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Old 02-21-2011, 05:44 AM
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Question Death wobble
After going out offroading one day, i started to get the death wobble. What all causes this, is there one thing i can replace, such as ball joints, instead of the whole steering, to get it back to normal. Right now it is so bad that i can't even drive it any more. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
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Search for it. Planman had a nice writeup. It's been discussed many many times.

Avoid driving it if you can.
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Originally Posted by bejacker
After going out offroading one day, i started to get the death wobble. What all causes this, is there one thing i can replace, such as ball joints, instead of the whole steering, to get it back to normal. Right now it is so bad that i can't even drive it any more. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
Check the torque with a torque wrench on the trackbar bolts, and then the rest of the suspension.
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I also recommend while you try to fix it that you report this very dangerous issues here..

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/online.cfm
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More than likely it is your Track Bar, It should be torque to at least 125ft lbs while the vehicle is setting on the ground.
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Originally Posted by planman
You should put that in your signature
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Originally Posted by bejacker
After going out offroading one day, i started to get the death wobble. What all causes this, is there one thing i can replace, such as ball joints, instead of the whole steering, to get it back to normal. Right now it is so bad that i can't even drive it any more. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
Mud in your rims throwing everything off balance maybe??
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