chapper
11-13-2003, 03:57 AM
Hello FSJers. I am new to the site, and also a new FSJ Jeep owner. I got a great deal on a '91 Grand Wagoneer. Yes, one of the last 1,506. The guy blew the tranny and sold it for a song. I've pulled Autos before, all with Fords, but I'm a little rusty. This morning I will find out how rusty.
So far: The tranny wouldn't do anything when I bought it. The fluid was a sick brownish color and the level was halfway up the stick. It made a strange swishing sound in neutral, which went away in drive and reverse. It won't go into gear at all in any of the xfer case settings. Both the 2wd/4wd vacuum switch and hi/lo lever seem to work, hi/N/Lo works only when in 4wd, is this normal? I'm guessing it is, Lo should be available only in 4wd. With the xfer case in neutral, I'm getting a small gear-type sound, I haven't checked the fluid yet. I tried draining it and swapping (most) of the fluid, and it's still a no go. My barely educated guess is that the torque converter isn't filling either because of the pump or some other reason. Time to drop it!
I found a tranny shop that would do a free teardown and inspection if I brough it in, with a great price on a rebuild, which it will definitely need. So what am I in for when dropping this out in my driveway? So far I'm planning to mark all connection points for re-assembly, rent a tranny jack, and start pulling bolts. What other things should I look for with the xfer case, tranny, drive shafts etc??
Thanks in advance!!!
Bill
So far: The tranny wouldn't do anything when I bought it. The fluid was a sick brownish color and the level was halfway up the stick. It made a strange swishing sound in neutral, which went away in drive and reverse. It won't go into gear at all in any of the xfer case settings. Both the 2wd/4wd vacuum switch and hi/lo lever seem to work, hi/N/Lo works only when in 4wd, is this normal? I'm guessing it is, Lo should be available only in 4wd. With the xfer case in neutral, I'm getting a small gear-type sound, I haven't checked the fluid yet. I tried draining it and swapping (most) of the fluid, and it's still a no go. My barely educated guess is that the torque converter isn't filling either because of the pump or some other reason. Time to drop it!
I found a tranny shop that would do a free teardown and inspection if I brough it in, with a great price on a rebuild, which it will definitely need. So what am I in for when dropping this out in my driveway? So far I'm planning to mark all connection points for re-assembly, rent a tranny jack, and start pulling bolts. What other things should I look for with the xfer case, tranny, drive shafts etc??
Thanks in advance!!!
Bill