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Hello all, my 2019 JLUR has developed a new noise in the steering. I can make the noise happen parked, engine running, turn the steering wheel back and forth to the limits of the slop. Your her a nock when changing directions.

While parked if I grab my drag link and give it a good hard wiggle I see and here a little slop and noise in the ball joint. I assume this is the issue. I will get it up on stands at some point and try to further diagnose the issue but i leave on a road trip tomorrow.

Couple questions.

1. Should the ball joint end of the drag link have any slop? I don't think so.

2. Assuming it is the ball joint on the drag link my assumption is it is safe to drive for quite a while longer as the slop is prety small and the noise is not to loud. Does anyone disagree?

I am headingout on a road trip tomorrow, probably around 1000 miles and don't plan to fix this till after the trip.

Thoughts?
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What do you mean by slop? In which direction?
 
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What do you mean by slop? In which direction?
If I reach under the front of my jeep and grab the hub end of my drag link, jerk it front to back a few times, I can feel and see a little slop in the ball joint, 1/16th or so of movement.
 

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That doesn't sound like something that would keep me from taking a trip.

But like you said, I would address it upon return. I find it highly unlikely that any such noise issue would prove catastrophic over 1000 miles when you consider how these vehicles are designed to be used.
 

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Yea that’s going to be the problem. I recommend you order parts now and fix it in two months when they show up.
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