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help can't fig out y 4wheel drive won't work

Old Sep 22, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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hey guys and girls. I canr fig out y my 4wheel drive won't engage. I havwe a 1986 cherokee. I've checked the t case (which is a np 231) that engages. checked the vacum. its gettin to th shift motor which leads my to think its this is there any way to check this w/out a vacum gauge? let me know thanx
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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ihave the kind of the same promblem mine doesent go into low 4 wheel drive i rember on friends xj he had ur promblem he just put sum automatic trany fluid and it started to go into 4 wheel drive maybe that will work for u
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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i'm going to try n see if the fluid is low in the trans but its a man. but idk anyone else? thanks for the tip
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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You need to put the trans in neutral to get the T-case into low range.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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ok i'll try that too when i go to it. i normally go have it in N then back up then put in 1st.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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hey got it to work i took the vac motor off started it put it in low the motor moved. so then i went to the locking collar it was stuck on the axel shaft. i freeed it up i also added more gear fluid. havent had a problem now. thank gosh lol thanks for the help pep.
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