El Taco
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- In the desert
Howdy, y'all. I installed a transmission cooler on my 96 XJ today, and the first drive down the road, I get a horrible sound from the transmission taking off in first. Sounds like metal to metal, more so than air.
At light throttle, nothing. As soon as I give it a bit to go, it raises hell. No issues up to this point.
I put the case in low, and of course it took no throttle to bring the noise.
It went away in second, but within a few miles, it became worse, through second and third. Also began grinding at idle in drive at a stop.
The cooler I cleaned a couple years ago, but couldn't get the line apart to hook it up, so I looped it to itself and left it in there. Pretty much, it came out of one, went into mine, then was sealed.
I have to run a thousand or more miles this coming week, is there anything I can do, or should I start unbolting the transmission from the parts Jeep?
At light throttle, nothing. As soon as I give it a bit to go, it raises hell. No issues up to this point.
I put the case in low, and of course it took no throttle to bring the noise.
It went away in second, but within a few miles, it became worse, through second and third. Also began grinding at idle in drive at a stop.
The cooler I cleaned a couple years ago, but couldn't get the line apart to hook it up, so I looped it to itself and left it in there. Pretty much, it came out of one, went into mine, then was sealed.
I have to run a thousand or more miles this coming week, is there anything I can do, or should I start unbolting the transmission from the parts Jeep?