I can't get over how clean your Jeep is.. no salt .. no rust! Looks like I'll be doing this to my WJ

I’ve broken the axle-side bolt both times I’ve changed a track bar on different WJs...got to love Michigan rust. Great video as usual Martin!

turning the steering wheel left or right is the easiest way to get those bolts out and line up the track bar :)

HI, probably one of the best camera placement and explained series of videos made by someone who really wants to teach and explain how to get things done. Thank you

Thank you so much for all of your videos. I was able to repair and upgrade my WJ thanks to you. The videos are great with just the right amount of detail. I already replaced my sway bar, sway bar links, spark plugs, shocks, denso fuel injectors, all the fluids, radiator, and everything with suspension that you have. My mileage also improved from 15 to 20 mpg. I bought one that has been standing around for few years, so it needs everything :). Now it drives pretty nicely. Thank you. I could not have done this w/o your videos.

Wow, the underside of that jeep is CLEAN. I know its a southwest car but man that thing looks like new

What a coincidence that I have death wobble and you all of a sudden make a death wobble video. I should just go straight to my track bar since I fixed ball joints and inner tie rods already. Thanks! Also you made this look so easy! I’m def doing this an maybe my outer tie rods

Have a real bad death wobble on an 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee. This video was one of the best videos I've seen online really well done please keep making them like this they're informative but straight to the point you don't skip anything on the videos you show exactly what the problem is and how to take it out and replace it. You don't over talk which I found most of the videos to be as a lot of these guys just talk and talk and talk to where I can't even sit through the whole video so I really appreciate that

Different solution: went through everything - track bar, stabilizer bar, tie rods, shocks, pit arm...and some certainly were worn and needed replacing. But, still had problem! Real issue on my 2001 Grand Cherokee Laredo having the death wobble? The wrong size tires! So easy to check and just spaced on doing that first. Kept replacing all the aforementioned parts, kept going into the shop (noting they didn't find it either, 2 different shops). The tires were too small in diameter (but hard to tell just looking at them), they were also fairly narrow. Hope this helps someone. Problem was solved instantly and never had the death wobble since. Updated May 17th, 2020: 203,134 miles and running great!

man , i changed everything but not that track bar , i will buy one new tomorrow .if death wobble will gone , you are the best

Remember the REAL death wobble when you were pulling my car trailer with too much weight on the rear? That was an easy fix! Good job on the steering link!!

This is a learning process for me, as a new owner of a 2002. Thanks for your clear instruction. Much appreciated!! Ax

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video!! The Rachet Strap worked perfectly and probably saved me a lot of time and frustration!!👍

Hey Martin, love your videos, glad to see another dedicated WJ owner, really looking forwards in seeing some pulls out of your WJ after all the mods/upgrades youve done, some nice 0-60 or 60+ pulls should be very intresting after all the work you've put into it! Keep the videos comming been a long time viewer your rock!

Awesome video. Didn't realize how easy this repair was. Haven't attempted yet, but I just ordered the part. Fingers crossed. I'm hoping this will be the cure for my 04 grand cherokee death wobble.

My go to channel anytime I want to work on my 2004 WJ! Thank you for the great walkthrough videos Martin! Hey we have the same name!

Man I love your WJ 01-04 jeep specific vids! Really helped me out

I have never seen such clean vehicles, except when new.

I changed mine and bought an extra one,expensive but worth it,And I put 33 inch by 12.5 eide by 17 and I don't have Any Death Wobble, Great video!

Thanks for the video, I was having similar problems on my 00' WJ. Your videos really helped me for working on my Jeep. I would like to see some videos on axle parts suck as replacing axle shaft or CV joints, if possible. Thanks Martin.

excellent work Martin,i enjoy watching your videos a great deal..all the best to you.

Good video, but as others have said, the easiest way to reinstall is to fit the frame-end (upper) bolt first, then get a helper to turn the steering wheel until the axle-end bolt holes line up.

I am struggling with death wobble too, 03 overland with 5" lift, last weekend i inspected the lower control arms and they had some little play in them, i replace the bolt with a ticker one meanwhile i get new bushings and that helped a lot, also replaced the heim joint of the RC adjustable tracbar

Hello Martin, Some time ago I had to replace all types of suspension control bushings and stabilizer bar with Polyurethane. And it was very good. Because it is very expensive to have to replace an entire system because of the rubber won by the time of use. And we here in Brazil have to import and the Dollar is around 6 x 1. We have to turn around in thirty seconds. LOL Hugs and thank you very much for your videos.

Had the same on my lifted 04 Overland.. Put on an adjustable track bar, and dual steering stabilizer kit from Iron Rock Offroad... Seems to do good now. Had to go with the adjustable due to the lift. GREAT video as usual, Martin... THANKS

Thank you for taking the time to share such a very good and helpful video!

I have a 99’ wj. I experienced the death wobble when all suspension components were good and it turned out to be the front CV driveshaft creating the problem. To insure that was the actual problem, I removed the front driveshaft completely from the vehicle and drove it for a couple hundred miles to find the death wobble was completely eliminated. I ordered a new CV joint for the driveshaft and and reinstalled it and the death wobble was completely eliminated. Was confusing at first, but then I realized that the vibration from the driveshaft can cause the front axle to move side to side and create a terrible death wobble. Be sure to check for slack in all components before assuming the track bar is the culprit. I noticed on mine that most major components had been replaced within a few years. Probably why I got my Jeep so cheap.

I just took my Cherokee to a shop and ended up w/ $2200 bill, they replaced the upper control arm in the rear and some bushings in the front. watching your video (Great tutorial) on replacing the track bar gave me wallet shock! if that was all it was ...grrr so thank you for your video! I know what's next lol

THANK YOU ! I was going out of my mind trying to figure the cause, I was ready to give it up for Salvage.

with the wheels on the ground, have someone slightly move steering wheel left or right. this will float body left or right over axle, easily align bolt holes. if alone, slightly move steering wheel yourself. takes a bit longer but works every time.

Thank you so much I have a 2000 Grand Cherokee Laredo and I am experiencing the death wobble so that is the part that I need to fix the problem thank you so much

Nice and easy to reinstall, thanks for the great and easy to follow vid.

Thank you for everything you do Martin. Jeep built by MoPar but maintained by Martin.

Just found and subscribed to your channel your a great help really appreciate you making these videos 🙏

I just bought a 1999WJ that is immaculate condition underneath and body, I have found 1 rust spot on the gas tank cover that's surface rust and an easy fix,the crank sensor needed replacement and it's not easy, I cut an access hole larger where you can get to it from inside and after many videos on different ways the larger access hole that the shift cable goes through, I had a defective sensor bought at the local auto parts store and exactly the reason for the larger access hole.

Good job martin. Thats problably next on my wj.

My DW story... I have a 93 Grand Cherokee. At around 30,000, it started the death wobble. I have a car lift and have done my own mechanic work all my life. So I figured I have this. Up it went and I did everything I have done to hundreds of vehicles for years to check all suspension and front drivetrain. Everything seemed tight and unworn. My wife's dad bought the Jeep new and passed shortly after. Her mother drove the jeep to the store and back till she passed and we inherited it. I know the thing was not put in four wheel drive very many times in it's life. So basically what I am saying is the Jeep was just like new when we got it with less than 20,000 miles. Back to the story of dw. I couldn't find anything wrong so I took it to an alignment shop that I have used for years and have always had good service from them. They couldn't find anything wrong so we drove it up the road. At 45 mph it went into the dw. The guy said he had never seen anything like this. He checked everything and did an alignment on it and it still, dw... After several attempts, he said he determined the track bar was the problem. $180. later he said it was fixed. I picked it up and on the way home it was still wobbling. Went right back and got my money back and found another shop. Same thing, not a clue what caused it but said I needed to replace all my bushings and tie rods. I asked why and they said they were all worn enough that they were all causing the problem. I didn't buy it. Now if I would go from 40 to 60 under heavy throttle, I could get past the wobble and it would run all day. But between 45 and 60 it would almost always wobble and violently!!! Eventually I replaced every part that can be replaced including tires twice because they would wear out fast. 4 or 5 shops tried to fix it and no one knew what to do. After putting up with the problem for several years and spending probably $2,000, I was thinking about what was going on when it was wobbling. I had even stuck my head out the window to watch the tire. What I decided was the toe in was causing the problem. I know it was aligned to specs at least 5 times but something was still not right! I got my tape measure out and a couple of pieces of angle iron and set the toe in to less than 1/8th of an inch. It was over 3/8ths when I first checked it. It has now been over 100,000 miles later and never once have I experienced the DW! I figured out the geometry of these suspensions cause this problem when they get to a certain harmonics. With the toe in adjusted in to far, the left tire will try to go right at a certain harmonic and when it gives in to traction making it slip, then the right tire will be trying to go left and at just the right harmonics the fight for traction gets to be more than the tires can support and they begin fighting and they start the wobble. Don't know if this is a good explanation, but when I took almost all the toe in out of my alignment, it fixed the problem. Even with 31 inch tires the wobble never came back. I now have over 160,000 and it runs and drives like a new one.... Almost.... lol...

Great video and listing the part number are good, the axle lining up is key in the swap thx

Skip the ratchet straps and get a helper turning the steering wheel in the needed direction. Much faster and easier. The job you showed is as easy as it could possibly be. The bump stop is in the way of the left bolt and those metal tabs don't hold up to a rusty bolt. Try it on a wj from the salt belt, you'll need a torch. Also, get a new bar from Chrysler, the after market stuff doesn't hold up. Also, tighten the bolts with the Jeep on the ground. Very important!

Thank you Martin, I so much appreciate your youTube video and your link for the Moog track bar through Amazon. I just needed to use a 15" breaker bar to loosen the bolts. Death wobbles are gone with ease.

Very nice Martinbuilt! As you say, DW can be caused by a multitude of issues but just to be sure, I used a JKS adjustable track bar with a Johnny Joint on the frame side and Urethane on the other.

I might save some time, my death wobble was the cv shaft on the front drive shaft. Repezza, style drive shaft I think it's called. Replaced everything then saw that was bouncing around did the u joints as well.

Good looking Grand !! Hey, do like a walk around on it. Super clean Grand Cherokee. Thanks

Thanks for the part#, martin!

The usefulness of ratchet straps cannot be underestimated

I have a slight wobble at highway speeds. I suspected it was a tire balance issue. I didn’t know a WJ had this problem. I get to do some more wrenching. 😊

That's a beautiful machine you got their man very clean

Would you mind steering me in the right direction? I took my tie rod bar off and placed it next to my new assembly to get the measurements as close as possible from center TRE to center TRE. I noticed that the old assembly has one tilted tie rod end. Do I match that tilt angle on the new tie rod end to get the same measurement? Thanks!

Hes talking about rust! Thays the cleanest WJ I've ever seen lol.

I love all your videos on jeep grand Cherokee

Great video! Thank you! Definitely using this today to replace ours. Please share where you purchased that grille. It's a beauty

Hi martin, any idea what the weird metal cylinder on all the replacement track bars are? I have an 04 and am looking on rockauto and they all seem to have this weird metal thing towards the passenger side bushing.

Just bought one and the wobble freaked me. Thanks for the video easy fix. Saves lives.

I just finished mine. I ordered from your link and it fit perfectly.

Hi. I had some play in mine. Had a friend turn the wheel left and right on the ground as I inspected it. It was moving. When i removed it, it looked fine but replaced it anyway since already had a new one. I also noticed my tie rod endings were loose by rotating the center bar by hand and the upper right (passenger) was thumping. I'm guessing they aren't soposed to be moving??

Had mine brake as soon as i got off the highway....had very little control over steering,,,,,glad it decided to brake when I was going slow

It's not necessary to get an entirely new track bar (hard to imagine something going wrong with the bar itself). I replaced the bushings, they cost $15 as opposed to north of $100 for a new track bar with bushings. The one headache you save yourself with a new track bar is not having to remove the old bushings, which took me about an hour of work with a drill, hammer and hack saw. The hardest work is taking out the old track bar (I had so much rust on my bolt and such difficult access it took me about 2 hrs to do just that), which you can do without having the car jacked up. When using the Moog bushings they're pretty fat, so it takes a bit of effort to get the track bar back in (positioning it was a pain). Anyway thanks for the well made video!

check control arm bushings before anything, more common for them to be bad then anything

Your Jeep by the way is awesome.

Nice job Martin! Great video!

Replaced track bar and ball joints also got wheel alignment. What else can cause the damn wobble?

Hi there, how do you do fuel adjustments, richer or poorer...

My 2002 Wj Pulls to the right , it's had 2 alignments and still nothing, car only has 82,000 miles, what should I check first with out building the whole front end which is how I'm feeling. And the overall front end feels squirly at times. I watched your video and noticed yours pulling a little to the right also. Is that as good as it gets on these cars???

Good morning Martin, I have the same SUV. I get a wobble at 60mph. How do I check to see where it’s coming from without removing and installing parts and found it was the wrong part? Ty 12:22

I replaced just bushings but still wobble bad, I replaced all tie rods last year, what else can be?

any particular reason you choose to replace the trackbar rather than just the rubber bushings?

Hi Mr Martin, I like your vids. New subscriber here. Just recently aquired (for FREE lol) a 2003 WJ 2WD and have been getting a little bit of the death wobble also. It's worse when I hit the brakes, telling me I probably have a warped rotor somewhere, but it is still a little there on the highway. Reckon I am going to check my track bar next! Thanks for the cool vids and I like the way you explain stuff! :)

Very good video thank you. I was wondering if you’d have some advice for my 2003 grand Cherokee Limited. I’m having an ongoing issue with when I make slow sharp turns into a parking spot or in a parking lot, my back differential grinds. Do you have any advice on this?

Great job but when you used the ratchet strap it looked it you've turned the wheel to the left just abit to aligned the bolt. Would this could've worked too.

Great video, I learned something.

Thank you sir, this information help me a lot.. God bless you !!

My 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee only has death wobble from 50-60, my dad and grandpa told me to replace the rotors and it still didn’t work, can you please help me?

Excellent video...

I need guidelines on removing gearbox transmission jeep grand Cherokee lerato 2004. PLEASE

Yeah I ordered the part from ORielly auto parts due to the urgency and installed. First road test felt like the tires were going to wobble off (I.e. “The Death Wobble “)

What a great mechanical design: such a small thing, something you can neither see no feel can cause a considerable problem!

You don’t want to torque those or any suspension bushing bolts until the vehicle is sitting on the ground and suspension is compressed to normal ride height. Otherwise when you lower the vehicle back down your creating tension in the bushing from the inner sleeve twisting its way back to normal ride height.

Great video! However, those track bar bolts seemed awfully loose when you removed them... According to Jeep specs, the track bar bolts should be torqued to 75 ft-lbs.

Sometimes it's cheaper to just install new bushings but IT SURE ISN'T EASIER if you live where road salt is used. What in the hell is that COLLAR ON THE MOOG BAR ? NOT SURE WHAT YEAR YOURV RIG IS ? LOOKS GREAT UNDERNEATH, matinbuilt. Wonder why the bushings aren't blue as replacement bushings are ? OH 1 more thing, It's nice to see avid. from you again, I was wondering when you would post something again ?

I need to know where that grill came from, it's minimalistic, yet suits the car perfect, imma need one for mine

Excellent Video!

Hey there I can’t get the bolt out on driver side it hits the rubber bumper stop thing !! Wth

love that grill,where you get it? I been looking for something like that

That undercarriage is absolutely spotless!!! Also, I never understood what that lead weight was for strapped to the rod. Any idea?

And had to build the lower spring mounts with iron Rock off-road parts

I like you job mrs.

Homeboy pulled up like a ghost

Dude you're a life saver martin, Ive experience the same problem with my 99 wj limited 4×4. Love you videos man, btw how much total power increase have you achieved after all your performance upgrades?

When you put your track link on is your jeep lifted ? Mine is and I need to replace the factory should I go with a adjustable?

You're the best my friend...thank's

I HAVE A BAD DEATH WOBBLE ON MY 2001 JGC, BUT i THINK THAT THANKS IT IS COMING FROM STEERING STABILIZER. i AM GOING TO0 CHECK THE TRAC BAR IF THAT DOESN'T STOP IT.

I was admiring the grill, was that custom or could they be purchased and where ..

It's actually easier to do it well its on the ground and just use your foot to push on the frame to line the bolt holes up

Nice trick with the ratchet strap!

Been under my Jeep for 2 hours trying to figure out how to get passed the rubber bumper on the driverside that is blocking the bolt from sliding out

Thank you! Where did you get that hood! NEEEED ONE

Thank you

Can you do a video on steering? my wheel has to turn hard right to go straight.

Just change the horizontal shock thay lies between the wheels! K Y makes a great shock...much easier too!

You just make it look so easy...😎 also noticed your wearing your logo on that sweater👍