NP231 pops out of gear.

[medicguy]

Hey all, tried to search, but didn't fins anything.

While wheeling today, I got into a dry river wash, and part way through I decided I would need 4lo to get up theo ther side. I stopped, put the tcase into 4lo, then tried to pull forward. The case popped out of 4lo and into neutral. It did that twice, and finally on the third try I jsut left it in 4hi, and got out. it has never popped out in 4hi.

Being a novice with a Jeep, could I just have given it too much gas and it popped out that way? There is a bit of play in the tcase shifter from side to side when it is engaged.

Other than that, I think the cvjoints are going cause when engaged in either 4 wheel option, I get a clunking sound when turning heard either way.

drop into the wash

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c169/medicguy/Jeep/IMG_0721.jpg

the small decline into the wash
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c169/medicguy/Jeep/IMG_0719.jpg


Sorry no pics of the other side. Though the pics might help.

Meddie

[CanMan]

Check the adjustment on the linkage first. Also check out the bushings. If worn, they may cause it to pop out. How do your engine and trans mounts look?

[medicguy]

12GAXJ, I'll have to look at all that tomorrow. And wondering, does my 1993 Sport manual trans'd Jeep even have CV's? Like I have stated before, I am nowhere near a mechanic, and very un-savvy with this type of stuff.....

[87manche]

not CV's, u-joints.
Cheap, but can be a PITA to replace. Lot's of cursing and beating things with a hammer.

[ttocsnekia]

Found it, I had the opposite problem, but it might be the fork inside the 231. The pads on the sides wear out after a while and don't catch. Here is the link.
http://jeepin.net/forum/showthread.php?t=30367
Scott