Per the owners manual for my 98 Dak 4X4, you should be moving no more than 3
mph, if at all, when shifting into 4LO. But, you must have the tranny in
neutral. If you were in gear, then I would expect what you found, or even
worse. When I have shifted into 4LO (pulling trees) I usually get a little
clunk going into gear, but coming out of it is a piece of cake. I have never
had it pop out of any setting on the transfer case on it's own.
John
98 Dak 4X4 CC Sport, 5.2L, Auto, Mopar headers, F&B TB, DDBC, DML sticker
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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!
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