Another test you can do is to jack the tire off the ground (with it bolted on) and try to move the tire with your hand. If it moves when you apply pressure at 12 o'clock & 6 o'clock then your bearing is toast. At 3 & 6 only then it may be tie rod end.


Tryed this and nothing happend so im thinking i just freaked when i saw this.

Here is what someone else said on another thread...The rotor can move if it's not fused (like with rust) to the hub/bearing.

When they're new, and the brake calipers are removed, they slip on and off. With the calipers attached, you can wiggle them if the rust hasn't bonded them to the hub.

So are you saying you are just wiggling the rotor - not the hub bolts???
All rotors wiggle, the lugnuts hold them in place...

WOW.:confused:

Whats that for lol....wouldnt something make noise if a bearing was bad?

hahah lets try this again. the Red arrows "wheel studs" and the part that they are pressed in move or spin when the tire rotates correct? The rotor with the Blue arrows goes over the studs. The Studs are just moving at little back and forth in the rotor holes.

All statements above are correct.
However, studs should not move. Ever.
If you can grab and "move" a stud, there is a problem.
The hub that the studs are pressed into should only "spin", not wiggle.

I am in Middletown off Oxford State Road, but if you want to drive up here some evening (6-10pm) this week I would be more than glad to take a look & tell you what is wrong (if anything). My number is 513.967.7091, leave a message with your number if I don't answer. - Jason

Thanks Jason, Sorry for all this trouble guys I am new to jeeps and really have no one to help me out on them except for what I read on here and other sites

No problem, we're all here to help. We were all in your position at one time or another.