Bob

Same here; I not only let off the throttle, but I go ahead and put the
clutch in so I make sure there is absolutely no input from the
engine/tranny side of the t-case. In the case of turning a corner from
a slushy road onto a dry main road, I will usually use 4wd, 1st gear
to get going, and then put the clutch in, shift to second, AND pop it
into two wheel, if the road is dry, right before begin turning the
wheel to aim down the main road. No binding occurs, but I get to take
advantage of the 4wheel to easily start from the light.

Del Rawlins <del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org> wrote in message news:<20040106192203215-0900@news.newsguy.com>...
> On 06 Jan 2004 05:23 PM, Eric posted the following:
> > It normally disengages almost instantly. The two times it hasn't was
> > when I came from a stop sign (slick/slushy/snowy) and TURNED onto a
> > road that quickly turned to dry surface that this happened. Guess
> > I'll stop doing that....
>
> When I shift from 4hi to 2hi at speed, I usually let off the throttle
> for a brief instant right after shifting the lever. This unloads the
> drivetrain and allows the transfer case to disengage easier.
>
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CRWLR

"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:NuLKb.6938$zf.3860@okepread05...
> I will definitely avoid this in the future. Could I have done any
permanent
> damage?!? It seems to work just fine when I'm not doing anything stupid
> like turning onto dry pavement...
>

Probably not. The chain has to stretch quite a bit before it causes a
problem. You described EXACTLY what happens when the tcase is bound up. Now
you know why it binds, and what to do to avoid this.

CRWLR

"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:NuLKb.6938$zf.3860@okepread05...
> I will definitely avoid this in the future. Could I have done any
permanent
> damage?!? It seems to work just fine when I'm not doing anything stupid
> like turning onto dry pavement...
>

Probably not. The chain has to stretch quite a bit before it causes a
problem. You described EXACTLY what happens when the tcase is bound up. Now
you know why it binds, and what to do to avoid this.

CRWLR

"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:NuLKb.6938$zf.3860@okepread05...
> I will definitely avoid this in the future. Could I have done any
permanent
> damage?!? It seems to work just fine when I'm not doing anything stupid
> like turning onto dry pavement...
>

Probably not. The chain has to stretch quite a bit before it causes a
problem. You described EXACTLY what happens when the tcase is bound up. Now
you know why it binds, and what to do to avoid this.

Clap Trap

Normal. Remember... Going into 4wd, Gas on while shifting, ease off. To go
back to 2wd, gas on while shifting, ease off. Your clunk will go away if
you do the shift right. Leave your hand on the lever and you can feel it
shift out as you let off the gas.

However, if you drive for a while on pavement, you will still get the clunk
sometimes due to drivetrain wind up.


"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:RSoKb.4765$zf.1609@okepread05...
> We got a bit of snow this weekend making intersections pretty nasty.
After
> discussing the use of my 99 TJ's xfer case last winter with some on this
> group, I have been using 4hi as more of a gear than a permanent solution
on
> the roads. Basically, I put it in 4hi at intersections (especially
> snowy/slushy/inclined ones) take off, and as I shift into second (or
third),
> I put it back into 2hi.
>
> Twice today, about 1/4 mile AFTER putting it into 2hi it felt like I hit a
> ridge in the concrete with my front tires. However, I drive these roads
all
> the time and there is no ridge. It's almost like the xfer case took 1/4
> mile to do whatever it was going to do, and when it did, it "clunked".
>
> Any thoughts on this? 4hi/4lo seem to work great other than this new
wierd
> clunk (which only happens when accelerating up to 35-45 mph AFTER
> disengaging 4hi). I only have 39k miles...
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>
>

Clap Trap

Normal. Remember... Going into 4wd, Gas on while shifting, ease off. To go
back to 2wd, gas on while shifting, ease off. Your clunk will go away if
you do the shift right. Leave your hand on the lever and you can feel it
shift out as you let off the gas.

However, if you drive for a while on pavement, you will still get the clunk
sometimes due to drivetrain wind up.


"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:RSoKb.4765$zf.1609@okepread05...
> We got a bit of snow this weekend making intersections pretty nasty.
After
> discussing the use of my 99 TJ's xfer case last winter with some on this
> group, I have been using 4hi as more of a gear than a permanent solution
on
> the roads. Basically, I put it in 4hi at intersections (especially
> snowy/slushy/inclined ones) take off, and as I shift into second (or
third),
> I put it back into 2hi.
>
> Twice today, about 1/4 mile AFTER putting it into 2hi it felt like I hit a
> ridge in the concrete with my front tires. However, I drive these roads
all
> the time and there is no ridge. It's almost like the xfer case took 1/4
> mile to do whatever it was going to do, and when it did, it "clunked".
>
> Any thoughts on this? 4hi/4lo seem to work great other than this new
wierd
> clunk (which only happens when accelerating up to 35-45 mph AFTER
> disengaging 4hi). I only have 39k miles...
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>
>

Clap Trap

Normal. Remember... Going into 4wd, Gas on while shifting, ease off. To go
back to 2wd, gas on while shifting, ease off. Your clunk will go away if
you do the shift right. Leave your hand on the lever and you can feel it
shift out as you let off the gas.

However, if you drive for a while on pavement, you will still get the clunk
sometimes due to drivetrain wind up.


"Eric" <gymrat@***.net> wrote in message
news:RSoKb.4765$zf.1609@okepread05...
> We got a bit of snow this weekend making intersections pretty nasty.
After
> discussing the use of my 99 TJ's xfer case last winter with some on this
> group, I have been using 4hi as more of a gear than a permanent solution
on
> the roads. Basically, I put it in 4hi at intersections (especially
> snowy/slushy/inclined ones) take off, and as I shift into second (or
third),
> I put it back into 2hi.
>
> Twice today, about 1/4 mile AFTER putting it into 2hi it felt like I hit a
> ridge in the concrete with my front tires. However, I drive these roads
all
> the time and there is no ridge. It's almost like the xfer case took 1/4
> mile to do whatever it was going to do, and when it did, it "clunked".
>
> Any thoughts on this? 4hi/4lo seem to work great other than this new
wierd
> clunk (which only happens when accelerating up to 35-45 mph AFTER
> disengaging 4hi). I only have 39k miles...
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>
>