As for old Abigail......I reckon that is where my lifelong fascination of jugs stemmed from
Lol... I remember peeking around the corner of the lounge room, risking a flogging off the old man. And it was worth it!!!.. First hooter sighting..
Flap, flap, flapita flap.... bwahaaaaa
It happened to us on a trip about 2 months back. Guess what 2 cable ties and less than 3 minutes we were rolling again. The clip can be replaced with a cable tie easily and is not so much of a trouble especially for a so called 4WD journalist from a big mag. I drive a pretty much stock JK Unlimited sport petrol auto with a 40mm lift and standard 32 inch tyres and I can challenge any stock Pootrol or Landcruiser with comparable lift on any track. I think those things r over rated. Everyone goes out and buys a Pootrol or a Cruiser and claims to own a great 4WDer. On my lat trip to Ourimbah NSW yesterday I saw a Cruiser break a CV another one kept spinning wheels in lose surface and a Pootrol destroy its sidestep and doorsill on two different climbs which i just cruised thru with my JK.
Cheers
Mani The TRBN8R
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Having read this thread then re-reading the 4WD Action article I would like to know further about Shaun's comment and will ask in their forum, regarding "threw a clip off the transfer lever"..."rather than say it's an inherent Jeep problem we will say that it's an inherent user problem." Leads me to ask how the driver operated the transfer case lever, did he RTM beforehand? Was the auto put into N? was the vehicle coasting between 3-5 km/h? Was the vehicle stationary? As it was put down to an inherent user problem, perhaps the onus was on the user to fix it. I believe this clip may be acting as a "shear pin", as used for outboard props etc, to prevent transfer case damage.
Having read this thread then re-reading the 4WD Action article I would like to know further about Shaun's comment and will ask in their forum, regarding "threw a clip off the transfer lever"..."rather than say it's an inherent Jeep problem we will say that it's an inherent user problem." Leads me to ask how the driver operated the transfer case lever, did he RTM beforehand? Was the auto put into N? was the vehicle coasting between 3-5 km/h? Was the vehicle stationary? As it was put down to an inherent user problem, perhaps the onus was on the user to fix it. I believe this clip may be acting as a "shear pin", as used for outboard props etc, to prevent transfer case damage.
How hard is it to pull a leaver?. I would think after all these years of making 4wd's there would be no trick to putting a Jeep into H4 or L4.The clip is no shear pin its just a cheap clip.
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