I'd bet Bill's left ******** that you have a low tire. The shop had it up in
the air and it slipped back into 2WD. I'd bet Bill's right ******** that
they made up the hub story because they don't know what they did to fix it.
Next time you're there ask them to show you where/how they greased the hubs.

-Brian

<footballgod214@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1112723905.903148.285240@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I loaned my jeep (1999 XJ limited) to a friend who drove it to Wallmart
> and back (about an hour total). The next time I drove it, she was
> "locked" in 4WD, the kind that ain't supposed to be on dry pavement.
> The person who dove it swore she never touched the shift lever, and the
> Jeep never drove funny. I drove it very slow to a garage. They said the
> grease in the hubs was old and sticky, and would not release back into
> 2WD. They replaced the grease (free) and all is well.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1- this jeep does not have locking hubs..it's all done at the TC, so
> what is the garage talking about?
>
> 2- Is it even remotely possible for this to have happened without the
> driver touching the 4WD shift lever?
>
> 3- as a side question, the TC also has a 4WD option that is meant for
> dry pavement, kind of like AWD. How deos the front end diff know which
> setting the shifter is in?
>

 

I'd bet Bill's left ******** that you have a low tire. The shop had it up in
the air and it slipped back into 2WD. I'd bet Bill's right ******** that
they made up the hub story because they don't know what they did to fix it.
Next time you're there ask them to show you where/how they greased the hubs.

-Brian

<footballgod214@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1112723905.903148.285240@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I loaned my jeep (1999 XJ limited) to a friend who drove it to Wallmart
> and back (about an hour total). The next time I drove it, she was
> "locked" in 4WD, the kind that ain't supposed to be on dry pavement.
> The person who dove it swore she never touched the shift lever, and the
> Jeep never drove funny. I drove it very slow to a garage. They said the
> grease in the hubs was old and sticky, and would not release back into
> 2WD. They replaced the grease (free) and all is well.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1- this jeep does not have locking hubs..it's all done at the TC, so
> what is the garage talking about?
>
> 2- Is it even remotely possible for this to have happened without the
> driver touching the 4WD shift lever?
>
> 3- as a side question, the TC also has a 4WD option that is meant for
> dry pavement, kind of like AWD. How deos the front end diff know which
> setting the shifter is in?
>

 

I'd bet Bill's left ******** that you have a low tire. The shop had it up in
the air and it slipped back into 2WD. I'd bet Bill's right ******** that
they made up the hub story because they don't know what they did to fix it.
Next time you're there ask them to show you where/how they greased the hubs.

-Brian

<footballgod214@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1112723905.903148.285240@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I loaned my jeep (1999 XJ limited) to a friend who drove it to Wallmart
> and back (about an hour total). The next time I drove it, she was
> "locked" in 4WD, the kind that ain't supposed to be on dry pavement.
> The person who dove it swore she never touched the shift lever, and the
> Jeep never drove funny. I drove it very slow to a garage. They said the
> grease in the hubs was old and sticky, and would not release back into
> 2WD. They replaced the grease (free) and all is well.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1- this jeep does not have locking hubs..it's all done at the TC, so
> what is the garage talking about?
>
> 2- Is it even remotely possible for this to have happened without the
> driver touching the 4WD shift lever?
>
> 3- as a side question, the TC also has a 4WD option that is meant for
> dry pavement, kind of like AWD. How deos the front end diff know which
> setting the shifter is in?
>