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[micky57]

hi,
    my cherokee is a nightmare on the road, steering seems loose and hard to keep control, worse on moterway,not had it long its my first one, dont no to much about them , but this cant be normal getting to the point where i think its dangerous, anybody got any ideas,
     many thanks
ps i,ts a 98,cherokee tdi 2.5, just gone through mot two months ago,one back tyre looks wider than the other but they say that they are same size?
   thanks again, mick

[dtooth]

lo  micky57

poor steering is not normal on a cherry unless its been lifted execessivily.

Tyre pressuses are the easist thing to check and can make you motor wander all over the place.

You say one of the back wheels look wider than the rest is it the same make as the rest ? are all the wheels exactly the same ? is there a spacer on that wheel, if not the jeep may be crabbing due to impact or poor set up of axles .

[MOCAJ]

hiya and welcome to birtys, please post an intro

i would check tyre sizes, tyre pressures, wheel sizes

if they all the same maybe your steering stabiliser, do you get a wobble or just vague feeling from the wheel ?

steve

[Bubba]

it shouldnt fell that bad

[Dave69]

hi and welcom to bity's

poor steering and grip.

check conditions of the front tyres, if the tread is low then you will have poor grip on the front and the jeep will under steer.
 check the steering stabilzer if this is shot then the steering will feel vague. disconnect one side of the damper (looks like a shock lying sideways on the front axle), if you can push it in and out with no resistance then it will need to be changed.
 have a look at the track rod ends on the wheel hubs to see if they move, if they do then they will need to be changed.
 there is an adjustment section in the steering control bars check to see if the 2 "jubilee" style clamps are tight if not then tighten as this will cause a vague steering.

[micky57]

lo  micky57

poor steering is not normal on a cherry unless its been lifted execessivily.

Tyre pressuses are the easist thing to check and can make you motor wander all over the place.

You say one of the back wheels look wider than the rest is it the same make as the rest ? are all the wheels exactly the same ? is there a spacer on that wheel, if not the jeep may be crabbing due to impact or poor set up of axles .

thanks for your help,

[micky57]

hi and welcom to bity's

poor steering and grip.

check conditions of the front tyres, if the tread is low then you will have poor grip on the front and the jeep will under steer.
 check the steering stabilzer if this is shot then the steering will feel vague. disconnect one side of the damper (looks like a shock lying sideways on the front axle), if you can push it in and out with no resistance then it will need to be changed.
 have a look at the track rod ends on the wheel hubs to see if they move, if they do then they will need to be changed.
 there is an adjustment section in the steering control bars check to see if the 2 "jubilee" style clamps are tight if not then tighten as this will cause a vague steering.

thanks ror your help,it,ll give me something to do over the holidays, cheers mick

[greggmo]

the tyres look a different size cos the axle is kicked over to one side. tis the front track bar at a guess or even the track bar bracket as they did recall some cherrys for them to be strengthened. welcome to birtys.