Sounds like time for a linkage adjustment.

 

yea i was afraid of that

 

another question...now that i know what the issue is...how do i go about adjusting the linkage...im not exactly mechanically inclined but i would love to learn how to do this stuff not only to save money on labor but so if it happens again or if a friend has the same issue.

 

Just get under your jeep and look at the transfer case (attached to the tranny), look for the shift lever that has a bar (shift linkage) attached to it, you will see the bar sliding through a thing with a bolt through it, losen that bolt (it's a size 13mm) (you will probably need some PB Blaster to get it lose and for the linkgage to slide through it freely). once you have it lose, move the shifter all the way forward to 2wd and then move the lever manually on the transfer case to 2wd (check your VIC to make sure it shows that it's in 2wd). once it shows that, tighten the bolt up and then shift through all the gears to make sure it's shifting into all the gears and they display correctly

 

alright cool...sounds like a something to do on thursday :2thumbsup:

 

ok so i got under and i got the bolt loosened with ease of no PB Blaster i am however letting the linkage soak in it for a lil...now while its doin that...how will i know if the linkage is all the way in 2WD drive? will the rod juss stop goin forward or what?

 

The way to do it is turn the lever on the TC to Neutral with channellocks, then set the shifter to neutral and lastly tighten the cinching bolt on the linkage.

 

ok and where is this lever on the TC....im not a very mechanically inclined and tryin to figure out where everything is on my own without knowing what it looks like makes it a lil more difficult for me...i know where the clinching bolt and linkage is. now is the lever for the TC connected to that in some way?

 

follow the linkage back to the TC, the linkage terminates at the lever
the lever is rectangular metal, the linkage goes to a hole in the lever

 

Im assuming your talkin bout the part circled in red?

 

and if you are how will i be able to tell its in Neutral

 

yep thats it

First be sure the cinch bolt is loose. Then move the TC lever completely to one end using pliers. That will be 4lo or 2hi (sorry can't remember which one, I think moving it toward the rear of the jeep is 2hi. The move it and count the detent positions. Since you have 2hi, 4lo, 4high, N, the setting will be one of the middle detents. Then if you start it up and can't move, you got N :laugh:

 

ight sounds good...thanks for the help. sadly it has now started storming so i cant get back under today

on a side note though...you would think moving the TC lever to the front of the jeep would be the 2HI

 

you would think moving the TC lever to the front of the jeep would be the 2HI

I went and checked and you are right.

 

ok i got back under there and i could not for the life of me get that metal bracket to budge - FAILED prob doesnt help that i dont have a great deal of room under there to get a great grip on it to move it.

 

its tough to move, I use medium size channellocks...plenty of persuasion
put the trans in N and try it
you could tighten the nut and move it with the shifter to N
maybe it is stuck

 

block the tires when playing with the tfer case linkage.

 

trust me i do haha

i still havent had any luck moving that damn thing...and i know its not stuck when i move the transfer lever in the cab to N the lil tab moves as well which still confuses me as to how or why the linkage would need to be adjusted, but none the less it is something i will continue to work on since i cant exactly drive it at this current time :crying:

 

i had to use a hammer to beat the thing lose after getting the bolt lose. probably wasent the smartest thing to do but it worked

 

Put the tranny in neutral and have somebody rock the jeep back n forth while you try to move the linkage. Be absolutely sure neither end of the case is bound up