1979 CHEROKEE

[83 WagDriver]

I saw a 79 chero that I could buy for 800 bucks.
It looks intact except that I noticed a bunch of what looks like silicone on the front hubs. it might be to stop some kind of oil leak. Since there are no manual locking hubs, I did not see a vacuum switch inside the cab to activate the 4 wheek drive. Is there something fishy going on here?.

Mario

[jeepguzzi]

1979 Cherokees came with a Quadra trac transfer case. These were full time four wheel drive, so, no need for locking hubs. There should be a dial inside the glovebox to lock the transfer case. Only for extreme situations!! Not for dry pavement!! Many came with a low range option, although some did not. You should have a small lever on the transmission hump by the drivers seat if it came with low range. Not a big deal to add a low range unit to these if you need to. It's a simple bolt on deal.

[Mud Thrasher]

For 800 if its in good shape its a steal. Either way I'm sure that it will take some money to get it driveable and right. The Q-trac is a good setup as long as you don't go all out like RB.

[Bob Barry]

I've used a tiny bead of silicone around my caps to ensure a good seal, and also to keep them from popping off. That may be what the owner did.

[River Beast]

No switch.....hmmmmm get under it and look at it...make sure it's all intact...

There was a chero I looked at in Yuma a while back...guy said it needed a front drvieshaft....

hehehe...well... I got under there to find a 2WD TH400 and NO T-CASE!!! :D

But that's another story... look for vac lines under the dash where the glove box is... stuff may be hanging or diconnected and blocked off...

[JINGA]

Concur with Bob.

The silicone might be to keep water out more than to keep oil in.

I found that a 4" (I think) pipe cap thingy (for pvc pipe?) fits over the end of my axle just fine. It's black rubber with a hose clamp on it to clamp down and keep water/etc. out of the axle.

[The Preacher]

Does it run ok??? If so, sounds good to me.

Just for reference, I paid 2K for my 77. It was in pretty good shape and ran well.