Rattlesnake
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Wilmington, NC
I've been having an issue and can't seem to figure it out (or find any existing threads with the answer). Here's what's going on....
When I first start it up, sometimes I get some weird noises. Sometimes grinding, sometimes not, clutch in or out doesn't matter. But they always go away once I start driving. At this point, if the jeep is cold and has been sitting for awhile, it's easy to shift and the clutch works normally.
But after driving for awhile and the jeep has warmed up, when I try to slip the clutch starting from 1st the whole drive line (at least that's what it feels like) shudders. I've tried slipping it a ton and tried barely slipping it at all (that helps), but it still shudders pretty violently. 2, 3, 4, 5 gear shifts work fine. It's been doing this for several months now and I can't figure it out.
Also, in the last few weeks, it will occasionally be hard to put into gear, both when I'm moving and up/down shifting or when I'm at a dead stop. I can force it, but that's not a long term solution.
My first thought was either the slave or the master is failing. But the master is still less than a year old (replaced it with OEM myself), and it's full of fluid so it's not leaking at the slave. Also, the previous owner "replaced the clutch" about 2.5 years ago when it had 180k miles on it. What that means exactly is up to interpretation (the details have escaped my memory).
Any theories? I'm afraid I'll have to drop the tranny to fix it. Which means taking it to my mechanic since that's a little beyond my abilities and tool availability.
Stats: 1991 XJ, AX-15, 4L, np321, 220k miles.
When I first start it up, sometimes I get some weird noises. Sometimes grinding, sometimes not, clutch in or out doesn't matter. But they always go away once I start driving. At this point, if the jeep is cold and has been sitting for awhile, it's easy to shift and the clutch works normally.
But after driving for awhile and the jeep has warmed up, when I try to slip the clutch starting from 1st the whole drive line (at least that's what it feels like) shudders. I've tried slipping it a ton and tried barely slipping it at all (that helps), but it still shudders pretty violently. 2, 3, 4, 5 gear shifts work fine. It's been doing this for several months now and I can't figure it out.
Also, in the last few weeks, it will occasionally be hard to put into gear, both when I'm moving and up/down shifting or when I'm at a dead stop. I can force it, but that's not a long term solution.
My first thought was either the slave or the master is failing. But the master is still less than a year old (replaced it with OEM myself), and it's full of fluid so it's not leaking at the slave. Also, the previous owner "replaced the clutch" about 2.5 years ago when it had 180k miles on it. What that means exactly is up to interpretation (the details have escaped my memory).
Any theories? I'm afraid I'll have to drop the tranny to fix it. Which means taking it to my mechanic since that's a little beyond my abilities and tool availability.
Stats: 1991 XJ, AX-15, 4L, np321, 220k miles.