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One of the scariest problems that occurs on Jeep Cherokees is know as death wobble. Death Wobble is when the front tires start to shake violently. Think of a shopping cart wheel that flutters and having two of them on the front of your Jeep.

Death wobble is very common on lifted Jeeps but can occur on stock vehicle as well. The root cause is the instability of the inverted Y steering linkage on the Jeep.

When every thing is working well, this type of steering and suspension works very well. However, when things go wrong, the shake can be very scary and can potentially damaging.

The axle is located side to side by the track bar. The joint on the frame end is made like a tie rod and is susceptible to damage due to corrosion and over extension. Just a very sight amount of wear in this joint can allow the axle to move side to side and can lead to the death wobble shake.

Another base cause of death wobble is the caster angle. The caster angle changes slightly when the XJ Cherokee is lifted due to the unequal length control arms. This angle can be corrected with shims. Very often death wobble can be eliminated by altering the caster angle. More or less caster than the factory recommended settings may be required for your suspension so you may have to experiment.

Worn or soft control arm bushings can lead to caster angle changes and therefore lead to death wobble. Replacing worn bushings are retrofitting polyurethane bushings can correct your steering angles and sometimes eliminate the death wobble.

Sometimes the source of death wobble can be very elusive. Some cases have been reported where the mount for the track bar has become slightly lose either due to loose bolts or metal fatigue and death wobble occurs. This one can be particularly hard to find as every thing may look fine in a visual inspection of the suspension.

To check the track bar and it mounting points, have an assistant move the steering wheel back and forth while you observe the track bar and its mounting points. Also, by placing a finger on the tire and on the fender flare note any side to side movement of the axle when the wheels are turned. Often you can feel the axle body of the truck move slightly before the wheel starts to turn if there is wear in the track bar or is mounts.

Another possible source of difficulty are the steering box bolts. The bolts that pass through the steering box and secure it to the frame also pass through an aluminum spacer. Often this spacer corrodes and keeps the bolts form turning. Even if they feel tight with a wrench, they may not be holding the box tight to the frame. Also, this area of the frame is highly stressed by off road driving and larger tires and can break. Any looseness in the steering box mounts can contribute to death wobble.

If all else fails in trying to correct a death wobble situation, you can try replacing the steering stabilizer. However, in doing so you are only masking the problem not curing it.

In an emergency situation where you must drive a XJ that is experiencing death wobble there are a few tricks that you can try. The first is to toe out the steering by adjusting the tie rod. This will wear the tires but will also put pressure on the suspension and keep it in place so it does not shake making the Jeep drivable. Reducing the air pressure in the tires to trail levels can also eliminate death wobble although I am not sure why.

Death wobble can be a very scary problem and can be very frustrating to solve. Often it is only intermittent and happens at the most inopportune times. If these common solutions do not cure your death wobble see my website for a more thorough list of things to check.

Mike Strawbridge is a Performance Improvement Coach who loves helping people achieve what they truly want in life and business.

To learn more about how to repair or improve the performance of your Jeep Cherokee ==> Jeep Cherokee Maintenance and trouble shooting

Jeep Cherokee - There is no Conspiracy

For every ying there's a yang, each right has a wrong and black there's white. Then there's the happening of a major event and the conspiracy behind it - the supposed truth if you will, behind a media façade. The Kennedy Assassination, moon landings and 9/11 are often the most mooted in this arena. Currently, the fall out of 9/11 and the US army striding into Iraq atop a Jeep Wrangler looking for weapons of mass destruction is a particular favourite among conspiracy theorists.

My favourite band Muse are big on conspiracies, or at least their front man Matthew Bellamy is. Recently he's been highlighting a video on Youtube entitled 'Terror Storm'. In the video, a conspiracy theorist explains how the world superpowers have created the war on terror by systematically attacking their own country and making it look like a foreign terrorist cell. Apparently this is a practice that has its origins many hundreds of years ago.

Perhaps most controversially (and may I take this moment to exonerate myself from either side of the argument and sit firmly on the fence) it appears many conspiracy theorists believe 9/11 and 7/7 were actually an inside job by the American and British government respectively. The video reasons that America's reaction to terrorism and overthrowing Saddam Hussein would open up oil supplies like never before. The London bombings were supposedly Tony Blair's way of ensuring his war on Iraq was justified. Far-fetched or plausible - I'll let you decide.

Apologies for the heavy nature of my introduction, but the subject matter deeply interested me and I felt an urge to share my viewings with you, in an almost blog-like style. Conspiracies aside, there's definitely one fact that stands out, regardless of why the US is at war with Iraq. The US army uses Jeep Wranglers for a very good reason - they're the best 4 X 4 vehicle on the planet. Now I'm not for one moment saying you should enrol in the army to have a crack at bouncing over inhospitable terrain in a Jeep, because you can get all the benefits of its years of army service plus refinement at your local Jeep dealer.

The latest Jeep Cherokee is a return to a more angular design than its predecessor that wasn't curvy like Scarlet Johansson, but was softer around the edges than most 4 x 4's. The origins of Jeep as already mentioned are steeped in military service so it's no surprise that the return to an angular design is a well suited one. Jeep retain their trademark seven-bar grill at the front of the car with the front headlights seemingly providing the only curve on the new design. The bonnet lines follow the curve of the lights all the way up to the windscreen and are a subtle feature that works surprisingly well against the backdrop of the industrial styling.

One big plus point in any Jeep's artillery is the price, which more often than not significantly undercuts the competition. The latest Cherokee is no different, however unlike earlier incarnations the build quality hasn't obviously suffered. Away from the robust exterior, the interior has a feel of quality unseen in the majority of American vehicles. The Cherokee is also spacious in the front, back and boot which isn't always the case with the Jeep's rivals as they sacrifice practicality for urban style.

A 2.8 litre engine also gives the Cherokee more shove than its predecessor although it is quite harsh when pushed hard. Amazingly unlike the vast majority of its rivals, the Jeep is exceptional off road which of course historically is the company's main purpose so should be no surprise. In this day and age however, 4 x 4 owners only want to drive to the shops and back so this is a feature that may go unexplored. On the road the Cherokee is competent but may face snobbery from the Chelsea tractor brigade at ironically being good at what Jeep intended it to be - going off road and getting all muddy.

Regardless of where you'd drive the Cherokee, Jeep have made strides to repel the environmentalists that denounce the pollution these 'gas guzzlers' spew into the atmosphere. The new Cherokee, despite having a larger diesel engine uses less fuel and crucially has vastly reduced CO2 emissions than the last model.

In this time where conspiracies abound freely, it's refreshing that a 4 x 4 comes along that does exactly what it should do, by going off the beaten track. The Jeep Cherokee - smoke and mirrors are not an option.

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2002 Grand Jeep Cherokee will start in neutral but not in park?

I have a 2002 Grand Jeep Cherokee (6 cyl, automatic, 2WD) will start in neutral but not in park. Based on a few searches it sounds like this could be a neutral safety switch problem? Could it be something but a neutral safety switch? Assuming it is the switch, what might it cost to repair, including parts and labor?
Thanks for the info

It is simple to repair and not expensive.I think its the modulation.

1987 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer XJ from North America - Comments
At purchase the shocks were the only thing that needed replacement. I did a big tune up and didn't have any problems for six months at which point the solenoid in the starter went out so I replaced the starter ($125 and 20 min later) and from there it has ran great.

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