Part time?

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:45 pm

Went for a day trip to the badlands today and had a great run. however, as i was driving back to the exit to leave, i dropped it into 2hi but the part time light came on and stayed on. i thought it might just be missing so i pulled it into 4hi and the part time light went away. now i know for a fact that the kj is in 2 wheel when i place it in 2hi, but, why would this light be reversed? i turned it off and on several times with the same results. i drove home no problems ... other than staring at that little light (freaked me out for a while just thinking what if). anyone else have this problem before?

kskj · **Posted:** Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:03 am

Transfer case position sensor.

stevewashko · **Posted:** Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:02 pm

my part time light is on and I am in 2hi...after having it in 4lo few weeks ago...this happened to me before and it fixed it self at a later time when I had a not so smooth transition into 4hi. nothing to worry about

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:12 pm

kjsport05 wrote:

Went for a day trip to the badlands today and had a great run. however, as i was driving back to the exit to leave, i dropped it into 2hi but the part time light came on and stayed on. i thought it might just be missing so i pulled it into 4hi and the part time light went away. now i know for a fact that the kj is in 2 wheel when i place it in 2hi, but, why would this light be reversed? i turned it off and on several times with the same results. i drove home no problems ... other than staring at that little light (freaked me out for a while just thinking what if). anyone else have this problem before?

No it's totally cool.... the Badlands did that to my KJ too..... It's just a little momento from the park! :wink:

kjsport05 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:05 am

03CDKJ wrote:

No it's totally cool.... the Badlands did that to my KJ too..... It's just a little momento from the park! :wink:

yea i just wish that was the only momento. the other lies in the form of some .... body art :twisted:

LostRenegade · **Posted:** Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:06 pm

I have this problem now also. Went out to the back of a friends field to do some target shooting. I dropped it into 4lo since there was a small amount of mud to go through. On the way out, I took it out of 4lo and noticed the Part Time indicator light is swapped. It comes on when its in 2hi and goes out in 4hi.

Any fix for this? It looks like just leaving it alone it may fix itself?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:53 pm

kskj wrote:

Transfer case position sensor.

LostRenegade wrote:

I have this problem now also. Went out to the back of a friends field to do some target shooting. I dropped it into 4lo since there was a small amount of mud to go through. On the way out, I took it out of 4lo and noticed the Part Time indicator light is swapped. It comes on when its in 2hi and goes out in 4hi.

Any fix for this? It looks like just leaving it alone it may fix itself?

Theres your problem..

LostRenegade · **Posted:** Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:42 pm

kskj wrote:

Transfer case position sensor.

Do you have a part number for this?

kskj · **Posted:** Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:41 pm

I can't seem to find the part# but I think it's a dealer only part. So you may have to call them. Unless somebody else has it.

jeepfrog · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:57 am

Same thing happened to me a few years back. The dealer wanted $600 to replace that sensor back in '06.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:45 pm

Im not sure if its different for the selectrac and the command trac tcase but heres the part number for the command trac.

5083138AA

I think its around $60 for the part. And please tell me you didnt pay $600 for the $60 part jeepfrog. :shock:

jeepfrog · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:58 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Im not sure if its different for the selectrac and the command trac tcase but heres the part number for the command trac.

5083138AA

I think its around $60 for the part. And please tell me you didnt pay $600 for the $60 part jeepfrog. :shock:

I ended up not replacing the sensor.

It shifts in and out of 4WD just fine.

LostRenegade · **Posted:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:02 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Im not sure if its different for the selectrac and the command trac tcase but heres the part number for the command trac.

5083138AA

I think its around $60 for the part. And please tell me you didnt pay $600 for the $60 part jeepfrog. :shock:

Did you replace this part on your KJ? Did it fix the problem?

LostRenegade · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:31 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Im not sure if its different for the selectrac and the command trac tcase but heres the part number for the command trac.

5083138AA

I think its around $60 for the part. And please tell me you didnt pay $600 for the $60 part jeepfrog. :shock:

The switch is located on top of the transfer case. Not much room at all to work up in there. Probably have to remove the transfer case to get at it. Thats where all the labor is. So the cost mostly labor, but even $60 is high for a switch.

I wonder if removing the shifter gives any easier access to it?

stevewashko · **Posted:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:36 pm

if you use your 4 wheel enough it will fix itself...its happened to mine multiple times and has always fixed itself...it only has to do with the transition of the shifting not the sensor itself. if its not completely smooth than the sensor triggers even though you my not have gone in/out of 4HI

TrailKJ · **Joined:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:39 pm **Posts:** 5

Yep the more its used should loosen up....Try spraying it with silicone so it doesnt stick so much...helped mine out!

LostRenegade · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:14 am

TrailKJ wrote:

Yep the more its used should loosen up....Try spraying it with silicone so it doesnt stick so much...helped mine out!

Where do you spray the silicon at? I'm assuming that you talking about pulling the boot up and spraying the shifter...

TrailKJ · **Joined:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:39 pm **Posts:** 5

Well yea you could there too...but if you get underneath you will see the shift cable just in front of the DS crossmember. Its silver so it stood out for me! Just spray it and work the lever up and down should free it up some....i know it did for mine.

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