NP231 pops out of gear.

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



the small decline into the wash



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

Meddie

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?

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.....

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

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