Kal07

Hello I'm new to the site. And I have a huge problem
I bought my 01 jeep gc limited about 2 months ago
And the Quadra drive was working perfect then I took
It to canadian tire for inspection and they said I needed
A cv boot so they changed out the whole axle the front
Passenger side. And ever since then the Quadra drive
Won't work I get stuck everywhere and they won't fix
The problem they keep saying it's fine but clearly only
Rear wheels spin. Is there any idea what it can be or
How to fix it?

oldfart

Might be the sensor on the passenger side shaft. Is the abs light on?

Kal07

No the abs light is off. And when I put it in 4 lo the back
Wheels just spin more

oldfart

From what I can gather on the information I have available (which is not much) When the system is in low range the transfer case is supposed to lock the front and rear output together. To confirm whether the t/case is actually locking or not you would have to jack up both ends of the vehicle, make sure it's securely supported and then put it in low range and see if both front and rear driveshafts spin when you have it in drive. If not it would point to an issue with the t/case which could be a broken wire, fuse or something more serious. If both driveshafts turn but only the wheels at one end it would point to either a differential or axelshaft issue.

Kal07

When I jacked it up only the rear wheels spun and
The front passenger but it was really slow compared
To the rear. I stopped the front with my hand so
It wasn't spinning strong at all. This all happened after
They replaces the passenger front cv axle

Thank you for your replies

04WJGuy

Hi Kal07, I'm assuming you have the 247 T/C?
When the wheels are all off the ground in 4hi the back wheels should spin and if you stop one of them one of the front wheels will start to spin.
When in 4lo all 4 wheels should be spinning.
Sometimes (not always) this can be cured by doing a fluid change on the T/C. I know it souds strange but it does sometimes work.
If you do have the 247 make sure you use the correct fluid and nothing else, what may have happened is the previous owner may have topped it up with ATF and the clutch pack inside is sticking/ sliding.
Good Luck

oldfart

But were both driveshafts (front and rear) spinning when it was in low range?. I'm trying to establish if the problem is in the t/case or the front diff.

Kal07

Just the rear was spinning with the front passenger
But I stopped the front with my hand and it stopped after I let go
It was working perfect until the changed the cv axle right after they
Did that it stopped working

Kal07

The last owner was my uncle and he never changed it
And if he did the dealer does all the work
Like I was saying it worked 100% for me
I drove it from bc to Alberta 8 hours in the snow
And it was beautiful. When I went to do a put of province
Inspection they said the cv boot was ripped so they changed
The whole axle and right when I was driving it home
It was fishtailing every where then I figured the all wheel drive isn't working
So I took it back and they lifted it up put it in drive and
Only the rear and front passener tires spun but I stopped the front with my hand
It was spinning so slow. And then they gave me this bs about how
There's no way all 4 will spin at one time an if it did it would
Be hard to turn. I'm like ok but how does it work in a awd then? And
They said oh well jeep is different, so I just left and now I'm stuck


Thanks for the reply

oldfart

OK, lets try something else. Jack up the front end. rotate the right side tyre and either the other side wheel or the driveshaft should turn, what happens? Then rotate the left side tyre and either the driveshaft or the other side tyre should turn, what happens? Follow these directions exactly and post what happens, should only take five minutes or less to perform this simple test.