Yes, the linkage is adjustable. I had to adjust mine when I put my bodylift on so
that the extended shifter would clear the floorboard and shift right. A guy I work
with did the adjusting while I was inside testing for clearence, but I think all it
involves is loosening a nut and moving it around.
fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> Strange... Are you able to engage 4Lo? I'm thinking you may have bumped the
> linkage when changing the fluid so it's just "short" of locking in. I haven't
> looked at mine close enough to know how to adjust it but I'm sure it is
> adjustable.
> Good luck.
> Tom
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: DML: 4WD Shifting
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 5/31/00 8:55 PM
>
> I do know how to shift from 2WD into 4HI/4LO, since I have 4wheeled with my
> Dak since I had it, and now it has 123,700 miles on it. Onto the real
> question here:
> Has anyone ever had trouble engaging into 4HI? I have never(really, I mean
> NEVER!) had any trouble engaging into 4WD and when I went into 4HI today, the
> lever back out into 2WD. It really seemed like it just did not want to go
> into 4HI. The lever was not hard to pull back, like something was jamming or
> stuck in the linkage, just had the normal feel of the lever. I tried 3-4
> times and it went into 4HI, the 4WD light came on, and then the lever
> 'creeped' back out. Eventually I go it to stick in 4HI, but I would like to
> know 4WD is there when I need it to be there. Do the shifter linkages have to
> be lubricated at all?? I changed the tcase fluid on Friday, and it is at the
> right level. Hmmmmm. Any thoughts?
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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