Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1465

21 - 142 TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
ADJ U ST M EN T S (Cont inue d)
Fig. 180 Throttle Cable Attachment At Engine
Checking Throttle Valve Cable Adjustment
(1) Tu r n ign it ion key t o OF F posit ion .
(2) Rem ove a ir clea n er.
(3) Ver ify t h a t lever on t h r ot t le body is a t cu r b idle
posit ion . Th en ver ify t h a t t r a n sm ission t h r ot t le lever
(F ig. 181) is a lso a t idle (fu lly for wa r d) posit ion .
Fig. 181 Throttle Cable Attachment At Transmission
(4) Slide ca ble off a t t a ch m en t st u d on t h r ot t le body
lever.
(5) Com pa r e posit ion of ca ble en d t o a t t a ch m en t
st u d on t h r ot t le body lever :
• Ca ble en d a n d a t t a ch m en t st u d sh ou ld be
a lign ed (or cen t er ed on on e a n ot h er ) t o wit h in 1 m m
(0.039 in .) in eit h er dir ect ion .
• If ca ble en d a n d a t t a ch m en t st u d a r e m isa lign ed
(off cen t er ), ca ble will h a ve t o be a dju st ed a s
descr ibed in Th r ot t le Va lve Ca ble Adju st m en t pr oce-
du r e.
(6) Recon n ect ca ble en d t o a t t a ch m en t st u d. Th en
wit h a id of a h elper, obser ve m ovem en t of t r a n sm is-
sion t h r ot t le lever a n d lever on t h r ot t le body.
• If bot h lever s m ove sim u lt a n eou sly fr om idle t o
h a lf-t h r ot t le a n d ba ck t o idle posit ion , a dju st m en t is
cor r ect .
• If t r a n sm ission t h r ot t le lever m oves a h ea d of, or
la gs beh in d t h r ot t le body lever, ca ble a dju st m en t will
be n ecessa r y. Or, if t h r ot t le body lever pr even t s
t r a n sm ission lever fr om r et u r n in g t o closed posit ion ,
ca ble a dju st m en t will be n ecessa r y.
Throttle Valve Cable Adjustment Procedure
(1) Tu r n ign it ion swit ch t o OF F posit ion .
(2) Rem ove a ir clea n er if n ecessa r y.
(3) Discon n ect ca ble en d fr om a t t a ch m en t st u d.
Ca re fu lly s lid e c a ble o ff s tu d . D o n o t p ry o r p u ll
c a ble o ff.
(4) Ver ify t h a t t r a n sm ission t h r ot t le lever is in
fu lly closed posit ion . Th en be su r e lever on t h r ot t le
body is a t cu r b idle posit ion .
(5) In ser t a sm a ll scr ewdr iver u n der edge of
r et a in in g clip a n d r em ove r et a in in g clip.
(6) Cen t er ca ble en d on a t t a ch m en t st u d t o wit h in
1 m m (0.039 in .).
NOTE: Be sure that as the cable is pulled forward
and centered on the throttle lever stud, the cable
housing moves smoothly with the cable. Due to the
angle at which the cable housing enters the spring
housing, the cable housing may bind slightly and
create an incorrect adjustment.
(7) In st a ll r et a in in g clip on t o ca ble h ou sin g.
(8) Ch eck ca ble a dju st m en t . Ver ify t r a n sm ission
t h r ot t le lever a n d lever on t h r ot t le body m ove sim u l-
t a n eou sly.
FRONT BAND ADJUSTMENT
Th e fr on t (kickdown ) ba n d a dju st in g scr ew is
loca t ed on t h e left side of t h e t r a n sm ission ca se
a bove t h e m a n u a l va lve a n d t h r ot t le va lve lever s.
(1) Ra ise veh icle.
(2) Loosen ba n d a dju st in g scr ew lockn u t (F ig. 182).
Th en ba ck lockn u t off 3-5 t u r n s. Be su r e a dju st in g
scr ew t u r n s fr eely in ca se. Apply lu br ica n t t o scr ew
t h r ea ds if n ecessa r y.
(3) Tigh t en ba n d a dju st in g scr ew t o 8 N·m (72 in .
lbs.) t or qu e wit h In ch
C-3380-A, a 3-in . ext en sion a n d 5/16 socket .
CAUTION: If Adapter C-3705 is needed to reach the
adjusting screw (Fig. 183), tighten the screw to only
5 N·m (47-50 in. lbs.) torque.
(4) Ba ck off fr on t ba n d a dju st in g scr ew 2-1/2
t u r n s.
(5) H old a dju st er scr ew in posit ion a n d t igh t en
lockn u t t o 41 N·m (30 ft . lbs.) t or qu e.
(6) Lower veh icle.
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