Greetings all,
I have a 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L 4WD.
It seems to be having some trouble getting into second gear from first, the engine revs high and dosent seem to "let the clutch out" so to speak. This happens especially when first starting out cold, so I wouldn't think it is due to worn parts, as it corrects after driving for about 2 minutes.
I had almost the same exact problem about 4 years ago (which got progressively worse). I took the Jeep to a transmission shop that charged me alot of money to take the transmission apart, replace a bunch of parts that didn't need replacing, only to find out that it was just a solenoid. I would've thought that they could've done some diagnostics to find out the problem before hand. Lesson learned.
My question to the group is this, does anyone know the technical name for the solenoid that is the likely culprit? (they called it "Solenoid #2 on the bill, last time).
Are there error codes that I should read somehow?
I'm not much of a mechanic but I can figure out basic things like changing a starter motor and brakes, so I'd like to save some money if at all possible.
Thanks in advance. -Riles