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I took my '89 gw out and put it into 4wd as I do occasionally to engage those gears and give them an exercise... going about 3 mph, in neutral, try and pull the lever to engage 'low' gear....and the lever just pulls all the way up....no resistance....nothing engages. What the heck?
I get underneath, but can't see any dangling levers/arms etc so I can't identify the exact cause....could someone help or point me in the right direction as to whats wrong?
1989 jeep GW, 3" lift, fuel injected 408 ci crate motor, air locker rear
Wagnstuff wrote:really? no one has experienced this before or has any insight?
You should have the NP229 transfer case (unless someone messed it up), you put in 4WD while engine running and in gear, by shifting lever from L to R under the AC conduit or by your right knee (this is vacuum activated, no sound unless you have a vacuum leak), then for low gear at a reduced speed , in gear vehicle moving or neutral with slight rolling, you can pull lever on the transmission hump by the right side of the driver's seat, this one is mechanical... it should have some light grinding, make SURE that you go all the way up otherwise the transfer case will be in neutral -such as for towing- You can turn off the engine to facilitate the shifting if you have some resistance, which seems (edit added: NOT) to be your case.
Last edited by letank on Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:51 am, edited 3 times in total.
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