So my 92 jeep Cherokee is stuck in part time 4x4. My 92 is an automatic and the Tcase would be stock (not sure exactly what that might be) any suggestions of getting it out of the part time 4x4. thanks!

 

Is the handle just stuck in part time? Did you already check the linkage underneath?

 

i am able to move the handle to 2wd not sure where to check for the linkage

 

On the side of the transfer case under the Jeep.

Look under the Jeep. You'll see where the handle comes thru the floor and hooks to a linkage. The linkage goes to a lever on the side of the t-case.

THO, if you can put the handle in 2wd usually it pops half way thru if it's out of adjustment.

I'd suggest taking the linkage loose and shifting it with a wrench to rule out the linkage. Worst case scenario is you put it in 2wd and are able to drive it.

 

The linkage will be on the driver side of the TC. Like suggested above, get something to try to get some leverage to shift it on the case itself.

 

While you're down there, check the transfer case fluid. It's automatic transmission fluid (ATF), it should be RED and PRETTY NEAR CLEAR. If it's black, murky, light-brown-emulsion-ATF-mixed-with-water-and-dirt (yuck) drain it, change the fluid. Pull the lower plug, drain it into a cut-down 5-gallon bucket, and please, dispose of it properly at a auto shop or somewhere that recycles oil. (My city collects and recycles used oil--I put it in old anti-freeze containers I get at a nearby auto parts stores trash can.)

The lower drain plug should have a magnet in it. Make sure it goes back in the correct (lower) hole. Then fill the TC with ATF (Dexron II or ATF Plus/ Type 7176). It takes 7.4 pints (a little less than 2 quarts.) You can check the level by putting your finger in the fill hole. The level should be level with the bottom edge of the fill hole.

If the TC lube is all dirty, replace it, run it for a week or two, then dump it again and replace it with fresh lubricant. The last bits of crap should be washed out by the first re-fill, and the second re-fill should be going into a nice, clean TC case.

Some people don't service their differentials or TC near often enough. You wouldn't believe how NASTY the lube was that came out of my NP231. I was not only shocked, but I felt ashamed too. That TC costs about $1200 new (or more). ATF is cheap, comparitively. Now I try to check the lubrication level in the differentials and TC every six months or so, or whenever I have to go under the Jeep for some reason.

 

If it takes 7.4 pints that is about a cup less than a gallon. Not two quarts.

 

You are correct, my error. This is why one should sleep eight hours a day and not three or four. My apologies.