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Jun 4, 2010 | 04:20 AM

daphill

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transfer case question

So I got the main part of the truck going, the transmission and now the next thing on the list is my transfer case. The transfer case wont engage in park or neutral. with or without the truck running. but was messing with it while it was out and the shift works fine goes in all gears. but when hooked back up it doesn't. Could the linkage hooked up to it not be in correct. i just put it back the way it was previously. and before it didnt work either (so i didnt break nothing)..

Jun 4, 2010 | 04:21 AM

daphill

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also i might add do i need to lock my front hubs prior to putting it in gear or does it matter

Jun 4, 2010 | 10:46 AM

Festus Hagen

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No you don't need to lock the hubs ...

Sounds like a linkage problem.

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Jun 4, 2010 | 11:50 AM

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Lots of times, people will engage 4-low without locking the hubs, just to have better gearing for things like pulling a boat up a boat ramp.
The reverse is also true. You can safely operate the truck with the hubs locked, and the TC in 2wd. You just have a little extra driveline drag. This is often done in snowy.icy conditions, so the front axle can be engaged as needed, by simply pulling/pushing a lever.

As festus says, sounds like the linkage is your issue.

Jun 5, 2010 | 04:02 AM

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thanks guys i guess ill be taking a look at that on my next couple days off next week. is there anyone out there that might have pics of this so i can kinda take a look at it and see what it looks like down there when it works. i know its just a bar that hooks up to the shifter and the tcase.

Jun 5, 2010 | 09:28 AM

Festus Hagen

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Is the truck body lifted??

Ensure the shifter is not hitting the tunnel hole the shifter goes through, ensure it's not binding.

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Jun 5, 2010 | 12:11 PM

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no body lift on truck. just factory high boy lift. theres nothing binding on it as far as i can tell. i dont have the rubber boot on it right now. just a big hole. i was reading on a couple other posts that some trucks you gotta push down on the shifter part. is this the case on the 80's as well. if so that might be my problem.