep thing' or is the rack or something starting to go???

Thanks....ken
ps....06 liberty

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

check for PS leaks. It's probably low on fluid.

 

[ken270741]

thanks TBJ......but not a drip anywhere and resevoir is right where it should be. It 'feels' like a click or pop in the wheel......i wondered about the universals in the linkage maybe??? It makes a few turns after the firewall

 

[KJJosh]

I'm just going to throw this out here..

Checked CV Joints???

 

[ken270741]

Thanks....i am fairly mechanical, i am pretty sure it is in the steering, but, if it was the CV's, would it do it while stopped and turning the wheel????

ken

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Should have read the original post better. Sorry, advice was completely irrelevant

 

[Billwill]

I had a similar problem with my 2002 2.5 CRD (European spec) and the steering got progressively heavy. Turned out to be the ball bearing at the top of the steering column. I went to the various Jeep dealers here in SA to get a new bearing but was informed that the bearing was not replaceable and the whole steering column had to be replaced at a cost of about $2,200.00 When I had stopped laughing, I removed the steering column assembly myself, dis-assembled it to get the bearing out...it is 7mm thick, 37mm outside diameter, 25mm inside diameter deep grooved bearing. I bought an equivalent one from SKF or *** I think for about $4.00 I think.
I hope this is not your problem..lots of work, first check all the steering hydrolics and have a look at where the steering shaft connects inside the engine bay to the steering rack itself...check that the connection is tight and maybe have a good listen in that area while some turns the steering lock to lock with the engine not running.

 

[tjkj2002]

Hi all......anybody else's Jeep do this?? Turning the wheel at low speed or stopped, the steering makes some strange noises. Sounds and feels like a pop or clunk.....i think it has done this from day one, but seems a bit more prominent lately. Is it a 'jeep thing' or is the rack or something starting to go???

Thanks....ken
ps....06 liberty

Bad Rack&pinion.Not hard to replace yourself,takes about 3-4 hours but you will need a alignment afterwards.