Re: '94 Jeep Cherokee review - 2-month owned mark...

[farna@xxxxxxx]

As long as all four tires are close to the same size there shouldn't be any strain on the diff in the transfer case. That's what the guy is referring too. A 1/4-1/2" difference in tire diameter shouldn't adversely wear the diff, so I'm calling BS on the tire changing deal. Now if there was a big difference in tire sizes for the front and rear, AND the thing was run on pavement in four whee drive a lot, undue wear could occur and the diff could get worn out. 

Other than what's been mentioned, the only other possibility I can think of is the axle disconnect not engaging all the way. I don't know when Jeeps stopped using the axle disconnect (like the Eagle axle disconnect) or if they did though. My 90 Comanche with part time 4x4 had that #$%$% axle disconnect. If was probably fine for a car, but I wanted 4x4 when I shifted, not 8-10" later (had to travel that far forward before it would engage). Got me in trouble a couple times becuase I was stuck and couldn't move forward enough for the front wheels to engage! You couldn't engage four wheel drive early either, the part time system wouldn't engage with the rear wheels pulling just fine!

On October 28, 2005 Ralph Bade wrote:

> Jerry,
> I was looking at a Jeep to purchase last year. It has the same clicking
> sound coming from the front end. An old transmission guy I know said there
> was a part of the 4 wheel drive transmission on Jeeps that went bad and this
> was usually a sign of it. He said it was because someone hadn't changed all
> 4 tires when they bought new ones. They had only purchased two tires at a
> time and changed them out. I don't know if it's true, but it's what I was
> told.
> Ralph


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