another clunk

[elanchiwaya]

welp here goes nothin, I own a 79 Wagoneer and have a strange clunk almost like a bind when i turn a tight radius,most of the time from a dead stop sounds like from the rear but is hard to tell..sometimes it does it, sometimes it dont...any ideas?,,...need more info?

[gsmikie]

sounds like the q-trac t-case someone will be along shortley river beast is in lala land but mr.chop will be more helpfull welcome to the board

[Kukur]

El,

My Wagoneer used to do the same thing. Hasn't for awhile now though. I think mine was/is the q-trac.

I checked the u-joints and such and everything was tight. Now I just need to save the money to work on the q-trac (new chain).

What part of Idaho are you in?

Welcome to the board!

[elanchiwaya]

i hope its not, 4wheel works fine, i know i use it alot in the fields gettin chased by cows heh and in the desert im always pulling full size trucks out of the deep dust...if it is the transfer ill sell the **** thing b4 i spend nearly a grand just to fix it, my wife wouldnt let me spend that much anyway...i did get a good look under it and my rear axle pumkin is covered in oil...maybe its the rear end clunking?

[elanchiwaya]

oh' im in Boise!! what part of nothern Id. you in Kukur?

[elanchiwaya]

anyone have any ideas to my problem yet?....i need help!

[Kukur]

El,

I am an hour outta Coeur d'Alene (St. Maries). There are a group of guys out toward Pocatello that get together.

I inherited the Wag from my dad, and it has had that clunk for years.

Some of the guys have mentioned that it may be the chain in the t-case getting loose. Chains are around $150... and many have changed it out themselves. Supposedly you can drop only half the t-case and replace it that way.

Problem is, if the chain ever goes completely sometimes they get jammed between the gear and the housing and explodes the case.

Put your tcase in N and see if you have any play going into the rear axle... that would give you a good idea if there is slop there.

[CowKiller]

chains are 90 bucks.

www.jeepdoc.com. (http://www.jeepdoc.com.)

it is the same chain as the little jeeps.

[elanchiwaya]

ok im gona sound dumb here, how do i put my t-case in nuetral? the wagoneer is a auto with a hi-lo lever on the floor by my feet..

[JeepBountyHunter]

Inbetween Hi and Lo is neutral on that lever on the floor, it will say so, but you can feel for it, I'm guessing your lettering on it is worn off..

[elanchiwaya]

ok, got the t-case into Neutral and tried the driveline, there is no more then a milimeter of play if that but there is alot of oil coming from the rear axle where the drive line meets it...could that be my clunking?

[ July 04, 2003, 01:38 PM: Message edited by: elanchiwaya ]

[CowKiller]

yes, it means ur pinion seal is leakin, witch could mean ur pinion bearing is shot. whit no pressure on the rear shaft, can u move it side to side?

[AJ Johnson]

wheres these pocatello guys at? im about an hour and a half north in saint anthony

[elanchiwaya]

I'm tryin to find em too. Does anybody live closer to Boise?

[elanchiwaya]

ok, fixed my clunk, replaced rear pinion seal and filled the diff. , was almost empty, now no more clunk, next the all famous rear main oil drip and i want to lift it up a bit or a soa if possable

[Kukur]

El,

Glad to hear you found the problem!

[elanchiwaya]

thancz, not easy to work on the jeep with a bone tumor in my hand but i get it done , now i need to get the carb. rebuilt ...smell the gas?