'14 JK Rubicon 6spd manual
I was out at Northwest OHV Park in Bridgeport, TX today and ran in to a weird problem. I was on a pretty off camber area, leaning a lot to the passenger side for a bit, 4lo through it, quite a bit of clutch and revving in a few areas. No smoke, no check engine lights, all appeared fine through it. I get to the top of the section where we were parking and I switch out of 4lo in to 4hi and we all hear a noticeable pop, like metal snapping, and I lose all power. I was in gear (1st) doing maybe 5 MPH, 4x4 lit up on the dash as well. I tried going in and out of gear, no luck. I would let the clutch out and it was like I wasn't in gear, or like the clutch wasn't letting out, and I wasn't able to get it out of 4hi. I let it roll back about a foot and got out of 4hi in to 2WD, and power was back to the wheels, I was able to get to the front of the park and look things over. I could see where some fluid (unkwn from where though) had leaked out, it might be oil as it has a light brown tint when wiped with a paper towel, but oil levels are good. Everything looked intact, so I aired up and babied it home. Afterwards when pulling in to the garage I put it in 4hi just for kicks and it was fine, 4lo was fine as well, crawled up the back driveway just fine with clutch out and no gas, held RPM's. There was no clanging, pinging, popping, grinding or anything out of the ordinary now. There is a distinct smell, like some sort of fluid burning but I can't tell what it is, and again no idea where it came from, I've traced it best I could and no luck. At first I thought drive shaft, then transfer case, but now I'm stumped. Could being at such a bad angle cause this? Could it have slipped completely out of gear somehow and just need some sort of reset? I plan on taking it to the shop this week to get it looked at, just seeing if anyone may have any idea what the heck could have happened. Sorry for the long rambling post, and thanks in advance for any info.
I was out at Northwest OHV Park in Bridgeport, TX today and ran in to a weird problem. I was on a pretty off camber area, leaning a lot to the passenger side for a bit, 4lo through it, quite a bit of clutch and revving in a few areas. No smoke, no check engine lights, all appeared fine through it. I get to the top of the section where we were parking and I switch out of 4lo in to 4hi and we all hear a noticeable pop, like metal snapping, and I lose all power. I was in gear (1st) doing maybe 5 MPH, 4x4 lit up on the dash as well. I tried going in and out of gear, no luck. I would let the clutch out and it was like I wasn't in gear, or like the clutch wasn't letting out, and I wasn't able to get it out of 4hi. I let it roll back about a foot and got out of 4hi in to 2WD, and power was back to the wheels, I was able to get to the front of the park and look things over. I could see where some fluid (unkwn from where though) had leaked out, it might be oil as it has a light brown tint when wiped with a paper towel, but oil levels are good. Everything looked intact, so I aired up and babied it home. Afterwards when pulling in to the garage I put it in 4hi just for kicks and it was fine, 4lo was fine as well, crawled up the back driveway just fine with clutch out and no gas, held RPM's. There was no clanging, pinging, popping, grinding or anything out of the ordinary now. There is a distinct smell, like some sort of fluid burning but I can't tell what it is, and again no idea where it came from, I've traced it best I could and no luck. At first I thought drive shaft, then transfer case, but now I'm stumped. Could being at such a bad angle cause this? Could it have slipped completely out of gear somehow and just need some sort of reset? I plan on taking it to the shop this week to get it looked at, just seeing if anyone may have any idea what the heck could have happened. Sorry for the long rambling post, and thanks in advance for any info.
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