Transfer case gear selection
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Transfer case gear selection
I have been driving 2wd Ford half tons for many years and never needed or owned a 4wd. Well now I do. Spent the summer getting my 77 f250 4 gear roadworthy. Now for my newbie question. When do you use the nuetral position on the transfer case and when do you use 2h?( I have 4h and 4l figured out)
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you actually never use the transfercase neutral position, it's just there to provide complete disengagement while going from highrange to low range and back. in 2hi you put the tcase into the 2hi position. Know which case you happen to have?
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if you ever flat tow your truck (all 4 tires on the ground) you put the case in neutral. also it is useful when doing driveline work to put it in neutral! 2 high is used when driving on the road!
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Thanks guys for the responces, I thought that was the case but wasn't sure. And I dont know which tcase I have. The rear diff is 3.55 dana according to the markings on the gears. How can I determine which tcase I have? (another newbie question)
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Originally Posted by fishmanndotcom
if you ever flat tow your truck (all 4 tires on the ground) you put the case in neutral. also it is useful when doing driveline work to put it in neutral! 2 high is used when driving on the road!
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Originally Posted by JeremyH
Exactly! And I have heard of folks that foiled an attempt by someone to steal their vehicle because they left it parked with the t-case in neutral and the thief couldnt figure out what was wrong.
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transfer case ID
Crawled under the truck (where I have been spending a lot of time). There are
no tags left on the truck. The only markings on the back of the transfer case
are casting number C11415 and separate below that number is 2. Does this
identify the case or should I be looking elsewhere?
no tags left on the truck. The only markings on the back of the transfer case
are casting number C11415 and separate below that number is 2. Does this
identify the case or should I be looking elsewhere?
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Transfer Case ID
It sounds like you may have a NP 203. Have you got auto hubs, or are they manual? If they're manual, what brand are they?
I may be wrong here, (anybody?) but if you look at the rear of the TC, a NP 203 has the output shaft/rear driveshaft on the passenger side of the assembly, and a NP 205 has the setup reversed, with the rear driveshaft on the driver's side.
I'll crawl under my '77 in the morning and double-check my casting numbers to see what I can see; Will post again w/more later!... Cameron
1977 F250 400 4X4 (X2!)
1999 Buell X1 Lightning
I may be wrong here, (anybody?) but if you look at the rear of the TC, a NP 203 has the output shaft/rear driveshaft on the passenger side of the assembly, and a NP 205 has the setup reversed, with the rear driveshaft on the driver's side.
I'll crawl under my '77 in the morning and double-check my casting numbers to see what I can see; Will post again w/more later!... Cameron
1977 F250 400 4X4 (X2!)
1999 Buell X1 Lightning
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no the output shaft is driectly in line with the input shaft on the other side. fords are drivers side drop which means the front output is on the drivers side. chebby and dodge has the front output on the pass side/pass side drop.
look here for a pic http://www.offroaddesign.com/Transfe...ID%20Guide.htm
don't get them confused
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look here for a pic http://www.offroaddesign.com/Transfe...ID%20Guide.htm
don't get them confused
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