*EDIT* Sorry about the weird formatting. The forum doesn't seem to like my youtube video links and I'm unsure how to change it so they appear properly.
So tonight I join the fine ranks of TJ ownership! I picked up a 99 with lowish miles(108k) for a pretty good price. It does have a little frame rot that I'm going to have to take care of, but I'm happy with it so far.
When I got home I was re checking over everything and I noticed that when I go to engage 4x4; 4x4 seems to engage about 3/4's of the way. If I keep pulling the lever to where 4x4 normally engages the 4x4 light goes off and if I attempt to put it in gear and move it makes grinding noise like I had not fully engaged 4x4 and was between gears. If I pull the lever all the way to 4lo it does seem to actually engage in 4lo.
I've read that this can be the case on Jeep's with body lifts. Is that true? I don't think this Jeep has a lift, if it does it's no more then 1 inch or so.
I uploaded a youtube video to demonstrate this because frankly I suck at explaining things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_un1nXFOh3A
Since I just bought this Jeep I'm extra paranoid about things being broken/wrong so I got under the vehicle and noticed that the front drive shaft has a little rotational movement to it when it's in 2 wheel drive. The rear drive shaft does not budge. I assume the rear drive shaft does'nt budge is because the t-case only has the rear drive shaft engaged and its parked in 1st gear. Does that make sense? I'm not very familiar(yet) with how the drive train works. I also am linking to a short youtube video of the front drive shaft's rotational movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUGY7Z802qw
Sorry for the wall of text, I'm just anxious/excited about the new Jeep.
So tonight I join the fine ranks of TJ ownership! I picked up a 99 with lowish miles(108k) for a pretty good price. It does have a little frame rot that I'm going to have to take care of, but I'm happy with it so far.
When I got home I was re checking over everything and I noticed that when I go to engage 4x4; 4x4 seems to engage about 3/4's of the way. If I keep pulling the lever to where 4x4 normally engages the 4x4 light goes off and if I attempt to put it in gear and move it makes grinding noise like I had not fully engaged 4x4 and was between gears. If I pull the lever all the way to 4lo it does seem to actually engage in 4lo.
I've read that this can be the case on Jeep's with body lifts. Is that true? I don't think this Jeep has a lift, if it does it's no more then 1 inch or so.
I uploaded a youtube video to demonstrate this because frankly I suck at explaining things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_un1nXFOh3A
Since I just bought this Jeep I'm extra paranoid about things being broken/wrong so I got under the vehicle and noticed that the front drive shaft has a little rotational movement to it when it's in 2 wheel drive. The rear drive shaft does not budge. I assume the rear drive shaft does'nt budge is because the t-case only has the rear drive shaft engaged and its parked in 1st gear. Does that make sense? I'm not very familiar(yet) with how the drive train works. I also am linking to a short youtube video of the front drive shaft's rotational movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUGY7Z802qw
Sorry for the wall of text, I'm just anxious/excited about the new Jeep.