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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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4x4 question

Ok on my truck, its a 1985 f250 4x4, not to familiar with 4x4 but dont you have to put the transmission in neautral to take it back out of 4x4?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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On my '87 you can shift between 2hi & 4 hi on the fly w/ the clutch pushed in.
You need to be @ a stop to select 4low
There should be a sticker on the top of your drivers side visor explaining this.
Maybe 85's were different.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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If your going from 2 high into 4 high you should not have a problem or vise versa. The only time you have to put it in park is going from high 2 or 4 into 4 LOW. Someone can correct me if i am wrong, but that is what out 87 f-250 is like. Have fun!
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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well its in 4x4 low and I put it in park and the shifter wont go out of 4x4. and my transmission linkage is messed up and will only go in park and reverse right now and not neutral and was thinking thats why its stuck because I cant get into neutral.

my truck is automatic
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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turn the engine off and try it,park can hold pressure againt it,but it should slide out with engine off
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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well i went out there and it works now....Guess like you said the pressure on it...Oh another question...

when you drain the tranny fluid does it also drain the trans case or is it all seperate?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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transfer has to be drained separately
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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allright thanks. Also how much oil does the transmission hold? well I dont even know what I have...

As well as the t-case...
 
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