Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

I have a Cherokee XJ 4LTR LTD, 1994. Had it about a month. The lever
to move between different drives is very tough to move indeed. On
first occasion I got grinding sounds, so stopped the engine quickly
(was standing still).

When stationary, engine off, I've managed to get the lever such that
the dashboard lights up with green lights in all corners (4WD) and
Part Tim is NOT lit, but the lever is stopped by the Part Time 4WD
positron!

Can I trust what the lights are saying, or should I trust the lever?
I'd hate to drive this thing in PT mode and do some damage!


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Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

It sounds like you should crawl under and lubricate the linkages first
to loosen them up. If they still are jamming, then suspect a bad engine
or tranny mount and believe the light!

If a mount is bad, the shifter might not be moving the t-case right.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Bryan Bellis wrote:
>
> I have a Cherokee XJ 4LTR LTD, 1994. Had it about a month. The lever
> to move between different drives is very tough to move indeed. On
> first occasion I got grinding sounds, so stopped the engine quickly
> (was standing still).
>
> When stationary, engine off, I've managed to get the lever such that
> the dashboard lights up with green lights in all corners (4WD) and
> Part Tim is NOT lit, but the lever is stopped by the Part Time 4WD
> positron!
>
> Can I trust what the lights are saying, or should I trust the lever?
> I'd hate to drive this thing in PT mode and do some damage!
>
> --
> Bryan Bellis.
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> kill it. Use the link below instead please.
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Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

It sounds like you should crawl under and lubricate the linkages first
to loosen them up. If they still are jamming, then suspect a bad engine
or tranny mount and believe the light!

If a mount is bad, the shifter might not be moving the t-case right.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Bryan Bellis wrote:
>
> I have a Cherokee XJ 4LTR LTD, 1994. Had it about a month. The lever
> to move between different drives is very tough to move indeed. On
> first occasion I got grinding sounds, so stopped the engine quickly
> (was standing still).
>
> When stationary, engine off, I've managed to get the lever such that
> the dashboard lights up with green lights in all corners (4WD) and
> Part Tim is NOT lit, but the lever is stopped by the Part Time 4WD
> positron!
>
> Can I trust what the lights are saying, or should I trust the lever?
> I'd hate to drive this thing in PT mode and do some damage!
>
> --
> Bryan Bellis.
> Don't hit REPLY to email me, my spam trap will
> kill it. Use the link below instead please.
>
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Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

It sounds like you should crawl under and lubricate the linkages first
to loosen them up. If they still are jamming, then suspect a bad engine
or tranny mount and believe the light!

If a mount is bad, the shifter might not be moving the t-case right.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Bryan Bellis wrote:
>
> I have a Cherokee XJ 4LTR LTD, 1994. Had it about a month. The lever
> to move between different drives is very tough to move indeed. On
> first occasion I got grinding sounds, so stopped the engine quickly
> (was standing still).
>
> When stationary, engine off, I've managed to get the lever such that
> the dashboard lights up with green lights in all corners (4WD) and
> Part Tim is NOT lit, but the lever is stopped by the Part Time 4WD
> positron!
>
> Can I trust what the lights are saying, or should I trust the lever?
> I'd hate to drive this thing in PT mode and do some damage!
>
> --
> Bryan Bellis.
> Don't hit REPLY to email me, my spam trap will
> kill it. Use the link below instead please.
>
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Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

It sounds like you should crawl under and lubricate the linkages first
to loosen them up. If they still are jamming, then suspect a bad engine
or tranny mount and believe the light!

If a mount is bad, the shifter might not be moving the t-case right.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Bryan Bellis wrote:
>
> I have a Cherokee XJ 4LTR LTD, 1994. Had it about a month. The lever
> to move between different drives is very tough to move indeed. On
> first occasion I got grinding sounds, so stopped the engine quickly
> (was standing still).
>
> When stationary, engine off, I've managed to get the lever such that
> the dashboard lights up with green lights in all corners (4WD) and
> Part Tim is NOT lit, but the lever is stopped by the Part Time 4WD
> positron!
>
> Can I trust what the lights are saying, or should I trust the lever?
> I'd hate to drive this thing in PT mode and do some damage!
>
> --
> Bryan Bellis.
> Don't hit REPLY to email me, my spam trap will
> kill it. Use the link below instead please.
>
> To email me, go to this web page link:
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Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

I did a poll a few monthes ago, and 50% of the readers of this newsgroup's 4WD
light did not work correctly.

Believe the lever.

You will know if you are in part time, you will feel it when you turn.

Jeep uses a shift on the fly system, you should shift from 2wd to 4wd while
moving. You can safely shift from 2wd to 4wd up to 55mph. This way you will
not hear grinding.

Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

I did a poll a few monthes ago, and 50% of the readers of this newsgroup's 4WD
light did not work correctly.

Believe the lever.

You will know if you are in part time, you will feel it when you turn.

Jeep uses a shift on the fly system, you should shift from 2wd to 4wd while
moving. You can safely shift from 2wd to 4wd up to 55mph. This way you will
not hear grinding.

Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

I did a poll a few monthes ago, and 50% of the readers of this newsgroup's 4WD
light did not work correctly.

Believe the lever.

You will know if you are in part time, you will feel it when you turn.

Jeep uses a shift on the fly system, you should shift from 2wd to 4wd while
moving. You can safely shift from 2wd to 4wd up to 55mph. This way you will
not hear grinding.

Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

I did a poll a few monthes ago, and 50% of the readers of this newsgroup's 4WD
light did not work correctly.

Believe the lever.

You will know if you are in part time, you will feel it when you turn.

Jeep uses a shift on the fly system, you should shift from 2wd to 4wd while
moving. You can safely shift from 2wd to 4wd up to 55mph. This way you will
not hear grinding.

Re: Trusting Dash 4WD and Part Time 4WD?
 

Sometimes the lever on my `89 Cherokee (4.0, Auto) lies too. I'll shift
out of 4WD Part Time into Full Time or 2WD and the steering tells me that
Part Time is still engaged. Shutting it down for a bit usually does the
trick. I guess that I really should look at the vacuum plumbing.



On Wed, 20 May 2004, Mark12211 wrote:

> I did a poll a few monthes ago, and 50% of the readers of this newsgroup's 4WD
> light did not work correctly.
>
> Believe the lever.
>
> You will know if you are in part time, you will feel it when you turn.
>
> Jeep uses a shift on the fly system, you should shift from 2wd to 4wd while
> moving. You can safely shift from 2wd to 4wd up to 55mph. This way you will
> not hear grinding.
>