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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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i got a new jeep today and last week i test drove it and the transfer case worked it did engage. I picked it up today and the lever wont move back. It seemd like its locked up. anything i should look at to fix it?

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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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Im stuck in 2wd. the lever wont budge
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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Undo linkage from shift lever on t case and manually try to shift it from underneath, try jacking up one of the front wheels and while its in the air shift it. My 231 will bind up and that's what I have to do. If neither works then its probably your shift fork
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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IK last week when we test drove it in 4x4 it made a clunk coming out of 4x4. i have my other 1995 cherokee i kept for parts for my new one so i was just seein what all i could try to fix this haha
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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you are shifting the tranny into neutral to do this, right?
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 11:00 PM
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Well i tried it again tonight. now im stuck in 4wd. the lever is down in 2wd position.
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