- Location
- Colorado
This has become a flamewar of course, but fwiw, some of us want to work hard to maintain XJs at their peak performance. I'm one of them. For 20 years I've put the work in to have a Jeep that works better than "it's supposed to do that, it's a 20 year old Jeep". Seems like the OP is in my ballpark. Now, he may not understand the AW4 as well as the crusty veterans (I am the original owner of my 98 AX15 so I don't know what an AX4 is supposed to do), but instead of expecting him to suck it up and deal with what he knows isn't right for his Jeep, can we stop for a sec and see what he can do to fix this?
He wants to sell it and has had numerous shop visits (Telling him everything is good- only none have popped the diff cover), oh and a new (free?) tranny. He also doesn't want inisght on what it could be or how to fix it. Op refuses to have the diff cover dropped and look into the carrier/ back lash in the rear diff, or spend the 32 bucks for motor mounts- so ya... If he wants to flame those who try to help, suck it up buttercup!
I did the test. Shared results. Shared what could be causing his excessive clunk. We have only seen a video him prying on the u joint, and of 4low shifts and he brushed off all input (possible pinion/carrier play and or back lash migh be off) *although all jeeps lurch into D in 4low.... And hasnt shared it in 2 wheel (where the concern lies). Multiple users have had great inisght on what to look into, OP wants his problem to be a unicorn problem and/or more then the jeep is worth to fix.
Fwiw my clunk into D from N has been cured with new motor mounts. Go figure.
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