fun2drum
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Yeah I know - the whole thing including the post title is weird. (Long post alert)
I love the JT as I've said countless times here on the forum, but I've been having this noise when I go over certain types of bumps, and it's only when it's cold outside. Never happens in the summer. It has been doing this since I bought it in 2020, and I've posted about it before. Jeep Cares even said to let them know if they could help, but really what could they do? The problem was that when it warmed up over freezing outside the problem went away, so even if I left it at the dealership overnight if they didn't drive it before it warmed up - and drive it over the right kind of bump - they couldn't replicate the sound. When it was below 30 it sounded like a loud crunching noise when traveling at low speed over bumps like where a driveway entrance or road intersection would dip down and then back up. Speed bumps and potholes wouldn't do it. Fast forward to today.
The JT has been doing the noise more frequently and at warmer temps this winter. I left it at the dealer overnight two days ago for them to drive the next morning. I left instructions on where to drive it for the right bumps, which they didn't get to the technician. Like usual they said they couldn't replicate it, but offered that if I could come by this morning when they open then the technican could ride with me and I could show him the noise.
This morning that's what I did. It was quite warm at around 45 degrees but it did briefly make the noise on a couple of bumps to where he could hear it. He said it might be rubber bushings that needed to be lubricated, or that sometimes salt or dirt can get into the parts causing noise. He said he would put it on the lift and check those items as well as the shocks to see if they were leaking. Fair enough.
This afternoon I went to pick it up and see what they found out. They told me he had lubed it and that should take care of it. I mentioned that I doubt that will fix it but I appreciate their effort. They didn't bill me anything afterall, and they did spend a fair amount of time with no real answers. Nothing weird there, really. But.. It seemed to drive differently on the way home. I can't put it into words but it seemed more responsive and smooth with every turn and dip. I acknowledge that it could just be my imagination but I wasn't expecting it. That said, I had been driving an old TJ while it was in the shop and the JT was better by comparison, but this wasn't the same. It even felt different from when I was in the JT driving with the tech this morning. What do you think he really did? Did lubing some rubber bushings make a difference in driving feel? and do you think that could have fixed this annoying cold temp crunching noise? Boy I sure hope so. I'll keep you posted if we get some more below freezing temps before spring.
I love the JT as I've said countless times here on the forum, but I've been having this noise when I go over certain types of bumps, and it's only when it's cold outside. Never happens in the summer. It has been doing this since I bought it in 2020, and I've posted about it before. Jeep Cares even said to let them know if they could help, but really what could they do? The problem was that when it warmed up over freezing outside the problem went away, so even if I left it at the dealership overnight if they didn't drive it before it warmed up - and drive it over the right kind of bump - they couldn't replicate the sound. When it was below 30 it sounded like a loud crunching noise when traveling at low speed over bumps like where a driveway entrance or road intersection would dip down and then back up. Speed bumps and potholes wouldn't do it. Fast forward to today.
The JT has been doing the noise more frequently and at warmer temps this winter. I left it at the dealer overnight two days ago for them to drive the next morning. I left instructions on where to drive it for the right bumps, which they didn't get to the technician. Like usual they said they couldn't replicate it, but offered that if I could come by this morning when they open then the technican could ride with me and I could show him the noise.
This morning that's what I did. It was quite warm at around 45 degrees but it did briefly make the noise on a couple of bumps to where he could hear it. He said it might be rubber bushings that needed to be lubricated, or that sometimes salt or dirt can get into the parts causing noise. He said he would put it on the lift and check those items as well as the shocks to see if they were leaking. Fair enough.
This afternoon I went to pick it up and see what they found out. They told me he had lubed it and that should take care of it. I mentioned that I doubt that will fix it but I appreciate their effort. They didn't bill me anything afterall, and they did spend a fair amount of time with no real answers. Nothing weird there, really. But.. It seemed to drive differently on the way home. I can't put it into words but it seemed more responsive and smooth with every turn and dip. I acknowledge that it could just be my imagination but I wasn't expecting it. That said, I had been driving an old TJ while it was in the shop and the JT was better by comparison, but this wasn't the same. It even felt different from when I was in the JT driving with the tech this morning. What do you think he really did? Did lubing some rubber bushings make a difference in driving feel? and do you think that could have fixed this annoying cold temp crunching noise? Boy I sure hope so. I'll keep you posted if we get some more below freezing temps before spring.
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