tomkottmeier
New member
- City
- San Marcos
- State
- CA
Hi, I'm new here and it's my son's 1985 CJ8 I'm asking about. 4.2L with 4-speed manual. He recently bought it (1500 miles) with "rebuilt engine and transmission". Two weeks ago he went to go into reverse (with grinding noise) and it locked, could not be taken out of gear, so had to be flat-bed towed. The garage where he took it to said "it needs a transmission rebuild" and showed me the oil he had drained which was quite grey, "full of metal bits". 10 days later I pick it up, and when I go into reverse it grinds. I thought I hadn't done the clutch right so I didn't say anything. 50 miles later it locks again: he went into reverse (grinding noise) and bam, locked up again. The mechanic said he'd changed something in the linkages. It's my belief we got hosed: the oil was probably some used junk he had around to show suckers their tran was toast. So now the question is what is the actual problem? Possibly the original "rebuild" was poor, but it seems there must be a part that is vulnerable to breaking, causing this problem. The grinding going into reverse is obviously an issue, don't know what. Since the lockup happened on Saturday he's sending the car back to the mechanic today, and I'd love to have something to say to him... whether we sue him for quackery is another thing.
Thanks very much in advance for any good advice. Bad advice is also tolerated...
Tom
Thanks very much in advance for any good advice. Bad advice is also tolerated...
Tom