Steering Shaft Replacement 1999 Jeep Wrangler
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- The steering shafts in my 99 Jeep TJ have had it so I'm replacing them with a nice new set. I cover most of the details of this tedious but important repair as I go.
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I know this video was 5 years ago but super informative, saved me a lot of money thank you!
1:12 me every time I wrench on my money pit I swear 😂
I changed my heater core and evaporator core the other day, which required me to remove the steering column. I’ve been looking for a video somewhere to explain why I can’t get it back on to the shaft... 7:48 “You gotta wiggle the fuckin thing” really clears that up for me. Lol.
That’s the only reason I watched, but great video man.
Haha! Thanks for watching. I'm glad it clarified your situation for ya.
I'll be doing this to my 1999 Sahara in a week or two! Sourcing the upper shaft has been rather tough! Great video thank you!
Interesting you say that. I have an 04 and trouble finding the lower shaft. What brand did you end up getting?
@@worldtraveler419 I ended up getting a Crown Automotive 5102531AA, and it would not fit on to the upper splines that go to the steering wheel. I already replaced the lower intermediate shaft with a Crown and the threads on the end at the steering gear box were horrible, felt like they were cross threaded. So, I never got the upper shaft installed, no idea why it would not go on.
Thank u, Harrison Ford.
Fantastic video, just got my first jeep and the tips you have given are a godsend. Thank you for taking the time to make it.
Happy trials
I'm glad to hear it was helpful. Good luck with your new jeep! I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for this, I've got some slop in the steering column slipper joint on a full hydro rig and being able to compare the stock configuration was really helpful.
Thanks. I like your style. You sound like me when I work on my Jeep.
Great video. Straight and to the point. I've done worse jobs on my TJ (heater core) but I just don't know if I want to fight this one. You said it only took an hour so it would probably take me three.
A heater core is definitely a much harder swap. Yuck!
1:10 We've all been there LOL
Very good video though, thank you!
Thank you for this !!
Great Video! will be doing this on my 02 soon!
Thanks for taking the time to make the video. I now know exactly how much of a pain it's gonna be. lol But I know how to do it now.
Haha awesome. Thanks for watching. Its not the worst job to do but it is a bit of a pain to crawl under the dash.
Thanks for this! You just answered all of my questions.
Glad to hear it! It's not too bad of a job to do. It's the under-the-dash stuff that sucks the most. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! It's on my to do list!
Thank you for the good info!
cool video, easy to do. thank you.
This is a great vid! Reminds me of me when I’m workin on shit! 👍🏻
Thank you for video
I got a steering shaft mount that has a 1 inch rise from Mountain Offroad Enterprises. Made the steering shaft angles better. I have a Tj with a 3 inch suspension lift and a 1.25 inch body lift. Made the steering better for sure.
Hey, that's cool! I didn't even know they made those. Having a body lift would definitely change the angle of the shaft relative to the steering box. A good thing to consider. Thanks for the comment!
From the box to the steering wheel should the shaft be completely straight?
The main shaft should be straight but the ends flex on little u-joints. Depends how your steering column is tilted.
what were the part numbers on those or where did you find them?
1:10 Double whammy 😂🤣
Awesome vid, thanks for sharing.
Fml. Well this looks like I'm going to be doing alot of cussing and tool throwing. Thanks for the vid 👍
Don't go through the grille. It's way easier to rotate the steering wheel 180 degrees and get the bolt out from the bottom. You ca also clock the wheel about 90 degrees to the right and remove the coupler bolt by the motor from underneath too. Once both bolts are removed, center the wheel and go nuts.
Cool! Thanks for the tips!
Good day, sir!
Hey man!
Thank you!!!!
This is a great video, thank you for taking the time... very well done. I need this done on my 99 and eventhough you made it look so easy I will still be taking it to my mechanic lol, BUT, at least i know now whats involved. Can you tell me how long it took you to get it all done? Thanks!
Thanks for watching! It didnt take very long. I'm sure I didnt spend much more than an hour on it, including all the screwing around required when filming and talking to myself.
Can you please link the replacement parts you used.
+1on this request, thank you for the video. I just subscribed.
Sooo, did it actually fix the slop in the wheel?
hello, where did you buy the upper steering shaft from? do you have a part number or brand? Thank you.
Did your lower steering shaft come with a new rag joint/Bering?
Whats the link to the steering shafts that you bought?
What did you buy ? Cant find upper AND lower anywhere can you post link
Any issues with the lower shaft? Is it the one from Amazon? I’ve heard that it’s better to just strip the good bearing off the new one and just put it on the old shaft
Where did your source the steering shaft? What brand? Dorman? Craft? OEM?
Not to bad a repair.
Mostly just awkward trying to get under the dash, but yeah not too bad otherwise.
Well.. did it work?
Did this help.
It helped a little. The steering box turned out to be part of the problem so it had to go too.
I have a 01'. The lower shaft is identical to yours. But the upper shaft is different. Just in case this helps anybody.
Hi, do you know the part number to the 2001 Jeep Wrangler upper shaft ?
Was there any play in the steering shaft after you replaced it?
Would you know if this process would be the same for 97 jeep cherokee xj
I haven't done it on my XJ but it has to be a very similar set up.
Hey there . Video helpful but my lower steering shaft won’t compress to fit into the bracket. It appears that the end that goes to the steering box is seated correctly. What am I doing wrong?
The old part compresses 5-6 inches. Should the new one compress!!??
Thanks
The new one should compress too it just might be seized up or real stiff. If you can't force it to move, it might be bunk. I hope you get it!
spacerag
Any suggestions on how to loosen the arm?
Oh man I dunno. You could try squirting some penetrating oil on the joint. Maybe take it to the place you bought it and see if they have another one in stock to compare to. I don't remember mine being so troublesome.
Bro link where you bought this lol for the love of god!!!
How did you rule out a bad/loose steering box? Going through the same symptoms right now 😬
The wiggle test I was doing at the begining would have yielded the same result after changing the shafts if my steering box was the problem. I cant say for 100% certainty that my steering box was fine, but I could tell the shafts were definitely worn. Thanks for watching. Good luck with yours!
spacerag awesome! Thanks for replying. Appreciate the love
3:58 HA! GOTTEM! HA!
Lol
Was the steering noticeably tighter? No slop like in the beginning of the video?
That portion of the steering was much better. The little u-joints on the old steering shaft were very, very worn. Unfortunately I also needed to replace a lot of other worn components in the steering later. Things like tie-rod ends, ball joints, trackbars. Everything on this jeep is worn right out. So the steering did improve with the new shafts, but there were still more repairs to follow. Thanks for the comment and best of luck with your repair!
Im going to check mine out. I have the same slop on the top end of the gear box. Thanks for the video!
@@spacerag when you do the steering parts you should defiantly consider the V8 ZJ steering swap its simple and bolts in. i did it to my tj with 34" super swampers and really noticed a difference in the steering feel on road and off road.
@@airell47 I did this actually. Did it on my XJ a while back too. It was one of my first videos. Definitely a great, easy upgrade! :)
1:12 aww fuck lol🤣
“B4 I start yanking that shaft off” 😳🤦♂️. Yes I’m 12 BTW
I laughed at that when I was editing the video and left it in. Can't believe it took this long for someone as immature as me to notice!
@@spacerag 😂😂😳🤦♂️
A jeep thing, and a repetitive repair hahaha.
You've got that right.
Yank that shaft lol . Got a 2001 jeep Cherokee and no one carrying the fu king shaft .
Can't remember if I mention it in the video but I got mine from 4wheelparts.
Lol 1:35
very informative, but all the cussing makes this not worth watching..