Who knows the 231 around these parts?
Mine is acting up. As some of you may have
seen this. One week ago, I was having trouble with my t-case not coming out of 2 wheel. Checked the linkage and the fluid level, both were okay. I messed around and pulled a bit harder than normal and it went into 4 wheel for me, then seemed to start working okay again. (not having to pull any harder than normal) This last week end I drove it to Oklahoma and back while there I did have it in four high for a couple of miles on a very muddy and slick dirt road, and all seemed good with it. The round trip was in the area of 800 miles.
Today I took it down to the river trail here in Cimarron. When I went to put it into 4, it was hard to pull again, and once there it was popping. Like it wasn't all the way engaged, but since it did it in both 4 high and 4 low I'm thinking that the chain is jumping teeth.
Finally the questions.
Is it normally worth taking apart and rebuilding?
Or would it be best to find a used one?
What is the normal cost of a rebuild?
What is a good price for a used one?
Also, if I'm looking for a used one, what years and what Jeeps am I looking for? (mine is a 1991, 4.0 with an auto)
I know nothing about t-cases, never had one apart, or seen one apart. But that doesn't worry me, it appears to be time to learn.
Any suggestions as to what to do/check next?
