I have found that it helps to not only come to a complete stop, but to put
the truck into neutral (assuming you have an automatic) before going into
4-lo. I also on occaision have had to keep light pressure on the 4wd
shifter and let the truck roll a fraction of an inch until it slides in!
Good Luck!
Kurt Swanson
Minneapolis, MN
97 White Dak Sport CC 4X4, 318 Auto, 355 gears, K&N Generation II, MSD-6
Digital, MSD Blaster 3 Coil, dual Flowmaster caback system
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Felix [mailto:walt_felix@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 7:40 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: 4x4 transfer case trouble
Do not shift from 4Hi to 4Lo while moving. Shift on the fly is for 2Hi to
4Hi only. When shifting into 4Lo, with the truck in 4Hi, come to a comlpete
stop first and with your foot on the break, shift into 4Lo at engine idle.
Too much RPM will cause it to grind and not fully engauge the gear.
Walt Felix
88½ Dakota Sport 4x4 and 2000 Ram 1500 QuadCab Sport 4x4
Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.COM
http://WWW.Walt-n-Ingrid.COM
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 19:38:55 -0800
From: "Ryan LeBlanc" <ryan@ryanandjoellen.com>
Subject: DML: 4x4 transfer case trouble
Hey all,
I have the part time transfer case in my 99 Durango. In all of the
offroading I have done, I have not needed to use 4WD Low yet. A couple
weeks ago, I was up Azusa canyon, and needed to help pull of Jeep Wrangler
out of some mud ;o). So, I decided to put it in 4WD low to make sure I did
not get stuck also. So, I was in 4WD high, and started driving forward at
about 2 or 3 mph. Then I pushed the shifter to the right, and straight down
through neutral, and into 4WD low. It grinded a little bit, but apparently
went in. So, I put it into reverse to back up to hook up the Jeep, and it
popped out of 4WD low into Neutral. I tried the preceding steps at least 10
times, with the same results.
My question, is this a problem with my not knowing anything about 4WD? This
is my first 4x4, and I am learning alot. So, could this be a problem with
the transfer case? Oh, I also tried to shift it with the engine off, and it
would not even go into gear. HELP!!! I am going to Yosemite in a month, and
there will be snow, and I need to know how to make this work just in case.
Thanks!
Ryan LeBlanc
99, Durango, 5.9L, 4x4, SLT, Forest Green
97, CC, 5.2L, 5 spd, 4x2, SLT+
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