I always put the truck in park or neutral and kill the engine. Theis
eliminates all movement in the trans. I do this shifting in and out of
4-lo, works everytime, no grinding.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Schwartz" <ethan@ethanschwartz.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: DML: level sticks in 4-LO
>
> Is there some trick to getting in/out of 4-LO?
>
> Going in was ok, although it kinda caught a bit, sounded like putting it
> in 1st w/o the clutch all the way down...
>
> But getting out was a bear... the level wouldn't budge... finally I shut
> the engine off, and after a minute or so I was able to take it out.
>
> I have an automatic and I was in Neutral...
>
> Once it was in 4-HI and 4-LO it did just fine and felt normal...
>
> A friend has a 98 w/ 5.2 in his family and they have the same trouble
> getting out of 4-LO...
>
>
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