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Front Wheel Drive Cherokee?
- Thread starter CherBear
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srmitchell
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Mckinleyville (Humboldt) CA
Many people do it when they break.
I don't know If I'd run it like that on purpose.
I don't know If I'd run it like that on purpose.
Begster
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cape Cod/Boston, Mass
Yes, as long as you have a '96+ with the newer style T-case that does not use the slip yoke to seal the transfercase.
I did it with my 242 when I broke in my front gears.
I did it with my 242 when I broke in my front gears.
- Location
- Southern Maryland
handles just fine and there's no real problem with doing it
- Location
- Houston, Tx
or an SYE.
Or some other way to keep the ATF in the tcase. You can cut the bottom out of a small soda or water bottle, and tape it in place.
I've had to run my 94 XJ in front wheel drive a couple of times. Handling with standard u-joints gets a little exciting in tight corners when you get on the throttle.
Slip Kid
That'll buff right out
- Location
- A cornfield in IL
I did it to get the rest of the way to work, and back home, when my slip yoke broke and my rear DS decided to fall off on the highway. This was the old style TC(also a 242 in PT), I rubber-banded a big baggie around the cone, and when I got home, 8 hours and 30 miles later, there was only a few drops of oil in the bag. Nonetheless it's probably not a good idea to do this with this style yoke, so I replaced it with my spares that night. If you drive aggressively, you will notice a lack of traction as well as different handling characteristics. If you don't drive like hell normally, you will not notice.
Muddy Beast
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- WA
Pretty sure it's hard on your front end, but do-able. I'd only do it as an emergency fix to get home.
~Scott
~Scott
POLAR_JEEP_04
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ohio
not real fun with a front locker tho. it darts every where
- Location
- Southern Maryland
didn't somebody actually make a rubber plug for the old style?
ktm racer 419
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- ROW DIALIN
its quirky with a front locker
and stretches chains prematurely
and stretches chains prematurely
REVROK
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Spring Creek, NV
I don't drive aggressively, but I also have little time to work on my jeep and it is a daily driver. I was waiting on a flange for my 8.8 and time and so I removed my rear driveshaft (242) and daily drove it for a couple of weeks. It drove fine, but when I went back to rear wheel drive the t-case went out on my first wheeling trip and I switched to a 231.
buzzbombxj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- lake chabot
I have done it more times than I ever wanted to. The first time it took 2 tries and about 100 feet of duct tape, but I made it home the 40 miles with most of my fluid. Now I can do it with 30 feet of tape, and in like 5 minutes. Now I just carry a spare ujoint 
it under steers a bit when accelerating in a corner but other than that the jeep was fine.
it under steers a bit when accelerating in a corner but other than that the jeep was fine.Similar threads
