phrogger
New Member
Hi all. I am a new owner of a 2012 Liberty Sport. Please be gentle. 
I bought it from a private seller about a month ago. 60k miles on it. I have searched through the forums for my issue and have found a few things here and there, but wanted to see if any new posts have come up lately.
There is this infuriating thumping that comes from what feels like the center-ish/passenger side of my Liberty. It seems to be very random, only happens in 2WD and stops when I switch to 4WD. It does not seem to be suspension related: i.e., it does not always happen, it does not happen over bumps, it happens on flat surfaces, etc. It can start anytime and go away any time. I hear/feel it when I pull out of the driveway some days and not other days. I hear it when I slow down sometimes and not other times. I hear it when I am going a higher speeds and not other times. Hence the "infuriating" adjective.
I see posts/threads about CV joints and replacing driveshafts, but I am trying to put this all together to see if I can figure out what is really going on.
Where do I start? What do I look at? I found the thread about "how to change front driveshaft", but that seems to be for the KJ's. Is that applicable to the KK's?
I have always had Mopars of some sort or another and this is my third Jeep, but this is a noise I have never heard or dealt with before. I am sort of at a loss and would love some kind of help, input, direction, etc. If there is another thread referencing all of this, please point me to it!
Thanks in advance for any advice, assistance or other suggestions.
I bought it from a private seller about a month ago. 60k miles on it. I have searched through the forums for my issue and have found a few things here and there, but wanted to see if any new posts have come up lately.
There is this infuriating thumping that comes from what feels like the center-ish/passenger side of my Liberty. It seems to be very random, only happens in 2WD and stops when I switch to 4WD. It does not seem to be suspension related: i.e., it does not always happen, it does not happen over bumps, it happens on flat surfaces, etc. It can start anytime and go away any time. I hear/feel it when I pull out of the driveway some days and not other days. I hear it when I slow down sometimes and not other times. I hear it when I am going a higher speeds and not other times. Hence the "infuriating" adjective.
I see posts/threads about CV joints and replacing driveshafts, but I am trying to put this all together to see if I can figure out what is really going on.
Where do I start? What do I look at? I found the thread about "how to change front driveshaft", but that seems to be for the KJ's. Is that applicable to the KK's?
I have always had Mopars of some sort or another and this is my third Jeep, but this is a noise I have never heard or dealt with before. I am sort of at a loss and would love some kind of help, input, direction, etc. If there is another thread referencing all of this, please point me to it!
Thanks in advance for any advice, assistance or other suggestions.
