Ok, so the real problem here was that I left it in gear. I will try it with
it in neutral. That was my mistake. Glad I did not get forceful.
Ryan LeBlanc
99, Durango, 5.9L, 4x4, SLT, Forest Green
97, CC, 5.2L, 5 spd, 4x2, SLT+
----- Original Message -----
From: John Neff <jndneff@texas.net>
To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: DML: 4x4 transfer case trouble
> 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
>
> <snip>
> 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!
> <unsnip>
>
>
>
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