{"id":57046,"date":"2019-06-15T06:17:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=57046"},"modified":"2019-06-15T06:17:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:17:58","slug":"2007-jeep-wrangler-sahara-grinding-in-2wd-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/06\/2007-jeep-wrangler-sahara-grinding-in-2wd-fix","title":{"rendered":"2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara grinding in 2WD fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2006-jeep-wrangler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"161\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4WD problem. I think. When driving it seems like the 4WD is constantly trying to engage. The Jeep will jerk back like something is hitting the tire and make a loud band sound. When in 2wd the Jeep will not drive and makes a grinding sound.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I think your right, a 4WD Problem or issue with the transfer-case. I would check the linkage adjustment to make sure it is actually being place into 2WD all the way and not binding up on something. This would explain the grinding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Easy 4WD fix, Transfer case linkage adjustment and install\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_Apm1QtTQO8o\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FApm1QtTQO8o%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Apm1QtTQO8o\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M27S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2012-09-04T23:53:41Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_Apm1QtTQO8o\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FApm1QtTQO8o%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Easy 4WD fix, Transfer case linkage adjustment and install<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Apm1QtTQO8o\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FApm1QtTQO8o%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Easy 4WD fix, Transfer case linkage adjustment and install\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Now that your 4WD is working you can get some awesome shifter knobs from amazon: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/mn\/search\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;keywords=transfercaselink&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;qid=1346800593&amp;rh=iautomotivektransfercaselink&amp;tag=three04-20 Let me know if that link stops working. Ive had a few different jeeps with this same problem. The Four Wheel Drive isn&#039;t always just &#039;broken&#039; or not working or grinding for some reason. Sometimes all it needs is just a few minutes underneath the vehicle to adjust the linkage between the shifter and the transfer case. ------------------------------ If I helped you out today, you can return the favor by following me! ------------------------------ Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/zacksjerryrig Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JerryRigEverything Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacksJerryRig Pinterest: http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/ZacksJerryRig\/ GooglePlus: https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+JerryRigEverything\/posts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JerryRigEverything assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. 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When driving it seems like the 4WD is constantly trying to engage. The Jeep will jerk back like something is hitting the tire and make a loud band sound. When in 2wd the Jeep will not drive and makes a grinding sound. I think your right, a 4WD Problem or issue&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/06\/2007-jeep-wrangler-sahara-grinding-in-2wd-fix\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara grinding in 2WD fix<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15226,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,34],"tags":[9361,23042],"class_list":["post-57046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions","category-jeep","tag-grinding","tag-sahara"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara grinding in 2WD fix - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/06\/2007-jeep-wrangler-sahara-grinding-in-2wd-fix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2007 Jeep Wrangler Sahara grinding in 2WD fix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"4WD problem. 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