TRACTION CONTROL

[Raymond C Drouillard]

>The original Quadra-Trac used a cone clutch type limited slip, which was
>prone to chatter BADLY if anybody ever got the least bit wrong oil into
>it!! Not all that good a unit.
>
>Regards, Greg

Interestingly enough, there is a thread on the Full-Sized Jeep list about
that very transfer case.  Many consider it to be the finest full-time 4WD
case ever built.  It is certainly a sturdy unit and is used by many
off-road racers.

Others like to buy Milemarker's part-time conversion kit in the hopes of
improving their gas mileage, or so that they can use ATF in it.

You're right about it being sensitive to the oil.  YOu can buy the
genuine Quadratrack oil, get some additive, or dig up a recepie (I have
seen one).  The stuff isn't exactly unobtainium, but it is pricey.  When
taken with all of the other routine costs of operating such a vehicle
(not the least of which is gasoline), I consider it to be a small issue.

My father used to own a Jeep Cherokee (the old full-sized version), and
we never had any trouble with it.  Yes, we had to change the t-case oil
once.  It cost about as much as a tank or two of gas.

Ray Drouillard

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