88 cherokee auto wont reverse unless in 4l
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88 cherokee auto wont reverse unless in 4l
I have an 88 Cherokee xj with a 4.5 lift and 33s has 4.0 and auto trans with 231 tcase. It decided yesterday after backing up a little hill it stopped going like slipping. Now it won't go anywhere in 2 or 4 high but will in 4 low only at idle speed if I hit the gas it slips. Could it be something in the trans or in the transfer case. I was thinking transfer case cuz it moves in 4 low and if it was the trans I don't see how putting it in 4 low would make a difference. All other gears work in 2 or 4
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Year: 1998
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Engine: 4.0
It makes a difference because of the gear ratio in 4Lo. It's like revving the engine alot higher. What does the trans fluid look like (level and condition)?
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Year: 1998
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Honestly, I'm not too familiar with this trans. Hopefully someone else chimes in. I'm not sure what would only affect reverse and not the forward gears.
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OK I had no idea that loose bolts could do it cuz I found out today that the mount under the transfer case is not bolted to the case. So the end moves around but I didn't think that could cause it at all. How does it cause it
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Well i drained the trans and tcase today first the tcase only had like a quart of fluid in it. But no metal shavings that I see. The trans is an aw4 the magnets did have a layer of black stuff on them not sure if its alot or not I scraped it off with my finger and got a glob of it
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