Jeep Question

[Monkey Butler]

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Looking at buying a 1997 Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L with 165K from a co-worker. This will be a project car for my 17 YO son. The car needs some work but I can do most of it myself but there is one thing that concerns me regarding the tranny. After a full throttle acceleration the tranny shifts at much higher RPMs than normal for a few miles and start/stop cycles then it is okay. If I disconnect the kickdown cable and do a full throttle of the problem doesn't occur. Any thoughts? If I were looking at a tranny rebuild then the car isn't worth it.

Steve P.

[THEFERMANATOR]

The kickdown cable needs to be connected whenever it is driven or else you will fry the tranny rather quickly. The adjustment on it is rather touchy, but you can try adjusting it to make it so it isn't pulled out as far, but go 1 or 2 clicks at a time max when adjusting it. Trannies in the GRAND's are notoriously weak and are known to fail at roughly 70K miles from my experience.

[Monkey Butler]

Thanks for the quick reply Ferm. I can get a picture in the AM but I don't think I see an adjustment on the cable???

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Monkey Butler

Thanks for the quick reply Ferm. I can get a picture in the AM but I don't think I see an adjustment on the cable???

I assure you there is one if it is indeed a 97 with a 5.2L. There should be a white tab that wraps around it that you push down or pull up to release it. They changed them from year to year so I don't remember exactly what each year had.

[Jack]

hey ferm you sound like the jeep man. How much do you know about the 94 cherokee?

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Jack

hey ferm you sound like the jeep man. How much do you know about the 94 cherokee?

A little.