I have been recently upping the maintenance and tracing down little electrical problems and sounds with my newly purchased cherokee.

I have a rattle at idle speeds sounds like it is coming from the transmission area. I found some threads that point it to the TC bolts being loose. I checked them today and they are all torqued to spec. If i move my Transfer Case lever it seems that i can manipulate to rattle to stop. If i listen carefully, i can her the rattle when i am moving but only if i go over a bump in the road. My question is, should i start at the linkage bushings? Or does that sound more like a transmission mount?

Also when in 4wd, my transfer case is very noisy. I have the 242 Transfer case. When i move the handle just slightly it starts making a little bit of noise like it is slightly engaged. Next on my maintenance list is to change the transfer case oil, i just use standard ATF fluid correct?

Also i last posted on another thread and i will include that question in this thread because i feel it might be related. My T-Case acts the same in full time as it does in part time as far as the steering binding when making turns. (( https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/par...-32159/index2/ ))


Thanks for all your input and suggestions!!

 

A common rattle is the exhaust where it is braced at the trany,those bolts get loose.
Xfercase uses dextron 3

 

great i will check that out.

Thank you for the clarification on the transfer case fluid.

 

Kick your catalytic converter. Betcha it rattles

 

the shift linkage is known to go bad and cause a rattle.
jeep has a replacement kit, fix'd mine when it was doing the same.

 

That's what my rattle was.

 

Mine too

 

Mine too!!!

Might consider replacing it after i replace my Header next week-end...

 

so when your catalytic converter was ratteling, if you pulled up on the t-case shifter it went away... ?
I find that hard to believe...

 

I have this exact same rattle. I can hold the t-case shifter and it stops, but goes right back to rattling when I let go... Will look into that linkage fix kit. Thanks Mike!

 

the kit is a dealer item... FWIW