Hi Mike,

I would be able to see the u-joint by looking next to the wheel without
having to take "everything" apart and see if the u-joint has snapped ?

Ron


Mike Romain wrote:
> 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