I have a 2003 f350 that studders or skips only when in reverse. I noticed it the other day while plowing. The noise seems to be coming from the transfer case but only in reverse. If I go real easy it won't happen but it will happen if I gas it a little. Happens both with hubs locked or unlocked. BTW it is a manual shift transfer case and manual hubs. Any Ideas?

 

If on hard surface in low range then it is probably the 4x is binding without any slip...

just like when you try to turn on a non-slick surface, it can happen

 

Sounds like your reverse solenoid is just a little slow....I have both an F350 and an F250 with the 5R110 transmission that will do the same thing sometimes when I'm plowing. If it doesn't do it a lot I wouldn't worry about it....those were the words of Mark Kovolski who was one of the designers of this transmission., If he sees this he'll most likely chime in.

 

I'm bumping this back to the top.......come on guys, help the op out here.