4wheelLOW
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my four wheel low will not stay engaged, it works fine when i pull it all the way back, but thats the only way it will stay on, it cant be fixed from the inside, what should i do?
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heres a picture, its not to clear to see but theres a end of a screw blocking the linkage it looks like, im not sure, so before i chop it off, i thought i'd ask for an professional opinion first.
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im not really family with the t case set up on our heeps but there should be a way to adjust that main bar so that its not hitting that screw. sorry i cant help more but im sure someone on here can.
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Some thing has bent the linkage over too far it needs to be bent back enough to clear that bolt and leave 1/4"-1/2" of clearance IIRC.
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so your saying all i would have to do is just pull that little thing and bend it away from that little screw?
cause i can do that
cause i can do that
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Well it looks that way from your pics. Can't really be sure but that "little screw" is a seatbelt bolt IIRC so it has always been there and those rods have to pass that bolt so yes, something has changed and the bolt has not moved.
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When I bought my XJ I had a similar problem and spent all afternoon fiddling with the adjustment on the linkage but nothing seemed to help. After my wife got home from work I had her sit in the Jeep and pull on the selector lever while I had a look from underneath.
Turned out that the linkage was worn and the small bushing that keeps it running back and forward in a straight line was perished and as a result it was twisting just enough to get caught on that same bolt thread in your picture.
Turned out that the linkage was worn and the small bushing that keeps it running back and forward in a straight line was perished and as a result it was twisting just enough to get caught on that same bolt thread in your picture.
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When I bought my XJ I had a similar problem and spent all afternoon fiddling with the adjustment on the linkage but nothing seemed to help. After my wife got home from work I had her sit in the Jeep and pull on the selector lever while I had a look from underneath.
Turned out that the linkage was worn and the small bushing that keeps it running back and forward in a straight line was perished and as a result it was twisting just enough to get caught on that same bolt thread in your picture.
Turned out that the linkage was worn and the small bushing that keeps it running back and forward in a straight line was perished and as a result it was twisting just enough to get caught on that same bolt thread in your picture.
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yea, i've done all that, and even moved the bar out of the way, but nothing seems to help. I did some research on google, and theres a little plastic piece that can break, and keep your truck from staying in 4 wheel low.
not exactly sure where it is tho.
would some clear pictures of all that stuff help you guys help me?
it stumps me tho, because 4wh works great and 4wl works if i pry the selector lever all the way up.
not exactly sure where it is tho.
would some clear pictures of all that stuff help you guys help me?
it stumps me tho, because 4wh works great and 4wl works if i pry the selector lever all the way up.