NP231 Transfer Case Noise

Snowboardingmofo

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I have a 97 Tj with 35's, I am starting to get some bad noises coming from underneath, like grinds and whiny noises. Starting to think it may be the transfer case or something else. The Jeep also gets a little jumpy if I am going at a slow pace while in gear. The Jeep has 130k, how can I tell if the transfer case is going bad?
 
Pull the fill plug and look at the ATF in the tcase. If it has not been changed and the fluid is dark brown or any other color than bright red you probably have some issues. The chain is probably stretched and in need of replacement. Give me a shout if I can help.

Thanks
Andy
 
x2, happened to me once. same syptoms you are describing. it was a stretched chain.
 
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