Dana 24 adjustable?
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Dana 24 adjustable?
I hope it's not just like this, but I'm having a heck of a time hitting the gears. Seems like I have to give it a pretty determined pull (or six) all the way back to hit 4H, then baby tap it forward to get into 2H and N, then a really long jaunt all the way forward to hit 4L. Not as far as shifting gears for the transmission, but a real head scratcher compared to the gap on the other three. It's like three of the four are tightly clustered. I seem to have all four gear areas working which is good, but is that normal for a Dana 24? If not is there an adjustment? Looks like the shifter goes through the floor to a long rod that connects via a central hole to a piece of flat metal connecting two cylinders that change the gears by moving in and out of the transfer case. Looked simple but didn't give me much hope as far as adjustability goes. It's a 72 f250 and the side says it's a Dana 24 which I suspected thanks to this site.
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There really isn't anything to adjust, except maybe an extra hole in the shift lever that would change the ratio, can't remember for sure since I haven't owned one in a while. They never did shift easy, even when they were new. Some were better than others. I think the smoother ones I've driven were the ones that got used in 4wd the most often.
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I hope it's not just like this, but I'm having a heck of a time hitting the gears. Seems like I have to give it a pretty determined pull (or six) all the way back to hit 4H, then baby tap it forward to get into 2H and N, then a really long jaunt all the way forward to hit 4L. Not as far as shifting gears for the transmission, but a real head scratcher compared to the gap on the other three. It's like three of the four are tightly clustered. I seem to have all four gear areas working which is good, but is that normal for a Dana 24? If not is there an adjustment? Looks like the shifter goes through the floor to a long rod that connects via a central hole to a piece of flat metal connecting two cylinders that change the gears by moving in and out of the transfer case. Looked simple but didn't give me much hope as far as adjustability goes. It's a 72 f250 and the side says it's a Dana 24 which I suspected thanks to this site.
I replace the shift linkage loose sloppy bushing and it's still notch hunting for the gear I want.
But helps if your vehicles is moving a little to get in & out of gear shift before you stop. I shift into neutral while still rolling then unlock the hubs.
Then shift into 4h
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