I have had a problem for awhile and have found it very difficult to track this problem down.

As the title indicates whenever I turn my 89 Cherokee right it makes a clicking sound. It only happens when I go forward and turn right. You can also feel it in the floorboard on the passenger side. Though the sound will come from both sides if I am to floor the vehicle I just noticed this though because I don't hotrod the vehicle.

I have replaced both axle u-joints and both wheel hubs and bearings. I have also checked to see if I can see any rubbing on coil springs and there is none. I have had the ball joints etc. checked and have been told all is well there. I have any taken off the driveshaft that goes from the TC to the front Diff and the vehicle still makes the clicking noise. I have taken off the front diff cover and have found no metal shavings or anything like that.

This has me baffled and I've had plenty of people check it but have stopped short of having some shop put the ears etc on the vehicle.

 

forgot to mention.

Everything is completely stock and like I said it is a 89 Cherokee with a 4.0L automatic 4X4

 

mines doing the same thing but mine has a 3 inch lift, it has a harsh clicking noise turning left, right, while going forward or in reverse. ive tried tracking it down but had no luck

 

Wish I could figure this out. I'm willing to replace whatever but don't want to throw money at the problem and not fix what is wrong. I did that some with the axle u-joints and then found the hubs and wheel bearings to be shot but that really made no difference at all.

I also forgot to mention I am starting to get some death wobble now but I don't know if that is related.

 

Crawl under front end and have someone waggle the steering wheel back and forth just a bit (engine OFF...it is not needed). Put your hand on every single pivot point and WATCH every single pivot point carefully. If ANYTHING moves...fix it. Nothing should have any play in it.

I'm thinking pitman arm...but that's a Karnack prediction.

 

ya i replace the inner axle u joints, front drive line u joints, wheel bearings, and ball joints and it still does it

 

mine does this also, mine even does it sometimes when i stop at a light or something it will click for a little bit..then stop. honestly it sounds like its coming from my transfer case but not sure. definitely something to check.