93 JGC passenger side front hub ?

thanks for the reply.

well.. when I put the transfercase in 4hi, the grinding sound goes
away (but no 4wd) when in 2Hi, the grining sound happens.

Ron


Earle Horton wrote:

> This model sports a vacuum motor disconnect for the front passenger side
> axle. The motor or the splined sleeve could have been damaged during your
> trip through the ditch. The u-joint is visible from the outside.
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> Earle
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> "Ron Croonenberg" > wrote in message
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>>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
>>
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>>Mike Romain wrote:
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>>>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:
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>>>
>>>>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
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