Hellbent
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- san diego, california
Question for those of you with 242 experience...
I just picked up a no-start xj for super cheap. New plug wires & a fuel pump, & she runs great.
It's an '89 4.0/aw-4/242/d35 with a limited slip diff. It's been sitting for about a year. I tested the 4wd today, works good-no weird noises, but hard to get in & out of 2/4 pt/4 ft/4 lo. The linkage is sticky, & possibly needs adjusting. In full time 4wd the full time light does not come on(haven't checked the bulb yet), although the part time light works fine.
My question is: should there be any grabbiness, jerking, tire scrubbing, etc when turning sharply in full time 4? I've never owned a 242 before. Full time feels very much like part time when maneuvering around the parking lot at work. In 2wd, everything is perfect. Sounds just fine, but tugs the steering wheel pretty good and I can hear/feel tire scrub at diagonally opposite wheels when turning sharp at low speeds.
Is it possible for the lever to be distinctly in the 4 ft position, but have the case still in part time high?
Any ideas?
I just picked up a no-start xj for super cheap. New plug wires & a fuel pump, & she runs great.
It's an '89 4.0/aw-4/242/d35 with a limited slip diff. It's been sitting for about a year. I tested the 4wd today, works good-no weird noises, but hard to get in & out of 2/4 pt/4 ft/4 lo. The linkage is sticky, & possibly needs adjusting. In full time 4wd the full time light does not come on(haven't checked the bulb yet), although the part time light works fine.
My question is: should there be any grabbiness, jerking, tire scrubbing, etc when turning sharply in full time 4? I've never owned a 242 before. Full time feels very much like part time when maneuvering around the parking lot at work. In 2wd, everything is perfect. Sounds just fine, but tugs the steering wheel pretty good and I can hear/feel tire scrub at diagonally opposite wheels when turning sharp at low speeds.
Is it possible for the lever to be distinctly in the 4 ft position, but have the case still in part time high?
Any ideas?
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