resharp001

If you are up for it, here are a couple things that you can easily do at home with little effort to check the most common issues causing DW. The top 3 things are 1) worn TB joint on the frame side, 2) loose TB bolt on frame side, 3) bad ball joints.

If you have 1/2" drive torque wrench, confirm those TB bolts are to at least 125 ft lbs.

Sit on the ground in front of the jeep and have spouse/kid/buddy sit in the jeep. Without starting the jeep have them turn the steering wheel back and forth. They won't be able to turn much without the power steering, but it is almost always enough pressure to see excessive play in the frame side track bar joint or bracket. The joint is obviously going to flex a little bit depending on what TB you have, but you shouldn't see too much movement there.

An easy test for ball joints is to jack up the axle so tires are a couple inches off the ground. I like to support it on jack stands just for stability in the next step, but you could also just jack up one side/tire. Put a shovel under the tire and step on the handle, using it as leverage to force the tire upward. Look for movement where the knuckle and C meet by the upper BJ. (the lower BJs are what fail but this is the best spot to inspect for play). If you see the knuckle flexing up a bit with the pressure that is fine. What you should NOT see is the knuckle popping up/down with the motion, and if it's making a pop/clunk sound in the process that is definitely dead.



If you search "Planman death wobble" on YouTube there are some videos that show you a full inspection of steering, but failed drag links and tie rods are much less likely culprits.

Plumcrazy

Appreciate it but definitely not setup for it here. Thanks