'89 transfer case won't shift
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'89 transfer case won't shift
my '89 F150's transfer case won't shift. the lever is solid and it's stuck in 4H. is it rusted, and if so, can i just remove the boot frame and spray and tap with penetrating oil to get it loose? i would really like to avoid removing the case or tearing up the interior too much. thanks
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87-91 trucks came with the steel shifter assembly.
Only way would be to remove the boot (and/or go under the truck), and try to drench the linkage with a good WD-40 or rust penetrator.
The more you do not use the 4x4 linkage (and move it around periodically), the more it will freeze up!
Good luck, but be gentle!
PS. 92-96 trucks came with an aluminum linkage piece, which prevented that 'freezing up', but in turn this piece is a common failure point in these year trucks, because of it CRACKING!
You can't have the best of both worlds sometimes!!!!
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Only way would be to remove the boot (and/or go under the truck), and try to drench the linkage with a good WD-40 or rust penetrator.
The more you do not use the 4x4 linkage (and move it around periodically), the more it will freeze up!
Good luck, but be gentle!
PS. 92-96 trucks came with an aluminum linkage piece, which prevented that 'freezing up', but in turn this piece is a common failure point in these year trucks, because of it CRACKING!
You can't have the best of both worlds sometimes!!!!
TONY Z.
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Originally Posted by 1989pride_joy
a few years. it has sat most of that time, and the hubs were locked when it was driven.
Yikes!
I would go over it with a decently fine tooth comb...
Just check on the operation of the mechanisms... Including just making sure everthing is copasthetic.
Take off your boot, and WD-40 that whole linkage.
I know trucks ain't suppost to B driven in 4x4 on dry highway for a long period of time.
Let me know how it turns out,
TONY Z.
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My 94 won't go into lo-range unless I get underneath it and pry the lever down with a screw driver. I gotta get it working soon, though.
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