krakhedd
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
Hi guys,
I'm new to
, on the advice of somebody who said people over here actually know what they're talking about, and there's not so much arguing and quiveling (as compared to Jeeps Unlimited).
That being said, my 2 questions are as follows:
I want to know if I have trac-lok equipped on my 2001. I got its VIN, called Crap-PAR, and they said they don't know (which is total BS). Then the guy in service transferred me to parts, thinking they could answer my question based upon info from the axle. Turns out they, too, use the VIN, and they could not help me. I asked this 2nd guy if trac-lok and posi are the same, he said yes. I said so when my Jeep's on a lift, if I spin one tire forward, and the other one goes backwards, that means it's an open diff, right? He said no, posi will do that also. This is completely contrary to what I've understood since I was a very young kid, when one of my brothers first explained posi to me. Also, it seems contrary to the operation of a posi.
I did look on the sticker on my axle, located just inside the right-rear drum assembly. It was torn and dirty (I got into some mud this weekend!), but I could clearly make out the words "open diff". It may have had something before it, though, such as the word "not", that I couldn't make out. I'm assuming this means it's indeed an open diff - I guess it would say "trac-lok" if it were so equipped? By the way, it's a Chrysler 8.25", and the last 8 digits of the VIN are 1L558081.
My 2nd question is something that evolved after wheeling this weekend. I also had this problem with a '99 I had, but I never tracked the problem down before I totalled the Jeep. Basically, I hear a vibration coming from the rear of the Jeep. It sounds like something is loose, and seems to resonate only at lower engine speeds. It's coming from right underneath the floor in the back, just in front of the latch mechanism for the liftgate (it's not the plastic molding). It's not my fuel tank, nor my leaf springs, nor my exhaust, and everything else seems to be connected. I don't know what else could be sandwiched between the fuel tank and the floor - I was thinking maybe my fuel pump, but she runs just fine. I'm moving 2600 miles soon, and though this wasn't a problem on my '99, it makes me paranoid on this one. It seems a lot louder than I remember in the '99. As soon as I start the truck, I hear it, so it is not limited to normal operation.
Thanks for any constructive input you guys can give me. Thanks!
I'm new to
, on the advice of somebody who said people over here actually know what they're talking about, and there's not so much arguing and quiveling (as compared to Jeeps Unlimited).That being said, my 2 questions are as follows:
I want to know if I have trac-lok equipped on my 2001. I got its VIN, called Crap-PAR, and they said they don't know (which is total BS). Then the guy in service transferred me to parts, thinking they could answer my question based upon info from the axle. Turns out they, too, use the VIN, and they could not help me. I asked this 2nd guy if trac-lok and posi are the same, he said yes. I said so when my Jeep's on a lift, if I spin one tire forward, and the other one goes backwards, that means it's an open diff, right? He said no, posi will do that also. This is completely contrary to what I've understood since I was a very young kid, when one of my brothers first explained posi to me. Also, it seems contrary to the operation of a posi.
I did look on the sticker on my axle, located just inside the right-rear drum assembly. It was torn and dirty (I got into some mud this weekend!), but I could clearly make out the words "open diff". It may have had something before it, though, such as the word "not", that I couldn't make out. I'm assuming this means it's indeed an open diff - I guess it would say "trac-lok" if it were so equipped? By the way, it's a Chrysler 8.25", and the last 8 digits of the VIN are 1L558081.
My 2nd question is something that evolved after wheeling this weekend. I also had this problem with a '99 I had, but I never tracked the problem down before I totalled the Jeep. Basically, I hear a vibration coming from the rear of the Jeep. It sounds like something is loose, and seems to resonate only at lower engine speeds. It's coming from right underneath the floor in the back, just in front of the latch mechanism for the liftgate (it's not the plastic molding). It's not my fuel tank, nor my leaf springs, nor my exhaust, and everything else seems to be connected. I don't know what else could be sandwiched between the fuel tank and the floor - I was thinking maybe my fuel pump, but she runs just fine. I'm moving 2600 miles soon, and though this wasn't a problem on my '99, it makes me paranoid on this one. It seems a lot louder than I remember in the '99. As soon as I start the truck, I hear it, so it is not limited to normal operation.
Thanks for any constructive input you guys can give me. Thanks!
Can you explain to me what I might have seen to indicate it's a LS? I still remember (vaguely) what the inside looked like....
