valliygirl wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a 2000 Jeep TJ sports, manual transmission, and I Love it but
> it's sick.
> I have been reading up on older posts and noticed alot of people had
> the noisy clutch (rattle) I also had this issue. However recently it
> has become more serious and I would like to know if others have had
> the same problem. As I said I also have the noisy clutch but recently
> it has been getting louder and louder. Then this weekend I was doing
> about 2 hrs of highway driving (vacation) and the rattle became so
> pronounced I could feel it on my foot. I of course pulled of the
> highway and the rattle disappeared as the engine cooled. I was almost
> to my destination when there was a loud BANG and now it will not go
> into gear...the engine is running perfectly as always but will not
> shift. I wondering if any one else has had this happen? If it is
> related to the consistent rattle on these models or if I'm really out
> of luck and have to get my transmission or transfer case replaced.
>
> I'll let everybody know what the dealer says when I have it towed 1/2
> hr to them tomorrow (happy vacation to me!) Could have been worse at
> least I wasn't going 120km on the highway at the time. (lol)

Sounds like the clutch or transmission has **** itself get it to a repairer
who will soon tell you the sad news - sounds exspencive to me. If it was me
I would see if there is any metal in the gearbox and transfer cases.
Lushy