scoobycarolanNC
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Honestly, I never wheeled my JK that much. Plenty of 4-HI, never in 4-LO. When I got the JL I said I'd try and use 4-LO more and read the manual. OK, there's a dance: be moving 3-5 MPH, shift the trans to N, shift to 4-LO, trans back to D. I went to a gravel road to practice and 3 I pulled off without issue, but once I was going WAY too fast (like 11-13mph) and there was a hell of a BANG and a JOLT like I hit a huge pothole. BUT everything seemed OK and I was able to get it out of 4-LO and all has been well. That was a while back.
Yesterday I went out wheeling with my daughter on some muddy trails. I was in 4-hi, got down to 4-5mph, shifted into 4-LO. DAMMIT I FORGOT NEUTRAL!! BANG! JOLT! Everything seemed fine, I scolded myself, and made sure to hit N on the way out.
I know I shouldn't keep doing this. Its accidental. What is happening when that BANG JOLT occurs and how worried should I be that I've done some real damage?
As a funny anecdote for others who need to practice this dance; the first time I did it I was going too slow and the jeep stopped rolling before I got it into 4-LO. I had to push the jeep in neutral enough to get it up to 3 mph, jump in and shift it. People were driving by like WTF is this idiot doing.
Yesterday I went out wheeling with my daughter on some muddy trails. I was in 4-hi, got down to 4-5mph, shifted into 4-LO. DAMMIT I FORGOT NEUTRAL!! BANG! JOLT! Everything seemed fine, I scolded myself, and made sure to hit N on the way out.
I know I shouldn't keep doing this. Its accidental. What is happening when that BANG JOLT occurs and how worried should I be that I've done some real damage?
As a funny anecdote for others who need to practice this dance; the first time I did it I was going too slow and the jeep stopped rolling before I got it into 4-LO. I had to push the jeep in neutral enough to get it up to 3 mph, jump in and shift it. People were driving by like WTF is this idiot doing.