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Originally Posted by White Cloud
Hi again all
After considering your advice I have ordered the sfx code reader.
I have researched cleaning the egr and will do.
Unfortuneatly I begun hearing loud thumping noises as I shifted between park and d etc. as well as sometimes when slowing down and the transmission dropping a gear.
I have taken the WH to a jeep dealer who tells me three transmission mounts are broken. I think this a big repair and most likely hoists etc required - so I have given the go ahead to the dealer to replace the mounts. At least the injectors are still working and its still starting well as I use it every day. And another problem has arisen - the low range switch is bringing up an alarm - which the dealer says the code reader says is a faulty electric motor in the transfer case.
So things can change pretty quick eh?
Thanks again for all your help
White Cloud
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Dang.
The R-N-D clunk is almost definitely the front differential bushes.
There's 3 of them; one at the front is replaced as a single bolt-on unit which is easy (like a 20 minute job.).
The other two are press-fit bushes, one above the drivers-side output shaft, and the other is sort-of above the input shaft.
I think quotes are usually around $600-$1k.
It seems like most of us have been able to do it in around 3-5hrs at home.
A hoist would make it heaps easier, but it's not too hard on the floor.
Using a hacksaw or recipricating saw to (carefully) cut the steel outer of the bushes is a big help; then they'll pretty-much just fall out.
New ones are easy to fit with a normal G-clamp style press, just like any other press-fit (aka steel-outer.) bush.
The low range code is almost definitely the "N23 debacle" - Find that thread on here and read as much as you can... it's HUGE. There's a specific code for that problem - I think Clarky has mentioned the code reader you've ordered can read and clear it on the CRD.
Essentially anything with the words "transfer-case motor", "transfer-case actuator", "tcm" (which is sometimes incorrectly used to mean 'transfer-case motor, even though Chrysler use it to mean 'transmission control module'.) or "fdcm" (final drive control module.) should be covered by a series of recalls - Make sure you're not charged for any of that. The "N23 recall" thread will give you plenty of evidence if your dealer is difficult.