Hi. I'm a newbie to the group with a 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7, auto
w/overdrive.

Has anyone experienced a severe "chatter" in the drive train while in
reverse, going uphill, with a trailer. I tried to back my boat up the
driveway this weekend and I thought the tranny was going to come apart. It
felt and sounded like a maunal transmission in need of a new clutch.

The boat is well within towing specs. This is about a 20 foot section of
driveway with an incline of about 4 to 1.

 

Did the trailer didn't have the overrun brakes engaged ?


Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

"Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:BB4DCAA8.2272%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
: Hi. I'm a newbie to the group with a 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7, auto
: w/overdrive.
:
: Has anyone experienced a severe "chatter" in the drive train while in
: reverse, going uphill, with a trailer. I tried to back my boat up the
: driveway this weekend and I thought the tranny was going to come apart.
It
: felt and sounded like a maunal transmission in need of a new clutch.
:
: The boat is well within towing specs. This is about a 20 foot section of
: driveway with an incline of about 4 to 1.
:

 

Did you notice any mangled childrens bicycles under the truck? Running over
a bike your kid has left in the driveway sounds alot like that too.


"Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:BB4DCAA8.2272%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> Hi. I'm a newbie to the group with a 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7, auto
> w/overdrive.
>
> Has anyone experienced a severe "chatter" in the drive train while in
> reverse, going uphill, with a trailer. I tried to back my boat up the
> driveway this weekend and I thought the tranny was going to come apart.
It
> felt and sounded like a maunal transmission in need of a new clutch.
>
> The boat is well within towing specs. This is about a 20 foot section of
> driveway with an incline of about 4 to 1.
>

 

There are no brakes on the boat trailer. This trailer and boat weighs about
2,500 pounds fully loaded. The towing spec on the Jeep says it can tow up
to 5,000 pounds as equipped.

So far, my dealer service people say that Chrysler believes that this
vibration/shaking/pulsing event is a "normal" occurrance.

in article IP3Wa.1$Dt2.109676@news-text.cableinet.net, Dave Milne at
jeep@_nospam_milne.info wrote on 7/31/03 12:46 AM:

> Did the trailer didn't have the overrun brakes engaged ?
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
> "Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
> news:BB4DCAA8.2272%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> : Hi. I'm a newbie to the group with a 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7, auto
> : w/overdrive.
> :
> : Has anyone experienced a severe "chatter" in the drive train while in
> : reverse, going uphill, with a trailer. I tried to back my boat up the
> : driveway this weekend and I thought the tranny was going to come apart.
> It
> : felt and sounded like a maunal transmission in need of a new clutch.
> :
> : The boat is well within towing specs. This is about a 20 foot section of
> : driveway with an incline of about 4 to 1.
> :
>
>

 

Normal?? No way!!

Tom

"Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:BB4EF28B.269D%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> There are no brakes on the boat trailer. This trailer and boat weighs
about
> 2,500 pounds fully loaded. The towing spec on the Jeep says it can tow up
> to 5,000 pounds as equipped.
>
> So far, my dealer service people say that Chrysler believes that this
> vibration/shaking/pulsing event is a "normal" occurrance.
>
snip

 

I get this when going in reverse in my yj. If i ride the clutch some my
whole jeep will shake like crazy and the whole drivline will make a horible
noise. The only thing I have found is that it may be the springs on the
clutch plate not absorbing the initial momentum??? Something like that

Nick

"Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:BB4EF28B.269D%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> There are no brakes on the boat trailer. This trailer and boat weighs
about
> 2,500 pounds fully loaded. The towing spec on the Jeep says it can tow up
> to 5,000 pounds as equipped.
>
> So far, my dealer service people say that Chrysler believes that this
> vibration/shaking/pulsing event is a "normal" occurrance.
>
> in article IP3Wa.1$Dt2.109676@news-text.cableinet.net, Dave Milne at
> jeep@_nospam_milne.info wrote on 7/31/03 12:46 AM:
>
> > Did the trailer didn't have the overrun brakes engaged ?
> >
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> >
> > "Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
> > news:BB4DCAA8.2272%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> > : Hi. I'm a newbie to the group with a 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7, auto
> > : w/overdrive.
> > :
> > : Has anyone experienced a severe "chatter" in the drive train while in
> > : reverse, going uphill, with a trailer. I tried to back my boat up the
> > : driveway this weekend and I thought the tranny was going to come
apart.
> > It
> > : felt and sounded like a maunal transmission in need of a new clutch.
> > :
> > : The boat is well within towing specs. This is about a 20 foot section
of
> > : driveway with an incline of about 4 to 1.
> > :
> >
> >
>

 

In article <BB4EF28B.269D%alcessnapilot@qwest.net>,
Al Gilson <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote:
>There are no brakes on the boat trailer. This trailer and boat weighs about
>2,500 pounds fully loaded. The towing spec on the Jeep says it can tow up
>to 5,000 pounds as equipped.
>
>So far, my dealer service people say that Chrysler believes that this
>vibration/shaking/pulsing event is a "normal" occurrance.

I'm new to Jeeps. However I would lift your vehicle and inspect the drivetrain.
You might also want to invest in a service manual and grease gun. Lube all the
grease fittings before a tow job and check all the fluids below. Chrysler
might not be that far off with their comment if you do not have issues without
towing.


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You have a broken trans mount, that is why your YJ shakes. The KJ could have
a bad mount too, but because it is brand new, it is not likely to have a
broken mount already.




"Nick N" <nnote@despammed.com> wrote in message
news:pTnWa.29449$Bp2.6589@fed1read07...
> I get this when going in reverse in my yj. If i ride the clutch some my
> whole jeep will shake like crazy and the whole drivline will make a
horible
> noise. The only thing I have found is that it may be the springs on the
> clutch plate not absorbing the initial momentum??? Something like that
>
> Nick
>
> "Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
> news:BB4EF28B.269D%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> > There are no brakes on the boat trailer. This trailer and boat weighs
> about
> > 2,500 pounds fully loaded. The towing spec on the Jeep says it can tow
up
> > to 5,000 pounds as equipped.
> >
> > So far, my dealer service people say that Chrysler believes that this
> > vibration/shaking/pulsing event is a "normal" occurrance.
> >
> > in article IP3Wa.1$Dt2.109676@news-text.cableinet.net, Dave Milne at
> > jeep@_nospam_milne.info wrote on 7/31/03 12:46 AM:
> >
> > > Did the trailer didn't have the overrun brakes engaged ?
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> > >
> > > "Al Gilson" <alcessnapilot@qwest.net> wrote in message
> > > news:BB4DCAA8.2272%alcessnapilot@qwest.net...
> > > : Hi. I'm a newbie to the group with a 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3.7, auto
> > > : w/overdrive.
> > > :
> > > : Has anyone experienced a severe "chatter" in the drive train while
in
> > > : reverse, going uphill, with a trailer. I tried to back my boat up
the
> > > : driveway this weekend and I thought the tranny was going to come
> apart.
> > > It
> > > : felt and sounded like a maunal transmission in need of a new clutch.
> > > :
> > > : The boat is well within towing specs. This is about a 20 foot
section
> of
> > > : driveway with an incline of about 4 to 1.
> > > :
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>