I would be inspecting the axle out there closely. You could be
describing a snapped u-joint.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Ron Croonenberg wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a 93 JGC (5 speed manual, commandtrac transfer case).
>
> A winshieldwiper came loose and I had to stop in a ditch. i put the car
> in 4wd and got out of the ditch, but I heard a slight 'snap" thought it
> was the front wheel (paasenger side) throwing a rock.
>
> When I wa on the road agin, I hear a grinding sound, like your your
> grinding gears in an old pickup truck at low rpms.
>
> When I put the JGC in 4wd the grinding sound goes away and it seems that
> everything is ok. However it is not in 4wd it seems.
>
> Does that mean that the hub on the passenger side is broken ?
> Is that easy to fix ? (are the parts expensive ??)
>
> I know that I might be kinda vague, just trying to find out if it is
> relatively easy to fix and if it is worth the troble (it is a 93 with
> 215k mles)
>
> other then that the car drives ok.
>
> Ron