Perps
New Member
Hello all, first time poster looking for some help troubleshooting my 4WD issue. I have an 03 Liberty Renegade with the Command Trac transfer case.
3 weeks ago I took a long drive home (about 10hrs) on a mix of ice, snow and dry roads with my "part time" engage a lot of the way going 40ish mph. I started to hear a little fast ticking sound (sped up and down with speed/rotation) that gradually turned into a louder knocking sound. At first I thought it was the brake routers but it was definitely coming from the 4WD (I'm assuming the transfer case).
Shifting in/out of "part time" became more troublesome and the noise got louder as time went on. Yesterday it was engaged and then a loud pop and the 4WD stopped getting power to the front wheel and is definitely not engaged anymore even though the shifter is in the correct position and indicator light is on. 4WL no longer works either. When I shift out of any 4WD position the clicking/knocking sound continues until I come to a complete stop and then goes away. The sound returns if I try to shift/re-engage the 4WD but the power doesn't go to the front at all.
I don't know enough about 4WD systems or the transfer case to guess what happened. Any advise? It was suggested I change the gear fluid but I'm assuming the damage is beyond a simple fluid change.
3 weeks ago I took a long drive home (about 10hrs) on a mix of ice, snow and dry roads with my "part time" engage a lot of the way going 40ish mph. I started to hear a little fast ticking sound (sped up and down with speed/rotation) that gradually turned into a louder knocking sound. At first I thought it was the brake routers but it was definitely coming from the 4WD (I'm assuming the transfer case).
Shifting in/out of "part time" became more troublesome and the noise got louder as time went on. Yesterday it was engaged and then a loud pop and the 4WD stopped getting power to the front wheel and is definitely not engaged anymore even though the shifter is in the correct position and indicator light is on. 4WL no longer works either. When I shift out of any 4WD position the clicking/knocking sound continues until I come to a complete stop and then goes away. The sound returns if I try to shift/re-engage the 4WD but the power doesn't go to the front at all.
I don't know enough about 4WD systems or the transfer case to guess what happened. Any advise? It was suggested I change the gear fluid but I'm assuming the damage is beyond a simple fluid change.