phxZ31
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Phoenix AZ
Ok, here's the deal. I got my 2WD jeep stuck in some soft sand the day after a rainstorm in the desert. I stopped under a tree to get some water from the back. When I put it in reverse, the tires spun and dug themselves into a hole. I put it in D hoping maybe going the other direction would help, but no luck. I quickly dug the back wheels into a hole to the point where the rear axle and gas tank were sitting on level ground, and the wheels were just free spinning in the air (err, i mean hole). Unfortunately, though I had a shovel on me, no amount of digging seemed to help much.
However, in my attempts to get the vehicle out of this hole, I noticed that my rear brakes didn't work very well. I would put the tranny in "R", hit the brakes, put it in "D", but I heard a grinding noise. Obviously the wheels hadn't stopped backwards, but since they were free-spinning in the air and I had my foot on the brakes I had no idea. My rear brakes seem to have almost no affect (not good, shall look into that soon)
THE PROBLEM:
Ever since finally getting the Jeep pulled out of the hole, I have had a weird vibration and grinding noise when I take off from a complete stop. Once the tranny shifts out of first gear, I seem to have no vibrations or noises. I notice that the harder I take off, the more pronounced the vibration and noise. I have checked, the driveshaft, differential, axel, brakes, leaf springs, etc all look perfectly fine. Any ideas what might be causing this weird vibration and grinding sound?
However, in my attempts to get the vehicle out of this hole, I noticed that my rear brakes didn't work very well. I would put the tranny in "R", hit the brakes, put it in "D", but I heard a grinding noise. Obviously the wheels hadn't stopped backwards, but since they were free-spinning in the air and I had my foot on the brakes I had no idea. My rear brakes seem to have almost no affect (not good, shall look into that soon)
THE PROBLEM:
Ever since finally getting the Jeep pulled out of the hole, I have had a weird vibration and grinding noise when I take off from a complete stop. Once the tranny shifts out of first gear, I seem to have no vibrations or noises. I notice that the harder I take off, the more pronounced the vibration and noise. I have checked, the driveshaft, differential, axel, brakes, leaf springs, etc all look perfectly fine. Any ideas what might be causing this weird vibration and grinding sound?
