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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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ok i put my truck into 4X4 low, and now it wont come out is there any way to manually take it out???? can i pull any plugs on the transfer care or anything so i can at least drive my truck any help thanks
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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foot on the brake, trans in neutral, shift back to 4x4 high, wait a few seconds. It should come out.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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ok ill try that mine is electric on the fly just to let everyone know
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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that didnt do it i cant get it out>>>>helppp
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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You could try pulling the shift motor and moving whatever is in there by hand. Are you sure the motor has power to it?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Need to make sure you have power going to shift motor. Could be a bad fuse or relay.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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where are those fuses at???
 
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#14 under the hood in the power dist. box.

EDIT: make that number 17
 
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If fuse #17 is good, check the relays # 40 and 41. They are in seperate small black boxes beside the Power Disp Box. There are two little blocks with covers on them, not sure which is which, but the others or for trailer tow. You can switch them around and see if that fixes your problem, then figure which is bad.
 
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that all checked out fine...... i dont know what to do
 
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Time to get under there and check the shift motor. You can unlock your hubs if you need to drive it. There have been cases of shift motor coming loose and even the transfer case coming loose from tranny.
 
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so how should i go about checking the shift motor.... what should i look for etc...
 
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do i need to be off road for it to disenguage.. should i have my hubs locked or unlocked?????
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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so how should i go about checking the shift motor.... what should i look for etc...
Visual check it for tightness and make sure you didn't pull the wires off. It's hard to see and you may have to just feel around and make sure it's not loose.

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do i need to be off road for it to disenguage.. should i have my hubs locked or unlocked?????
If it's working right, it won't matter. Unlocking the hubs will lessen you chance of damaging something if you have to drive it. You checked fuse #17 under the hood, switched the relays around and still nothing? Is you 4x4 light on? Are you sure it's in 4x4? Have you tried switching while tranny is in neutral?
 
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