ringwurm1984

hello everyone and thanks for all help in advance. well i just bought a 98 grand cherokee its v8 4 wheel drive. both the front cv boots were torn when i bought it an the joints were bad so i changed them. then we got a bunch of snow where i live so it was in 4wd for about a week now it won't shift back into 2wd. i tried everything i can think of like backing up, trying to shift in every gear at various speeds, etc... no luck so finally i got under it and tryed adjusting the linkage. no luck. then i checked the fluid.it was low and dark so just drained it and filled it with walmart brand that said was good to use in dexron II or III. is it the fluid? or something else? please any ideas?

drakan1908

You don't have 2wd unless some one put a 231/242 transfer case in. You have fulltime 4wd.

ol"blue

A few V8 models came with the Selec-Trac t-case. I wish mine had it. That's the next change on the list for it.
Dan

ringwurm1984

yeah sorry i have selec-trac 249 j transfercase. the only reason its causeing problems is when i try and park in a parking lot. you know to sharp a turn and i can hear the cvs clunking and dont wanna mess em up

ol"blue

Have you tried to shift while in neutral?
Try to shift it manually from underneath while someone helps from inside with e-brake on and wheels blocked. JMO
Dan

ringwurm1984

ok ive been looking around some and reading what everyone here posted since i dont have the 231/242 t case, but do have the 249 j does that mean mine is awd? my 4x4 shift bezel has a 2wd mark on it. does the 249 j go into 2wd? or has someone swapped out the t cases? and if thats the case should i be hearing clunking while parking in tight spots eventhough i changed the cv's

89cherokeelimited

I believe the 249 is 4wd high and 4wd low only.
Correct me if i'm wrong... my 95 grand cherokee had a 249 and it was 4-H and 4-L only.

I had a 242 in my 89 XJ and it had 2wd, 4wd part and full time and 4wd L but I did a t-case swap and swapped to a 231 and got rid of my 4wd part time

Michigan Jeeper

i think you have vacuum disconnect axles.. maybe they're not getting vacuum anymore?

ringwurm1984

im not sure but i dont think so other trucks i worked on with vacuum hubs had plastic pieces and stuff in em the hubs on this just cv axle into the bearing like this... i had a pic here? somethins up with photobucket right now

ringwurm1984

so it seems that i have the 249j quadra-trac thats awd and the viscous coupler is bad
but for some reason my bezel is like this


so no 2wd just 4h an 4low. right?

ol"blue

Crabtree

I know this is old but what about the selectrac system. I cannot get mine into 2wd but I can put the transfer case into neutral and that part works. Just no 2wd. Plus as I move it up to 2wd it goes through part time and it seems to stick in part time. I catch hell getting it back into full time. It goes into 4lo nicely and all but the 2wd in causing me headaches.

noflexroom*98

did you ever fix your problem I'm having the same problem and I have no clue what it is thank you

94XjSport94

I think they have been in 4wd the last 4-5 years.

noflexroom*98

OK mine is locked front and rear so 4 wd makes it a pain to drive