CRD problem (and funny story)

[o8k]

So i just got my CRD liberty a week or so ago and im itching to take it off road and see what mama can do... I play it safe and try out a field with a dirt trail near my house. It had rained hard a few nights back but it has been relativly dry out here in the dallas/ft worth ara for a while. so mud puddles w/ river mud speckle the field but plenty of dry areas to hop between to stay out of trouble. well i get not 100-200ft off the gravel road and my ****** goes wacko, stuck in drive! no reverse, no neutral, ect. So me, not thinking... stops the car (luckily on a dry patch of terra firma).

Well my CRD thinks its in drive so it wont start (tho at this point im still rather clueless as to the problem) i take a walk to clear my head, i return to troubleshoot the issue. after crawling under the vehicle i determine that the auto ****** linkdage is busted and manualy shift it to park so i can star it. In my haste and my excitement i frorget is busted and continue in drive, realsiing i cant put the vehilce in neutral or reverse, im stuck in 4w low, up comes a mud puddle and i try and gun it to get through, well 4w low only generates about 10 mph ish and i burry my CRD to axles in a puddle of mud. Im feeling like a meron! thus tow company resques me for a nominal fee pulls me 10ft to safety.

Warning to auto ****** liberty owners. your little plastic gromit holding your ****** shift cable together is fragile and could get you in a lot of trouble.

 

[Jeger]

Is that not a winch on the front of your jeep in your avatar? Maybe its time to invest in a pull pal eh?

Good story and good tip on the linkage as well.

 

[JeepJeepster]

Haha, good story!

Do you have any skid plates? That could of prevented that. 8-[

 

[MoladoGuy]

Wow nutty story. Yea, put those skids on if your trailin, regardless of how easy it looks. With no reverse you couldn't even rock yourself outta the mud.

 

[o8k]

i was in a field so the winch was right out =(
I have skid plates on the engine and the ******.
This little clip bugger didnt even look molested by a mud clob er nothing, think it just got brittle and busted, there's a "National backorder" on the part so my jeep is in the shop untill further notice. thinking i smell another recall comming. why else would there not be any of these clips out there? kinda annoying how a little do-hicky part can cripple me for days on end

 

[Jeger]

www.pullpal.com

 

[o8k]

oh snap! =) that would have been nice to have.....
thanks for the intel, very nice gear! if it works....
unfortunatly i just bought this vehicle and im months away from any extras for it, must remember to 4x4 w/ a buddy till then =)