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Car Forum / Jeep / April 2005Locked in 4W offroad
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? Wow.... Well you have 'no' grease in your 'hubs' except what is inside the sealed bearings. All the 4x? shifting is done in the t-case, your front wheels, axles diff and driveshaft always turn. When you go to 'full time' it has a center 'differential' of sorts so again the front end don't care, it's always spinning along. The gear shifter could move if you have a snapped off engine or tranny mount and floor it hard or pop the clutch a few times, you know like the beginner 'bucking bronco' trip with a clutch. Something has to be broke to move the shifter that way though. If the shifter will not come out of 4 high because you have bound up the drivetrain by driving on the street, you can usually goose it in reverse to unwind things. Sometimes you even have to spin the tires to let it loose. Then the shifter linkage could just need grease too, they can seize up.... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > 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 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > dry pavement, kind of like AWD. How deos the front end diff know which > setting the shifter is in? > Wow.... > > Well you have 'no' grease in your 'hubs' except what is inside the > sealed bearings. Meaning the OP just got fleeced by the garage. > > Wow.... > > > > Well you have 'no' grease in your 'hubs' except what is inside the > > sealed bearings. > > > Meaning the OP just got fleeced by the garage. Custom automatic hubs? LOL! Mike Hi Mike, Well at least they didn't charge him, I my heyday, I would have thrown the blocks to him, telling him how he was going to crash, burn and die. Can you remember the first advertisements for the YJs, pictured on a trail along a cliff where there was no room to get out and turn in the hubs. They called their hubs "automatic". God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Custom automatic hubs? LOL! > > Mike Well...you know there 'are' things to be said for automatic hubs..... I have remembered half way through one big hole about one hub I missed..... Lots of folks got photos figuring I was going to fall off the hood and muddy bumper.... Mike "L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote: > Hi Mike, > Well at least they didn't charge him, I my heyday, I would have [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > Mike LOL. I remember wondering if there was such a thing a automatic hubs as Chevy was saying the same thing. I remember wondering about how it could work. I wasn't until about '94 that my Brother-in-law showed me all it was only an axle disconnect. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Well...you know there 'are' things to be said for automatic hubs..... I > have remembered half way through one big hole about one hub I > missed..... Lots of folks got photos figuring I was going to fall off > the hood and muddy bumper.... > > Mike Ahh, I missed the "free" part. They didn't charge him because they really didn't do anything but have a good laugh. > Hi Mike, > Well at least they didn't charge him, I my heyday, I would have [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Mike You can bet they setting him up for a kill. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Ahh, I missed the "free" part. They didn't charge him because they really > didn't do anything but have a good laugh. Yes, they gave him a line and told him they fixed it for free. After all it is a jeep and it will be back for more repairs. Only next time, it will be an expensive set of muffler bearings. KH > You can bet they setting him up for a kill. > God Bless America, ?ill O|||||||O > mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ The more expensive one with chrome triple reverse. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Yes, they gave him a line and told him they fixed it for free. After all it > is a jeep and it will be back for more repairs. Only next time, it will be > an expensive set of muffler bearings. > KH And see that leaking shock absorber, the one I shot the rubber lube on last week. "L.W. ("?ill") Hughes III" <billhughes@cox.net> wrote in message > Well at least they didn't charge him, I my heyday, I would have > thrown the blocks to him, telling him how he was going to crash, burn > and die. Now you do it for free on the net!! -Brian I'd bet Bill's left testicle 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 testicle 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 >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 [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > dry pavement, kind of like AWD. How deos the front end diff know which > setting the shifter is in? |
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