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Vehicle & Technical => Jeep => Topic started by: lucky on April 11, 2007, 12:21:53
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Hi all,
Now at last i have my Cherokee, but still have not been off road because i am having trouble with my transfer box :(
I tried to select full time 4WD but the dash only showed part time 4WD even though the leaver was in the full time postion :?
so the I tried to get back in to 2WD as i was on a dry road ( i know, not the best place to try out a new transfer box !! ) Now i could not get it back into 2WD!!
luckily i was on a long straingh but of road. Anyway i tried all the normal stuff, accelerating then braking etc. when i braked hard the part time light went out but came back on. In the end there was a bang and it went into 2WD
I have not deared try it again yet so ( once more !! ) any help or advice is much appreciated
Many Thanks
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sounds to me like your jeep is suffering from "sainsburys syndrome" in other words its never been used in anything but 2wd until you got it!!
this is a fairly frequent problem with jeeps, basically, the more you use it, the better it will get!!!
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Once used 4wd to get off sainsburys car park.....its fenced off now :twisted:
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Did you try reverse? :wink:
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No just forward....wanted to avoid congestion so drove through a hedge...not PC but saved fossil fuels for future use... :lol:
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I thought as much, i will find some easy green lanes and keep playing with the selector.
was just concerned about the transfer box getting stuck in part time 4WD so i then could not drive home.
I like the term sainsbury syndrome :D will have to remember that one
and yes i did try reversing it t get it back into 2WD
thanks again for your advice
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I had that when first got mine................rock'd it back and fourth (reverse to drive) a couple of feet at a time until engaged!............then leave it in 4wd for week or two, you'll need to do this a few times until it works ok.