I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> If you have a body lift, it may be hitting the lever and knocking
> it out of gear.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt wrote:
>>
>> Hi -
>>
>> I have a 2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it. I've done
>> some mild off-roading in the last year, but it's been a couple months
>> since my last time out. So I was out yesterday with a friend of mine
>> on some trails nearby, and while in 4HI for a while, just going along,
>> not doing anything fancy or crazy, I heard this really terrible
>> grinding sound coming from the transfer case... at least, it sounds
>> like it's coming from the transfer case.
>>
>> Well, I immediately put in the clutch and shifted from 4HI to 2HI
>> and back to 4HI again, gave it a little gas, no problem, and
>> everything was fine after that for a while. Then it did it again, and
>> a third time later in the day. Each time this occurred I was in 4HI.
>>
>> A couple times the grinding came when I was going through some 8-10"
>> deep water, and one time it happened while engine-braking down a
>> smooth, relatively steep dirt road in 2nd gear. I don't think the
>> water had anything to do with it, I *think* that was coincidence...
>> but maybe not?
>>
>> I looked underneath to see if there was any visible damage to the
>> underside, and I couldn't find even a scratch or dirt or anything to
>> indicate I'd rubbed ground. Nothing appears out of place, but I'm not
>> an expert, so I could have missed something. Anyway, I didn't get
>> hung up on anything so I doubt any kind of physical trauma is the
>> cause.
>>
>> The best I can guess is that somehow I slipped out of 4HI towards
>> 2HI... is this possible? If possible, is it at all likely this was
>> the cause?
>>
>> So yeah, if anyone has any idea what could be causing this, I'd love
>> to know! I'm going to be bringing my jeep in for a regular checkup in
>> a week or two, and I'd like to know what I should tell them to check
>> to fix this problem.
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>> Matt
>

 

I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> If you have a body lift, it may be hitting the lever and knocking
> it out of gear.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt wrote:
>>
>> Hi -
>>
>> I have a 2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it. I've done
>> some mild off-roading in the last year, but it's been a couple months
>> since my last time out. So I was out yesterday with a friend of mine
>> on some trails nearby, and while in 4HI for a while, just going along,
>> not doing anything fancy or crazy, I heard this really terrible
>> grinding sound coming from the transfer case... at least, it sounds
>> like it's coming from the transfer case.
>>
>> Well, I immediately put in the clutch and shifted from 4HI to 2HI
>> and back to 4HI again, gave it a little gas, no problem, and
>> everything was fine after that for a while. Then it did it again, and
>> a third time later in the day. Each time this occurred I was in 4HI.
>>
>> A couple times the grinding came when I was going through some 8-10"
>> deep water, and one time it happened while engine-braking down a
>> smooth, relatively steep dirt road in 2nd gear. I don't think the
>> water had anything to do with it, I *think* that was coincidence...
>> but maybe not?
>>
>> I looked underneath to see if there was any visible damage to the
>> underside, and I couldn't find even a scratch or dirt or anything to
>> indicate I'd rubbed ground. Nothing appears out of place, but I'm not
>> an expert, so I could have missed something. Anyway, I didn't get
>> hung up on anything so I doubt any kind of physical trauma is the
>> cause.
>>
>> The best I can guess is that somehow I slipped out of 4HI towards
>> 2HI... is this possible? If possible, is it at all likely this was
>> the cause?
>>
>> So yeah, if anyone has any idea what could be causing this, I'd love
>> to know! I'm going to be bringing my jeep in for a regular checkup in
>> a week or two, and I'd like to know what I should tell them to check
>> to fix this problem.
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>> Matt
>

 

I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> If you have a body lift, it may be hitting the lever and knocking
> it out of gear.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt wrote:
>>
>> Hi -
>>
>> I have a 2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it. I've done
>> some mild off-roading in the last year, but it's been a couple months
>> since my last time out. So I was out yesterday with a friend of mine
>> on some trails nearby, and while in 4HI for a while, just going along,
>> not doing anything fancy or crazy, I heard this really terrible
>> grinding sound coming from the transfer case... at least, it sounds
>> like it's coming from the transfer case.
>>
>> Well, I immediately put in the clutch and shifted from 4HI to 2HI
>> and back to 4HI again, gave it a little gas, no problem, and
>> everything was fine after that for a while. Then it did it again, and
>> a third time later in the day. Each time this occurred I was in 4HI.
>>
>> A couple times the grinding came when I was going through some 8-10"
>> deep water, and one time it happened while engine-braking down a
>> smooth, relatively steep dirt road in 2nd gear. I don't think the
>> water had anything to do with it, I *think* that was coincidence...
>> but maybe not?
>>
>> I looked underneath to see if there was any visible damage to the
>> underside, and I couldn't find even a scratch or dirt or anything to
>> indicate I'd rubbed ground. Nothing appears out of place, but I'm not
>> an expert, so I could have missed something. Anyway, I didn't get
>> hung up on anything so I doubt any kind of physical trauma is the
>> cause.
>>
>> The best I can guess is that somehow I slipped out of 4HI towards
>> 2HI... is this possible? If possible, is it at all likely this was
>> the cause?
>>
>> So yeah, if anyone has any idea what could be causing this, I'd love
>> to know! I'm going to be bringing my jeep in for a regular checkup in
>> a week or two, and I'd like to know what I should tell them to check
>> to fix this problem.
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>> Matt
>

 

It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.

 

It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.

 

It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.

 

It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.

 

Ah. My reading for comprehension skills on public display. Maybe I've
been staring at too much old iron lately.


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
>> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
>> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.
>

 

Ah. My reading for comprehension skills on public display. Maybe I've
been staring at too much old iron lately.


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
>> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
>> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.
>

 

Ah. My reading for comprehension skills on public display. Maybe I've
been staring at too much old iron lately.


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, L.W.([iso-8859-1] ßill) ------ III wrote:

> It's an "2004 Wrangler X with about 6000 miles on it."
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> I was guessing (and it was SWAG at that) that he had a dry U-joint in the
>> front drive shaft or that he had a bad rear mount allowing the case to
>> swing around and hit the sheet metal. But that was just a SWAG.
>