Hello Guys,
I know that there's a wealth of info for this subject on this forum, but after stumbling through it, I can't seem to distill the information that I need.
I've got a 2000 Jimmy 4 dr 4WD. Good truck and we've made a lot of history together.
I started hearing a whirring noise that sounded as if it came from the front right quadrant. It would start as I was driving 50 mph or so and would start slow and wind up like a turbine speeding up. If I depressed the 4WD button, it would stop. After going back to 2WD it may run OK for awhile, but usually eventually starts winding up again.
Last weekend, I put my boat in the lake. The Jimmy wouldn't pull it out. I can't tell you how embarrassing this was. I had to get pulled out by a Ford Ranger. After getting home, I noticed that the rear tires were muddy from spinning, but the front ones were not. After inspection I verified that the front end was not engaging.
The 4WD lights come on, & I can hear the xfer case engaging. I pulled the front differential clutch solenoid. It's operating just fine.
So now, I'm presumably looking at pulling the front differential. Unfortunately, I've never done this on this vehicle, and don't exactly know what to expect.
Can I inspect the clutch by pulling the clutch cable cover on the diff, or does the whole darned thing have to come out?
Anybody have any experience here? Any comments or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rick G
I know that there's a wealth of info for this subject on this forum, but after stumbling through it, I can't seem to distill the information that I need.
I've got a 2000 Jimmy 4 dr 4WD. Good truck and we've made a lot of history together.
I started hearing a whirring noise that sounded as if it came from the front right quadrant. It would start as I was driving 50 mph or so and would start slow and wind up like a turbine speeding up. If I depressed the 4WD button, it would stop. After going back to 2WD it may run OK for awhile, but usually eventually starts winding up again.
Last weekend, I put my boat in the lake. The Jimmy wouldn't pull it out. I can't tell you how embarrassing this was. I had to get pulled out by a Ford Ranger. After getting home, I noticed that the rear tires were muddy from spinning, but the front ones were not. After inspection I verified that the front end was not engaging.
The 4WD lights come on, & I can hear the xfer case engaging. I pulled the front differential clutch solenoid. It's operating just fine.
So now, I'm presumably looking at pulling the front differential. Unfortunately, I've never done this on this vehicle, and don't exactly know what to expect.
Can I inspect the clutch by pulling the clutch cable cover on the diff, or does the whole darned thing have to come out?
Anybody have any experience here? Any comments or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rick G