From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Sun Feb 22 10:11:23 2004 From: xj-digest xj-digest Sunday, February 22 2004 Volume 01 : Number 1785 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: xj: Re: 2nd gear and air filters xj: Transfer case problem? XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 00:57:59 -0800 From: john meister Subject: Re: xj: Re: 2nd gear and air filters Boney Varghese wrote: > Hey Guys > > I seem to be having a problem with the xj. I cant seem to engage the 2nd > gear easily when the engine is cold. Once it warms up then it flows like > butter... its just in the mornings!!! Suggestions how's the trans fluid? ever been changed? might consider synthetics. > > I'm also considering replacing the stock air filter with one made by K&N or > Miyota. Which one would you guys suggest? Never heard of Miyota, do tell more. I wouldn't recommend a K&N to my worst enemy. They are overpriced, provide poor filtration, and are a pain to clean. I'd recommend the AMSOIL air filter if you can get one. > > What about the K&n Fuel Injection Performance Kit Gen2? Good aditiion? I distrust anything from K&N... they have a great marketing deptartment though. But you're paying for it. I've looked at the Airraid airfilter setups, they cost less, problem is they still look like the same kind of filter technology that k&N uses... If you get one of them, or the K&N I've seen a new add-on for the k&N that makes sense, it's called a dry sleeve... basically it should provide you with better filtration. I use amsoil filter material to wrap a K&N so I can clean it rather then the k&N and I protect my engine. You could use one of those foam air filter setups for a furnance and put oil on it, that way you'd get the air flow but protect your engine. john > > Strategic . Innovative . Technical > > Boney Varghese > Sales Manager Al Yousuf LLC > P.O.Box 25 > Dubai, U.A.E > incubus-at-emirates.net.ae tel: > mobile: +9714 339 0000 > +971 50 545 0436 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xj-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-xj-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of > wagoneers.com-at-comcast.net > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 02:16 > To: xj-at-digest.net > Cc: WebMail Guest; xj-at-digest.net > Subject: RE: xj: Re: The voting issue for Four Wheeler Magazine's Top Truck > Challenge is out! > > don't know who Richard G is. I'm bcc'ing dan so he can respond > to the xj list or to you to confirm or deny or remain anonymous > or oblivious or whatever. ;) > > I wonder if dan didn't ask me because of that little incident > with the tree a few years back... ;) shoot, didn't hit > nuthin' on the trail... that happened on the street, and if > I would have had an exo-skeleton nothing would have happened > to my xj. ;) > > john > >>Does this mean Richard Gauthier of CA is going to be Dan's Co-Driver? > > First I > >>heard of that. Good luck getting in, Jeff >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>Date: Thu 02/19/04 3:18 PM >>From: john >>To: Starc, Dan >>CC: diesel-benz list , full size jeep list >>, xj-list , offtopic-at-wagoneers.com >>Subject: xj: Re: The voting issue for Four Wheeler Magazine's Top Truck >>Challenge is out! >> >>passing this along... and heading to the store for the latest issue >>of Four Wheeler... ;) >> >>VOTE for #2 :) >> >>john >> >>On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Starc, Dan wrote: >> >>Hi All >> >>I just saw the April 2004 issue of Four Wheeler Magazine which happens >>to contain the voting form. There are 50 rigs chosen, from which 10 will >>compete. There is only one Cherokee XJ, mine. It is listed as rig #2, >>NUMBER TWO, please remember this and vote my rig, my codriver Richard G >>and me in!! >> >>To recognize the correct magazine issue, there is a blue Ford F-150 on >>the cover and the letters "FOUR WHEELER" are in bright yellow. I am >>counting on the hardcore XJ crowd to vote for us even if it is because >>we are the only XJ entered this year. >> >>The picture of my rig posted on the magazine plain stinks compared to >>most of the ones on these links: >>http://www.wagoneers.com/XJ/rigs/DanStarc-89XJ/ALL2-pix.html >>http://www.wagoneers.com/XJ/rigs/DanStarc-89XJ/ALL-pix.html >> > > http://www.wagoneers.com/XJ/rigs/DanStarc-89XJ/DansXJ-Feb3-2004/ALLpix.html > >>This is because I did not have good resultion on most of my >>pictures...oh well... >> >>Again, thanks to those who regularly buy the magazine and participate in >>the voting. I appreciate your support. >> >>Sincerely >>Dan Starc >> >> >> >> ---- >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** >> Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>This message was sent using airstreamcomm.net WebMail. > > - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * john-at-wagoneers.com * Snohomish, WA USA - http://wagoneers.com where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- win, mac & linux: http://www.mozilla.org/ the new alternatives - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:15:57 -0600 From: jayers-at-pctcnet.net Subject: xj: Transfer case problem? Hey guys. When in 4wd I've been getting a growling noise with a constant clicking that increases frequency with speed. Also, when shifting back into two wheel drive, the case would remain in 4wd for what seems like a bit too long. It takes actually backing up as shifting to neutral isn't enough nor is sawing the steering wheel back and forth. I thought it was in the t-case, so I took it all apart the other night in my dad's heated garage, and upon testing, it STILL makes the noise and won't drop out of 4wd easily! Background: 231 case with 6 pinion planetary, wide chain and sprockets, AA HD SYE, synchro setup inside, D44 front end with lockouts, 7" of lift, Tom Woods CV shafts front and rear. This case worked noiselessly for quite some time, but recently has developed this noise. Also, the rear driveshaft was apparently suffering from a siezed slip joint ala Andreas experience for some undetermined period of time. When I first removed it a couple weeks ago, the rear T-case output flange was a tiny bit loose! I tightened up the nut a turn or so and put the lubed shaft back in with no change in the noise. After disassembling the case this past Friday, I swapped out the synchro parts for non synchro parts thinking the synchro might be part of the not wanting to drop out of 4wd problem and it's not needed anyway, but this didn't help. I did find that the u-joint at the front pinion was kind of dry, but I just added grease and reinstalled the shaft. Testing: With the front hubs engaged and the t-case in 2wd, the noise isn't there other than a bit of vibes from the spinning front shaft which runs at an offset (in other words, this feels normal.) With the hubs unlocked and the t-case in 4wd, the noise isn't there other than the same basic spinning front shaft noise. At speed, if I shift back to 2wd, it drops out imediately. However, with the hubs locked and the case in 4wd, I get terrible noises!!! I've checked the shift fork linkage and all seems good there. I found no debris in the case, it had fluid and now has new fluid. The bearings were all replaced when I put this case together about a year ago. It feels smoothe in 2wd at any speed. What the heck is causing this noise?! On a slightly different front, how can the case remain in 4wd when the lever is moved to 2wd? The shift fork HAS to move since the linkage is connected directly to the shift sector. Actually, the mode fork rides on the top of the shift sector, so I guess if the shift sector moves in a way that would cause the shift fork to drop back to the 2wd position utilizing the force of the mode spring, but there is some binding between the shift collar, the chain sprocket, and the mode hub, the mode spring might not be able to push the shift fork over and disengage the mode hub from the chain sprocket. I guess I understand it now. Jeff ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #1785 *************************