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[hyde]

You have no idea how much I hate Long Island Expressway, (censored) plus you are not allowed to change the tire on the side of the road, so when the tow truck arrived he had to tow me to the next exit and then to the tire shop, $80 Kick.gif then another $20 to remove the locking lug nuts and replace spare Kick.gif so I told them get rid of all other locking nuts because when I was trying to loosen it, it just chipped on the top and a piece came out.

If you don't need locking nuts, just remove them. If I didn't have them I could have replaced the tire and be on my way in 10 minutes, legal or not... But because of the damn thing I had to spend $100 this morning, of which not sure how much will be refunded by AAA.

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On my way back to work after the fix...

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The tire is now as good as dead, the rim chewed the sidewall into the inner layers (I had to ride on it for about a mile til I could find a shoulder) another tire is on order, now the tread amount wont match.. darn, should i have ordered two? $150 plus install.

This is the 2nd time I get stalled on LIE, almost exactly same place..

 

[uctke283]

bummer - I hate the LIE too....

 

[tjkj2002]

If you have the select trac t-case and plan on being able to use the Full Time 4wd you will need 4 tires with equal tread(and air pressure),within 3%-5% of each other.

 

[mag03kj]

Why??

 

[tjkj2002]

Why??

It may shift into full time(most likely not) and if you get it in it may not fully come out of full time and be stuck in part time which will damage the driveline.The 242 t-case is not a direct link shift so your at the will of physics for shifting,the biggest downfall for that t-case.

That policy holds true to any vehicle that has AWD(or full time option).In vehicles like a Subaru you can blow apart the t-case with a mis-matched tire.

 

[Robsama]

That seems kinda ridiculous as you can shift in and out of 4WD while driving on a dirt road where your tires aren't going to be anywhere near level within 3-5%.

 

[mag03kj]

damn thats f!cked up..why is shit like that these days?

 

[tjkj2002]

That seems kinda ridiculous as you can shift in and out of 4WD while driving on a dirt road where your tires aren't going to be anywhere near level within 3-5%.

If there not it may not shift,or take a long time to actually engage.Have fun getting it out of full time.

damn thats f!cked up..why is shit like that these days?

Because people are lazy and don't know how to drive,so they get to suffer through there wallets.

 

[mag03kj]

(lol)

 

[hyde]

Well if that's due to different spin speed on mismatch tire, wouldn't it be a problem while turning, etc.. on daily driving?
My jeep is either in Full Time or in 2WD, and obviously if it is really stuck in Part Time for some reason, it would be pretty obvious if I ever have to take a corner, which is something I do everyday. So what should I have done? The tread is not really chewed in, afterall it is just barely 20k on them. We are not talking about different size tires, I will buy the same tire anyway, but I really doubt that Jeep is that sensitive to a fraction of an inch difference in tread depth.

 

[ptsb5a]

The 242 t-case is not a direct link shift so your at the will of physics for shifting,the biggest downfall for that t-case.

Whatchya mean here Troy? The shift lever moves a cable that is attached to another lever that acuates a mode fork+sleeve and hub within the t-case. Seems pretty direct to me unless theres something else going on within the t-case that I know absolutely nothing about.

Which is most likely the case.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

At least on mine, the PSI was off by about 4-6 pounds, and it wounldn't shift from 4 full right away.

 

[loves_off_roading]

Sorry to hear about that hydipin. I can’t believe they won’t let you change it on the highway.

? here. I run different tires on the front and back. I have Yakohama Geolanders on the back and the other 3 are Goodyear Wranglers. If one of my Yakohama’s were to blow up and I replaced it temporarily with the Goodyear that wouldn’t damage the drive train would it?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Not for you...as yours is 2wd!

 

[loves_off_roading]

awesome lol

 

[mag03kj]

Some ppl just dont know what a 2wd can do!!!!!!!

 

[Midgear]

I do.. ive tried in 2wd LOL, I like 4WD better.

as for coming out of 4WD, mine has always had some kind of issue coming out of 4.. so my remedy is to get off the trail or dirt, onto the pavement, straighten the wheels, drop it in 2, reverse, drive, reverse, drive, and at some point during that little ordeal, I hear a small *tink*, which usually confirms it disengaged, then I give it a touch of gas in drive or reverse to spin the rear tires just a hair.. once it's out, I proceed down the road.. and watch as my little tires that poke out past the fenders chuck mud in all directions.

may not sound like the best remedy, but hell it works for me and it doesn't give me any problems. only reason I do all this to make sure its out is because I had come off a trail and dropped it in two, and I noticed a strange noise coming from my transmission and the steering was a little funny.. then a loud BANG and the sound stopped, and the steering went back to normal.. it sounded like my front drive shaft disconnected from the front diff and slammed into the pavement.. but- It was 4WD disengaging.. scared the shart outta me.

 

[tjkj2002]

Whatchya mean here Troy? The shift lever moves a cable that is attached to another lever that acuates a mode fork+sleeve and hub within the t-case. Seems pretty direct to me unless theres something else going on within the t-case that I know absolutely nothing about.

Which is most likely the case.

That is not the case with the 242.In the 242 that shift cable moves a rod with check balls and springs to actuate shift forks,any difference in rotational speeds of the wheels beyond 3%-5% will cause the t-case not to shift or shift when the in balance comes into specs and then it will shift,same goes for shifting back into 2wd.

 

[ptsb5a]

Cool, thanks dude, see, something else I knew absolutely nothing about. A little more knowledge and I might be dangerous!!