Got the Jeep back from PowerHouse after blowing the inner axle seal last time we went to The Cove and am now wondering if I might have damaged something else. I feel like the Jeep is wandering at speeds above 20mph and she oversteers into turns. I know that I finally bent my aluminum tie rod, but I have the toe adjusted back to 1/8” in again and the wheel is straight. I’ve played with tire pressure and replaced a couple of bent shocks but that didn’t change things much. Took it to High Tech today to have the alignment checked almost hoping to find the caster out of whack but it’s solid at 5*… so I’m stumped. They wanted to sell me an alignment and throw parts at it with no guarantee that they had IDd the issue ( recommended a new tie rod and new LCAs because my bushings look soft) but I don’t love that approach.
So - anyone really good at diagnosis? I’m in Reston but am willing to come to you as long as it doesn’t involve wandering the Jeep down the road at highway speeds for too long. Nothing to do tomorrow or Sunday if anyone is free.