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cweed24 04-20-2013 01:09 PM

xj slips in 4 low not in 4 hi or 2
 
i was checking out a 2000 xj the other day and when i tried out 4 low it would slip at first the other settings worked fine. does anyone know if this is some easy fix or should i just pass on the jeep all together?

sycoglitch 04-20-2013 01:12 PM


Originally Posted by cweed24 (Post 2428301)
i was checking out a 2000 xj the other day and when i tried out 4 low it would slip at first the other settings worked fine. does anyone know if this is some easy fix or should i just pass on the jeep all together?

Two things. When using 4lo your should be in 1st gear, were you. You shouldn't go more than 10 mph. You shouldn't be on dry pavement.

cweed24 04-20-2013 01:31 PM

i was on dirt but i had it in drive not first

Coach 04-20-2013 03:40 PM

what do you mean by "slips"?

sycoglitch 04-20-2013 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by cweed24 (Post 2428318)
i was on dirt but i had it in drive not first

Try it in first gear and stay below 10 mph

Dan91 04-20-2013 06:43 PM


Originally Posted by sycoglitch (Post 2428303)
Two things. When using 4lo your should be in 1st gear, were you. You shouldn't go more than 10 mph. You shouldn't be on dry pavement.

You can go faster than 10mph. Heck you can probably do 30+, but I'd say a reasonable limit of 25. Also you don't need to be in 1st.

austinjoe13 04-20-2013 06:58 PM

Low range tops out around 65mph... :D

RTorrez1 04-20-2013 07:00 PM


Originally Posted by Dan91 (Post 2428642)
You can go faster than 10mph. Heck you can probably do 30+, but I'd say a reasonable limit of 25. Also you don't need to be in 1st.

I never heard of that before. Yeah I've never kept mine under 10mph I normally run around 20-30mph and never kept it in first. I have never had a problem.

Coach 04-20-2013 08:43 PM

I'm pretty sure he was looking at an automatic.

salad 04-20-2013 10:57 PM


Originally Posted by Coach (Post 2428448)
what do you mean by "slips"?

x2 that could mean a million things. Does it fall out of gear or what? It normally takes a second or two for it to totally engage.


Originally Posted by austinjoe13 (Post 2428649)
Low range tops out around 65mph... :D

Might want to not do that lol. That planetary gear is spinning extremely fast at those speeds. Good way to kill your transfer case

Parsnip 04-20-2013 11:52 PM

Also your supposed to engage 4lo in neutral not in gear

salad 04-20-2013 11:59 PM


Originally Posted by Parsnip (Post 2429074)
Also your supposed to engage 4lo in neutral not in gear

Nope. Rolling max of 3 MPH. It physically can't engage unless it has a slight amount of movement.

Parsnip 04-21-2013 12:10 AM


Originally Posted by salad (Post 2429082)

Nope. Rolling max of 3 MPH. It physically can't engage unless it has a slight amount of movement.

I was always told neutral...I tried doing it while in drive it didn't like it

austinjoe13 04-21-2013 12:14 AM


Originally Posted by salad (Post 2429000)
Might want to not do that lol. That planetary gear is spinning extremely fast at those speeds. Good way to kill your transfer case

I only did it once cause I was curious :D

Originally Posted by Parsnip (Post 2429095)
I was always told neutral...I tried doing it while in drive it didn't like it

Ditto, then I rock it back and forth a little bit

salad 04-21-2013 12:28 AM

Maybe neutral but at a crawl... could be an automatic thing lol


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