front passsenger tire bounce

[RDgladiator]

ok, took the plow off the truck, it is a 71 gladiator, if i drive above 40 mph, the front tire starts to what feels like bouncing, the steering wheel shakes real bad, then when i slow down below 40 it goes away, it almost seems like a balancing problem, but i looked under the front right tire, and it looks like i have some leaking going on in the front hub, any ideas on what i should check first...

[RDgladiator]

btw the front felt loose with the plow on, once it was off it got much worse

[Crazy_Jeepman]

I would check, tie rod, ball joints. I would bet on the tie rod end being wore out.

[RDgladiator]

i was afraid it was the tie rod end, how hard are they to replace, i have done one in a late 80's caravan, it wasn't to bad, but am afraid this will be worse, has anyone done one?

[Don S]

Originally posted by RDgladiator:
ok, took the plow off the truck, it is a 71 gladiator, if i drive above 40 mph, the front tire starts to what feels like bouncing, the steering wheel shakes real bad, then when i slow down below 40 it goes away, it almost seems like a balancing problem, but i looked under the front right tire, and it looks like i have some leaking going on in the front hub, any ideas on what i should check first.....
RDgladiator:...
From all I’ve heard, seen and read steering stablizers or shocks will fix it most of the time.

Here is a link that may be of some help..
Death Wobble

http://groups.msn.com/JEEPTECH101/jeeptech.msnw

Good Luck and ;) CUL... ... ds..
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[CowKiller]

to bad it is ur passenger side. that is the tierod. i just replaced one on my chero. it was like 75 bucks for mine. now urs is gone be longer soo.

[FSJ Thing]

Id go ahead and try a new shock first. I've had the same problem lots of times and it's always been the shocks. A guy I knew exlpained to me that this is what the shocks are actually for and he demonstraited it by bouncing a tire in the driveway of his shop. It bounces like a spring and the spring it's under bounces it back down and then the tire bounces again etc etc. I know that it seems dumb but it's true. New shocks fixed the problem every time.