Waggoneer Trans

I am told that in a Grand Wag transmission, the driving beltscan be
tightened. is this hogwash?

Molesworth

A belt drive transmission in a Jeep??? LOL! Ya right....

They did cheap out and go chain drive on the newer transfer cases
though. No way to tighten them... Same for the old quadratrac full
time 4x4, it has a chain too.

You can with good conscience slap that person up side the head and
charge them with fraud if a shop.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Molesworth wrote:

I am told that in a Grand Wag transmission, the driving beltscan be
tightened. is this hogwash?

Molesworth

On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:40:20 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca>
wrote:

They did cheap out and go chain drive on the newer transfer cases
though. No way to tighten them... Same for the old quadratrac full
time 4x4, it has a chain too.

Basically all Tcases are chain drive today a least on the front axle
and a few for both axles.
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In article <4522F4E4.3E2A5EFC (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca>,
Mike Romain <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:

A belt drive transmission in a Jeep??? LOL! Ya right....

They did cheap out and go chain drive on the newer transfer cases
though. No way to tighten them... Same for the old quadratrac full
time 4x4, it has a chain too.

You can with good conscience slap that person up side the head and
charge them with fraud if a shop.

No, not the transfer case - the auto gearbox. He said that the pan could
be dropped and the bands tightened.

This is an 86 Grand Wag with quadratrac.

Molesworth

On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:01:30 -0500, Molesworth <ukmole (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net>
wrote:

No, not the transfer case - the auto gearbox. He said that the pan could
be dropped and the bands tightened.

This is an 86 Grand Wag with quadratrac.

The tranny it question does indeed have a clutch band adjust in it.
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On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:01:30 -0500, Molesworth <ukmole (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net>
wrote:

No, not the transfer case - the auto gearbox. He said that the pan could
be dropped and the bands tightened.

Well, first you said belts, then bands. They are different things,
very different things.

Why do you want to tighten the bands? Is it slipping? If so, it is
probably too late, and a rebuild by a *reputable* shop is probably the
only fix.

Molesworth wrote:

In article <4522F4E4.3E2A5EFC (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca>,
Mike Romain <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:

A belt drive transmission in a Jeep??? LOL! Ya right....

They did cheap out and go chain drive on the newer transfer cases
though. No way to tighten them... Same for the old quadratrac full
time 4x4, it has a chain too.

You can with good conscience slap that person up side the head and
charge them with fraud if a shop.

No, not the transfer case - the auto gearbox. He said that the pan could
be dropped and the bands tightened.

This is an 86 Grand Wag with quadratrac.

Molesworth

I won't argue that, but a 'band' is a strap of metal or a band of metal
around a drum that acts like a clutch.

No 'belts' involved.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
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