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Old May 13, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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Transfer Case Stuck In Neutral
My 86 F150 4x4 appears to be unable to shift out of neutral. Nothing happens when you shift into 2 or 4 Hi under any circumstances, and I get a grinding noise if I try to shift into 4L with the engine running and trans in drive. I'm pretty sure the trans is still operational (since it makes that wonderful rattling/grinding sound of a spinning automatic shifted into park at speed when you try to shift it into park after sitting there in drive and not going anywhere.). Anyone have any ideas? It's a 302 w/ AOD, and the transfer case is an NP208F.
 
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Old May 13, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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Have you shifted the transfer case via the lever directly attached to the case, where the linkage attaches? It could have jarred loose or stripped the slot in the arm.
 
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Old May 13, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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Yes, the lever is attached properly and it is shifting "properly" in that it snicks into each position (with the engine off).
 
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Old May 13, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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you shouldn't be switching from N to 4lo or 4high with the tranny in drive.. it just won't happen. put it into 2wd with the truck off, and see if it works then.
 
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Nope. Doesn't move.

I should note that the thing was sold to me in this condition, so I haven't made it any worse. :-P
 
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sounds like the shift forks are mangled. time for a rebuild or a junker..
 
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put the trans in neutral, motor running, then try
 
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We took the thing out this past week and discovered the following:


In 4 Low, which we COULD force it into out of the truck, works.

2 and 4 Hi did NOT. Turning the input make the appropriate outputs turn, but any pressure or resistance on the outputs would result in the thing skipping/slipping and the outputs would not rotate. It's dead, a salvage unit is going in tonight.
 
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I'm curious to see what happened... wanna tear it apart and take pics.? I'm betting something is wrong with the shift fork..
 
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