I have this strange problem that randomly occurs on my TJ 2002 6
cylinder. If I park it on an steep incline with the parking brake and
put it in 2nd gear the jeep will sometimes slip back. As it moves back
it slips a couple of inches, stops then slips again. Last week I was
on a trail and stopped on a steep incline facing down. I turned off
the engine put the brake on and left it in seconde. When I got out,
it started to slip, stop, slip stop a couple of inches.
What is causing this and can it be fixed. It only happens sometimes.

 

First of all don't leave in second. THe lower the gear, the better the
holding - I always use reverse as that is the lowest gear.


"Snowboardripper" <snowboardripper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have this strange problem that randomly occurs on my TJ 2002 6
> cylinder. If I park it on an steep incline with the parking brake and
> put it in 2nd gear the jeep will sometimes slip back. As it moves back
> it slips a couple of inches, stops then slips again. Last week I was
> on a trail and stopped on a steep incline facing down. I turned off
> the engine put the brake on and left it in seconde. When I got out,
> it started to slip, stop, slip stop a couple of inches.
> What is causing this and can it be fixed. It only happens sometimes.

 

First of all don't leave in second. THe lower the gear, the better the
holding - I always use reverse as that is the lowest gear.


"Snowboardripper" <snowboardripper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have this strange problem that randomly occurs on my TJ 2002 6
> cylinder. If I park it on an steep incline with the parking brake and
> put it in 2nd gear the jeep will sometimes slip back. As it moves back
> it slips a couple of inches, stops then slips again. Last week I was
> on a trail and stopped on a steep incline facing down. I turned off
> the engine put the brake on and left it in seconde. When I got out,
> it started to slip, stop, slip stop a couple of inches.
> What is causing this and can it be fixed. It only happens sometimes.

 

You should use first gear or reverse gear when parking. This offers more
holding ability then second gear. Also, the rear drum brakes are designed to
work much better when stopping in a forward motion. They work very poorly
when stopping in a reverse motion.

Make sure your rear drums are cleaned and adjusted properly and the parking
brake is adjusted properly. When parking on a very steep hill, apply parking
brake hard, put transmission in first or reverse, and also turn the front
wheels sharply against a curb, rock, etc.

Tom

"Snowboardripper" <snowboardripper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have this strange problem that randomly occurs on my TJ 2002 6
> cylinder. If I park it on an steep incline with the parking brake and
> put it in 2nd gear the jeep will sometimes slip back. As it moves back
> it slips a couple of inches, stops then slips again. Last week I was
> on a trail and stopped on a steep incline facing down. I turned off
> the engine put the brake on and left it in seconde. When I got out,
> it started to slip, stop, slip stop a couple of inches.
> What is causing this and can it be fixed. It only happens sometimes.

 

You should use first gear or reverse gear when parking. This offers more
holding ability then second gear. Also, the rear drum brakes are designed to
work much better when stopping in a forward motion. They work very poorly
when stopping in a reverse motion.

Make sure your rear drums are cleaned and adjusted properly and the parking
brake is adjusted properly. When parking on a very steep hill, apply parking
brake hard, put transmission in first or reverse, and also turn the front
wheels sharply against a curb, rock, etc.

Tom

"Snowboardripper" <snowboardripper@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have this strange problem that randomly occurs on my TJ 2002 6
> cylinder. If I park it on an steep incline with the parking brake and
> put it in 2nd gear the jeep will sometimes slip back. As it moves back
> it slips a couple of inches, stops then slips again. Last week I was
> on a trail and stopped on a steep incline facing down. I turned off
> the engine put the brake on and left it in seconde. When I got out,
> it started to slip, stop, slip stop a couple of inches.
> What is causing this and can it be fixed. It only happens sometimes.