Hello everyone:
I was offroading today in a mud pit. After having a lot of fun, I was driving around in the mud pit, and suddely my transmission went into neutral, and I was unable to shift into any gears. No bang, boom, nothing. I didn't hit anything. I didnt' feel anything. Just suddenly I looked at my RPMs and then were way up and found out I was in Neutral. Unable to move in any gear (automatic transmission), and yes I tried moving the transfer case in and out of 4x4 etc., I was towed away from the mud and was able to take a look. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. We tried it again and it started moving, but was accomponied by a loud wining sound. The Jeep drives but if I rev the engine, the sound got louder (this sound does NOT occur in park, even if I rev it). So I went onto pavement, and got to around 15/20 MPH, which was at way higher RPMs than normal, and them my transmission slipped back into neutral and the noise went away. So then I put it into park and back into D a couple of times, and pulled the E brake and let it back down (sounds unrelated I know but that seemed to influence it) and then I'd hear the noise again and it'd move but slip along. What's going on? Currently I can't drive my Jeep and I'm gonna have to tow it somewhere, but I'd like an idea or something. Maybe my fluid is low? I checked the fluid and its the right color but I haven't checked the level yet. Maybe this is unrelated to the offroading and the transmission had a problem waiting to happen anyways? Please help.
Thanks, Mik
97 TJ 68,000 Miles Auto Tranny