Grand Cherokee steering linkage repair

I got some help from my friend and owner of this Jeep, Jason Matherson with the camera on this one. He brought me his Jeep a few months ago with a loose steering wheel and I showed him the trouble that was brewing. At first it was noisy like a rusty hinge, he tried to inject grease into the boots and that quieted things down for a bit but they still wore to the point you see here. I have to confess that this job took a lot longer than pictured as YT only allows me 10min of video (any longer is too long in my opinion anyway). I was almost done with the job when I ran out of gas for my torch and I had quite a bit of trouble putting one side back in, I ended up lubing the heck out of it. I hope this helps you get a better idea of how steering linkage works and how to fix it (with big hammers and torches). This work can be fun but if you don't have the tools that I showed in this video forget it.

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• Jeep
• Jeep Cherokee
• steering
• steering linkage
• tie rod
• tie rod repair
• truck
• auto
• auto repair
• car repair
• do-it-yourself
• fire
• tourches
• loose steering
• steering repair

[AlecBrennenFTW]

@EricTheCarGuy hey I just replace my CV boots and entire tie rod, and the steering wheel turns the wheel fine, but it still wiggle and inch or two before any resistance on the steering wheel is felt, can you help please??

[EricTheCarGuy]

@AlecBrennenFTW I would recommend doing the check I showed in the video so that you can find where the loose parts are. Good luck.

[calvinmathers]

Great video, very well done. Just wanted to know about the impact socket you were using like the size brand and what not,notice on the driver side really going to need that swivel and maybe post the info in the description for other people. Thank you for doing this video.

[EricTheCarGuy]

@calvinmathers To be honest I don't remember but in videos since this I've been doing tool call outs. Normally you would buy sockets in a set anyway and honestly I don't think it's practical to get just one size of a specialty socket. Thanks for the comment.

[AlecBrennenFTW]

I have loose steering on my 2000 Grand Cherokee Laredo Limited 4.7L V8, and all I have to do to fix the loose steering is replace the tie rod?

[EricTheCarGuy]

@AlecBrennenFTW No, you need to lift it up and shake the wheel to see what's loose and then replace any loose parts you find.

[EricTheCarGuy]

@Longboarders999 Hard to say, you might want to watch the Diagnosing Suspension Noises video that I did for some things to look for.

[EricTheCarGuy]

@chrisswallowskates I got the parts from my local supplier and I don't normally discuss pricing sorry. Pricing info can easily be found online however.

[Longboarders999]

I have a '99 cherokee sport and when I turn the steering wheel vibrates and it sounds like something is rubbing. Any idea?

[chrisswallowskates]

Hey man great video, but I had a question. I have a 93 grand cherokee and the steering wheel is loose just like yours. I was just wondering how much and where you got the parts for the new replacement. Thanks, chris