2002 Mercury Mountaineer "viscous coupler" Questions

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...take off the front drive shaft AWD does not mean it is always in AWD. There is a coupler that engages when the vehicle senses slippage in the front tires. Check transfer case, viscous coupler

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...viscous coupler 93 Grand Cherokee thinking that would solve the front wheels engaging/grabbing when turning on solid surfaces. Unfortunately still have that problem. Any tips on what e has 215,000 ...

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...viscous coupler, the noise went away. How can I tell if the coupler or the transmission is at fault? BTW There was a bit of oil in the differential case where the viscous coupler was removed from. I ...

...viscous coupler and differential assembly. Each part uses a different type of lubricant. The differential uses 80W-90 Mopar® gear and axle lubricant, the viscous coupler uses automatic ...

...viscous coupler is inside the transfer case. Failure is not "chronic" but they do fail. Easiest way to make one fail is to use different sized tires front and back (one size at front, different on ...

you want to tackle yourself, search the web for 'jeep viscous coupler replacement' or similar and you should be able to find instructions with pictures (better than a service manual if done correctly)

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Need viscous couplings Turning causes tire grinding and hopping like locked 4wd. What is the probability of needing viscous couplers? if i was u i would drain oil from diffs and top up again ,,, then ...

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...viscous coupler in the transfer case could be at fault. They fail 100% of the time in those jeeps at around 100,000 miles + or -. In tight turns after the t-case warms up the Jeep will make an awful ...

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...viscous coupler in the transfer case on the all wheel drive variations. This couple controls the power distribution between the front and rear wheels. This couple may fail and can cause the binding ...

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...viscous-coupler in this model year-- so it really isn't AWD. Hi the four wheel drive unit has not changed. And as far as i know there is no viscous coupling and it is not allways a 60 40 due to the ...

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