Joe

It shifts between the 4. The jeep moves in 4H, 4L and 2H but acts like it's
in 4L. It definately goes into N as well.

"JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message
news:1BQvb.1660$II1.161@news02.roc.ny...
> Obviously not out of 4L. Maybe a shift linkage problem. Can you get it
to
> neutral? There should be four distinct positions 4L, N, 2H, 4H coming
from
> front to back.
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:egQvb.15422$Rk5.6771@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked the
> > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of 4L
> > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
> >
> >
>
>

Joe

It shifts between the 4. The jeep moves in 4H, 4L and 2H but acts like it's
in 4L. It definately goes into N as well.

"JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message
news:1BQvb.1660$II1.161@news02.roc.ny...
> Obviously not out of 4L. Maybe a shift linkage problem. Can you get it
to
> neutral? There should be four distinct positions 4L, N, 2H, 4H coming
from
> front to back.
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:egQvb.15422$Rk5.6771@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked the
> > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of 4L
> > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
> >
> >
>
>

Joe

It shifts between the 4. The jeep moves in 4H, 4L and 2H but acts like it's
in 4L. It definately goes into N as well.

"JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message
news:1BQvb.1660$II1.161@news02.roc.ny...
> Obviously not out of 4L. Maybe a shift linkage problem. Can you get it
to
> neutral? There should be four distinct positions 4L, N, 2H, 4H coming
from
> front to back.
>
> --
> JimG
> 80' CJ-7 258 CID
> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
> 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:egQvb.15422$Rk5.6771@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked the
> > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of 4L
> > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
> >
> >
>
>

Earle Horton

I am not the most experienced transfer case mechanic here, but it certainly
sounds as if the box has to come apart to fix whatever ails it. Whether you
define that as an "aw ----" or "something easy to fix" depends on your
ability and experience. ;o)

Earle

"Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FBQvb.15438$Rk5.8797@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> Is this an "aw ----" or is it something easy to fix?
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:3FBFD4CE.672204AE@***.net...
> > Hi Joe,
> > In the future back up a couple of feet to relieve the bind between
> > the axles. But now it sound like the linkage has come apart if it's in
> > the two wheel position.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Joe wrote:
> > >
> > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked
the
> > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of
4L
> > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
>
>

Earle Horton

I am not the most experienced transfer case mechanic here, but it certainly
sounds as if the box has to come apart to fix whatever ails it. Whether you
define that as an "aw ----" or "something easy to fix" depends on your
ability and experience. ;o)

Earle

"Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FBQvb.15438$Rk5.8797@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> Is this an "aw ----" or is it something easy to fix?
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:3FBFD4CE.672204AE@***.net...
> > Hi Joe,
> > In the future back up a couple of feet to relieve the bind between
> > the axles. But now it sound like the linkage has come apart if it's in
> > the two wheel position.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Joe wrote:
> > >
> > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked
the
> > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of
4L
> > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
>
>

Earle Horton

I am not the most experienced transfer case mechanic here, but it certainly
sounds as if the box has to come apart to fix whatever ails it. Whether you
define that as an "aw ----" or "something easy to fix" depends on your
ability and experience. ;o)

Earle

"Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FBQvb.15438$Rk5.8797@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> Is this an "aw ----" or is it something easy to fix?
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:3FBFD4CE.672204AE@***.net...
> > Hi Joe,
> > In the future back up a couple of feet to relieve the bind between
> > the axles. But now it sound like the linkage has come apart if it's in
> > the two wheel position.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Joe wrote:
> > >
> > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked
the
> > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of
4L
> > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
>
>

Lee Ayrton

Been a while since you put it in 4L? You didn't really wail on it to get
it out of 4L the first time?

Try this: Put the lever back into the 4L position, lock in your hubs.
Back up a ways (20 feet or so) and as you push the clutch in, try pulling
the lever back to Neutral. You might have to do this several times before
you can get it out of 4L, so do it someplace where you won't back over
something. Then try putting it into 2H and see if it works.

If that doesn't work: Pull up the floor plate over the transmission --
the one that the shifter boots are screwed to. You may have to take out
your carpeting to find the screws. This should give you access to the
transfer case shifter linkage. The transfer case shifter lever should
operate two shifter rods, and they move back and forth depending on what
range and mode you are shifting to (I don't know if the Dana 300 case has
the same wacky wiggly linkage as the Dana 20, if it does it looks like
some aborted tavern toy and makes no sense to the eye). The shifter lever
is attached to the shifter rods by pins with carter pins holding them in.
See if one hasn't wiggled out or sheared off.

Good luck.


On or about Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Joe of jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com wrote:

> It shifts between the 4. The jeep moves in 4H, 4L and 2H but acts like
> it's in 4L. It definately goes into N as well.
>
> "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message
> news:1BQvb.1660$II1.161@news02.roc.ny...
> > Obviously not out of 4L. Maybe a shift linkage problem. Can you get
> > it to neutral? There should be four distinct positions 4L, N, 2H, 4H
> > coming from front to back.

[snip]
> > "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:egQvb.15422$Rk5.6771@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked the
> > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of 4L
> > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?

Lee Ayrton

Been a while since you put it in 4L? You didn't really wail on it to get
it out of 4L the first time?

Try this: Put the lever back into the 4L position, lock in your hubs.
Back up a ways (20 feet or so) and as you push the clutch in, try pulling
the lever back to Neutral. You might have to do this several times before
you can get it out of 4L, so do it someplace where you won't back over
something. Then try putting it into 2H and see if it works.

If that doesn't work: Pull up the floor plate over the transmission --
the one that the shifter boots are screwed to. You may have to take out
your carpeting to find the screws. This should give you access to the
transfer case shifter linkage. The transfer case shifter lever should
operate two shifter rods, and they move back and forth depending on what
range and mode you are shifting to (I don't know if the Dana 300 case has
the same wacky wiggly linkage as the Dana 20, if it does it looks like
some aborted tavern toy and makes no sense to the eye). The shifter lever
is attached to the shifter rods by pins with carter pins holding them in.
See if one hasn't wiggled out or sheared off.

Good luck.


On or about Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Joe of jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com wrote:

> It shifts between the 4. The jeep moves in 4H, 4L and 2H but acts like
> it's in 4L. It definately goes into N as well.
>
> "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message
> news:1BQvb.1660$II1.161@news02.roc.ny...
> > Obviously not out of 4L. Maybe a shift linkage problem. Can you get
> > it to neutral? There should be four distinct positions 4L, N, 2H, 4H
> > coming from front to back.

[snip]
> > "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:egQvb.15422$Rk5.6771@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked the
> > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of 4L
> > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?

Lee Ayrton

Been a while since you put it in 4L? You didn't really wail on it to get
it out of 4L the first time?

Try this: Put the lever back into the 4L position, lock in your hubs.
Back up a ways (20 feet or so) and as you push the clutch in, try pulling
the lever back to Neutral. You might have to do this several times before
you can get it out of 4L, so do it someplace where you won't back over
something. Then try putting it into 2H and see if it works.

If that doesn't work: Pull up the floor plate over the transmission --
the one that the shifter boots are screwed to. You may have to take out
your carpeting to find the screws. This should give you access to the
transfer case shifter linkage. The transfer case shifter lever should
operate two shifter rods, and they move back and forth depending on what
range and mode you are shifting to (I don't know if the Dana 300 case has
the same wacky wiggly linkage as the Dana 20, if it does it looks like
some aborted tavern toy and makes no sense to the eye). The shifter lever
is attached to the shifter rods by pins with carter pins holding them in.
See if one hasn't wiggled out or sheared off.

Good luck.


On or about Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Joe of jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com wrote:

> It shifts between the 4. The jeep moves in 4H, 4L and 2H but acts like
> it's in 4L. It definately goes into N as well.
>
> "JimG" <jimg@cj7.com> wrote in message
> news:1BQvb.1660$II1.161@news02.roc.ny...
> > Obviously not out of 4L. Maybe a shift linkage problem. Can you get
> > it to neutral? There should be four distinct positions 4L, N, 2H, 4H
> > coming from front to back.

[snip]
> > "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:egQvb.15422$Rk5.6771@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked the
> > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of 4L
> > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?

Mike Romain

I am thinking Aw ---- too....
:-(

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I am not the most experienced transfer case mechanic here, but it certainly
> sounds as if the box has to come apart to fix whatever ails it. Whether you
> define that as an "aw ----" or "something easy to fix" depends on your
> ability and experience. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:FBQvb.15438$Rk5.8797@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > Is this an "aw ----" or is it something easy to fix?
> >
> > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> > news:3FBFD4CE.672204AE@***.net...
> > > Hi Joe,
> > > In the future back up a couple of feet to relieve the bind between
> > > the axles. But now it sound like the linkage has come apart if it's in
> > > the two wheel position.
> > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> > >
> > > Joe wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Used my 85 CJ7 to pull some downed trees out of my stream. I locked
> the
> > > > hubs, put her in 4L and pulled away. No problems. I took it out of
> 4L
> > > > (very hard shift) and drove off. Now it drives like it's stuck in 4L.
> > > > 30MPH in 5th gear. What happened? How do I fix it?
> >
> >