[Boomerdog]

HI all...I'm a newb here...I just got a 99 Trooper and when I jacked it up to change the brake pads I noticed both front wheels have play back and forth and in and out about a half inch,,,also, It makes a minor clunk in and out of gear but the U-Joints seem tight...any help would be appreciated....

 

[Philbra]

Wheel Play:
I'm not sure if it's back and forth slack, but I've seen other vehicles have that issue when the front wheel hubs need to be repacked. And I think there's a mention of it somewhere on this site stating the same. Occasionally, if the front wheel bearings were not seated/tightened properly, it can cause play to the front.

Clunk Noise:
This one can be caused by several things. Sounds like you've already checked the items I was going to mention. My '99 Trooper actually has a slight clunk of it's own I can't seem to disagnose. The problem mostly occurs on inclines. On some vehicles it can be traced to bushings/leaf spring issues, but most likely not the problem on ours.

But who knows.

If anyone else reads this and has some input, it would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Amigo-2k]

the u-joints have grease zerk. give it a couple pumps of grease and see what happens.

 

[wrxlvr]

Sounds like the front bearings need repacked. Just had mine done right before my motor blew. :evil: