On occasion my TJ will make a clunking noise from the front end when I turn left
or right. It is always caused by the upper track arm mount coming loose. (I
have the nasty Rubicon Express track arm :-( A few minutes with a wrench fixes
the problem for me.

Dean

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:06:35 -0600, Mike Becker >
wrote:

>Thanks in advance for any help you can offer on this. I've spent about
>$400 on two different sets of wheel hubs trying to track this one down and
>have worn out the search function of web forums and newsgroups.
>
>I have a '98 Cherokee with about 100k miles on it. During any sort of
>slower turn (sub 15mph) a loud "clunk" noise shoots out from the front end
>of the vehicle. It is sometimes a single clunk, and sometimes a rapid 3-4
>succession of clunks. Standing outside the vehicle, it sounds like it's
>coming directly from the wheel. It clunks from either the left or right
>side, but never both.
>
>When this first started, I assumed the hubs were shot and replaced them.
>Unfortunately the problem continued. Everything I read was still pointing
>at the hubs, so I went ahead and bought a different set from Napa, but the
>problem remains.
>
>I'm pretty sure my hub installation is solid: 175ft-lbs on spindle nut, 75
>ft-lbs on hub bolts, and lots of bearing grease everywhere. At this point
>I'm assuming the problem is in either the steering or suspension. Of
>course, I've checked it over fairly well, and it seems solid.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions at all for what it might be, and a how I
>could test?
>
>THANKS a TON!!