Hey guys! Just bought my first Jeep!! Its a 1995 Grand Cherokee Limited, white with gold trim and gold trimmed snowflake wheels (my favorite color combo). it has the 5.2L V8 which runs strong. got it for $2000. It has the 249 transfer case (quadra-trac, ugh), which works fine, but I think theres a problem with the linkage. You can shift it into 4lo and it will engage, but when you try to shift back into 4 full time, it wont engage, it shifts into neutral and gets stuck there. you have to crawl underneath and manually move the lever on the t-case. does the linkage just need to be adjusted and tightened? is there some kind of bushings that wear out?

great choice in jeep btw lol

Thanks! Im super excited since this is my first car! I'm going to pick it up tonight, so Ill have pictures tomorrow!!

When shifting back into 4hi, stop the vehicle and put the transmission in neutral, then it should shift into 4hi with no problem.

tried this, i put the t-case shifter back into 4hi and put the jeep in drive and hit the gas, it just revved up and didnt move

Yeah, sounds like a linkage issue.

Ill have to jack it up and look at it more closely when I get it home tonight

what ive notice with mine and mines the awd version is to get it in 4 lo and back i have to shut my jeep down put it in neutral put it in 4 low and start it back up same with disingagen it but i,m pretty sure my transfer case might need a rebuilt eventually lol

Ok I THINK I found the problem. I went underneath and checked it out today. On the little lever/fulcrum piece where the rod from the shifter and the rod to the t-case connect to, is it supposed to pop into that plate bolted to the side of the tranny? Mine is loose and moves side to side about 1/2". I will go get a picture to show the pieces I'm talking about.

ok guys i took a picture hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
the plate on the tranny im talking about is colored in in blue
im wondering if the cone shaped pin thats circled in red is supposed to snap into the grommet also circled in red?
http://s1247.photobucket.com/albums/...t=Untitled.png

ok guys, i fixed it. i had to pop the linkage into that bushing. it shifts fine now

I have a 95 jeep grand cherokee 4x4 v8 5.2l quadratrac. Last night I was on the freeway and I heard a noise like a flat tire I pulled up put it on park and heard a grinding noise i turned off the engine. I turned the engine back on it wouldn't start or crank when I put it in neutral it start, put it on drive it won't move I put it back on park, I hear the grinding noise again I turned the engine off to avoid problems.I turn the engine on again no crank no start please help me with this issue what's going on?

You really should start a seperate thread for this. No reason to revive a 4 year old thread that is unrelated.

Your reporting very general symptoms. It could be the battery, alternator, grounds, starter, ecm/pcm, a bad tranny could possibly cause your shifting issues, but unlikely it would affect starting conditions.

More info, and more research will help everyone here. Get some more info for us, and we all are more than happy to help. But with the info provided, it could be many things.

Try to find out if you have air, fuel, spark, and your battery and alternator work. Then check any engine codes you might have.

Then start a new thread.