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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Could only shift to 4x4 low range only....

Hey guys! The other days I left out in my Bronco. 351W; C-6 tranny. I got a few hundred yards from the house when the shifter fell into 4x4 HI. (I had moved it to 4 HI reaching around it to get something in the floor and then moved it back to 2 HI before I left). It seemed like I just put the tranny in neutral. I stopped and couldn't get it to move again. Nothing in 2HI or 4HI. I would only move in 4 LOW. I could hold the brake while in the HI range and see the drive shaft wiggle between drive and reverse but would not move. I tried all ranges, shifting w/ and w/o engine running. I finally drove back in 4 low and parked it. I started it up about 10 minutes later in 2 HI and worked again. I have been scared of messing with the 4x4 and getting stranded since. What's going on? Any ideas?
 
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 10:01 AM
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so you have a manual tcase or electric. when shifting between 2hi/4hi rolling wont hurt a bit. just dont engage 4wd on dry pavement it will cause issues.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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86; Manual Transfer Case.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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rktiola, curious to know were your hubs engaged for 4 wheel drive , u say u have man. shifter . i feel u may have knocked it into neutral with out your hubs being locked TR
 
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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Yes, My hubs were unlocked, but I don't know why that would make a difference trying to get the transfer case back into 2HI or 4HI to just to get the truck back into gear. I couldn't get the truck to move unless I put it in 4 LOW.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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is your transfer case full of fluid. will the shifter not move past neutral?
 
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