Coil wire popped off after severe off roading.
This Jeep is very comfortable. The leather seats are still in great shape. The interior is still perfect.
No dents, dings, or rust.
The quadratrac works perfectly.
This is my 3rd Jeep and is so far the best of the 3. My previous Jeeps are the 1990 Cherokee 4x4 4.0 I-6 and the 1983 AMC/JEEP EAGLE 4x4 wagon 4.2L I-6.
The ride is smooth for an all wheel drive. The steering is quick. Brakes work very well. The information center is very helpful. Auto climate control works great.
F.Y.I. If you are new to Jeeps, be aware that you must use the 4 wheel drive at least once a month for about 20 miles to keep the transfer case working properly, or risk spending a lot of money for a new transfer case.
Even though the Eagle was made by AMC, I would not consider it a "Jeep". It was more a 4WD AMC Hornet Wagon. You wouldn't consider an AWD Chrysler 300 a Jeep too, would you?
Isn't that information regarding the transfer case - specific to certain older Jeeps?
As to the 1st comment. It is a Concord wagon on a CJ-7 drivetrain minus the low range. All drivetrain components interchange from the CJ to the Eagle with the exception of the front differential. It is a modified Dana 30 that is bolted to the block in the Eagle application. The other is the lack of a low range. I have taken the Eagle on some trails that some other 4x4's that are not Jeeps would not attempt.
Answer to the second question is no. All 4x4's with part time transfer cases need to be exercised. My dad owns a 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 4.0L I-6. Found out he needed to do this or the T-case will bind. When he used the 4x4 mode the T-case was very hard to shift into due to him not using it for 3 months. It is recommended to use it once a month to keep thing running smooth, so when you really need it, it works seamlessly.
Once a month for 20 miles?
Seems extreme to me.
I've owned & driven Wranglers for many, many years and only used my 4WD drive in the winter. I've never experienced that "binding" that you speak of.
Are you sure about that?
You will do more damage than good if you drive your Jeep in part-time 4WD anywhere near 20 miles on dry roads.
Part-time 4WD is only to be used off-road or in wet/slippery conditions. It is not to be used on dry pavement.
Don-a-vee Jeep is the one that told me about it, and it is in my dad's owners manual on his 2004 Grand Cherokee.
I used my Eagle and 90 Cherokee's 4x4 every weekend so I never experienced it. My dad did when after 2 years he finally had to use the 4 wheel drive in Idaho, and it almost did not go in. It finally did, and when he went to his dealer, he was told to do exactly what I stated.
It is true you need to be off road or in slippery conditions to engage the system (unless you own an Eagle) but he goes off the beaten path to his favorite fishing holes, so now he never has a problem with his T-case.
If your dad has a 2004 Grand Cherokee, then at the very least it has select-trac 4WD. This is not the same part-time system that is used in Wranglers (command-trac).
Select-trac is a full-time system that you can switch to 2WD. It is "full-time" in the sense that you can leave it in 4WD high even on dry pavement without damage to the drivetrain. This is because it has a 52/48% torque split between the rear & front axles. Command-trac is a part-time system, which must be disengaged on dry pavement. It has a 50/50 torque split.
Depending on the model your dad's Grand Cherokee may even have a more advanced AWD system. However since he switches into 4WD my guess is that it is the select-trac system.
What???
"All 4x4's with part time transfer cases need to be exercised. My dad owns a 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 4.0L I-6. Found out he needed to do this or the T-case will bind. When he used the 4x4 mode the T-case was very hard to shift into due to him not using it for 3 months. It is recommended to use it once a month to keep thing running smooth, so when you really need it, it works seamlessly."
Statements such as the one in quotations above should go to show you that you shouldn't believe everything you read on this site.
Correction: You can leave select-trac in 4WD high even on dry roads. 4WD low is only for low-speed off-road use, mud, or heavy snow at low speeds.
Your engine is turning about three times the normal speed in 4WD low.
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