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NAXJA Forum User
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- Berwyn Heights, MD
Hi all,
subject says all.
2000 XJ, 4.0, AW4, NP242, D30, C8.25. Appx. 257K miles.
Dropped it off at my buddy's shop because I have no time to deal with it. Vehicle drives great EXCEPT for a nasty scraping noise from somewhere up front that turns into a real rough vibe at about 75-80 MPH. Gets louder on coast and goes away under hard accel. Figured it was either D30 R&P or something in the xfer case.
Mechanic called me today. He said he found a trashed front front DS u-joint and replaced it, and he's looking into some other stuff because it's still not fixed. Hasn't pulled diff cover yet but he said that when he put xfer case in "part time" both DS would turn but when he put it in "full time" only the front would. I'm guessing that's a Bad Thing, yes? Or is this normal behavior? (I'm assuming it means something in the xfer case is screwed.)
Is there anyone you would recommend in NoVA/DC/MD to rebuild a NP242 or am I better off sourcing one from a junkyard?
If anyone near DC has one, let me know please!
nate
subject says all.
2000 XJ, 4.0, AW4, NP242, D30, C8.25. Appx. 257K miles.
Dropped it off at my buddy's shop because I have no time to deal with it. Vehicle drives great EXCEPT for a nasty scraping noise from somewhere up front that turns into a real rough vibe at about 75-80 MPH. Gets louder on coast and goes away under hard accel. Figured it was either D30 R&P or something in the xfer case.
Mechanic called me today. He said he found a trashed front front DS u-joint and replaced it, and he's looking into some other stuff because it's still not fixed. Hasn't pulled diff cover yet but he said that when he put xfer case in "part time" both DS would turn but when he put it in "full time" only the front would. I'm guessing that's a Bad Thing, yes? Or is this normal behavior? (I'm assuming it means something in the xfer case is screwed.)
Is there anyone you would recommend in NoVA/DC/MD to rebuild a NP242 or am I better off sourcing one from a junkyard?
If anyone near DC has one, let me know please!
nate