Jeepjunky

alrite, i got all wheel drive on my 93 GC Laredo and i got 4wd hi and 4wd low and rite now its stuck in hi, just wondering how u get it to low

taythegibs

quoted directly from my owners manual (page 132)-
"To engage, slow the vehicle to 2-3 mph (3-5 km/h), shift the transmission into neutral (N), the shift the transfer case lever to the right and pull firmly rearward to 4 LO."

on mine i had to pull really hard the first few times.

zjbednorz

Basically:

Stop, then shift into neutral (not the drive lever, the normal one you use for reverse and park and whatnot)

In a smooth motion, pull the stick toward you all the way to 4 lo. It shouldn't be hard at all. If it's jamming, you're doing something wrong.

Oh and do the same to return to HI

taythegibs

some ie mine, have to be rolling to shift.

Jeepjunky

trust me i read da owners manual and i know all about how to do it but the 4wd shifter wont even go into neutral and ive tried just sitting there and just putting it into neutral and then trying to shift. the damn thing wont budge. any ideas

taythegibs

the first time i did mine i stopped it on a gravel road where it started going downhill so it would start rolling a bit (with nobody around) and i had to yank the lever back with both hands. just try a few times, it should work

caged

yeah, i find most of the 249 all wheel drive zj's don't really use the 4lo option much, therefor the transfer case shifter gets real stiff.

as mentioned, stop, put shifter from park to neutral and firmly pull the 4wd shifter smoothly into 4lo while holding it to the right as you do so. you will have to use some force, but be gentle.
once you move it once, it should get easier each time.
you can also try spraying the linkage before hand with some super penetrating lube.

now, hopefully it will fully engage into 4lo. sometimes it will just grind and pop out. then you'll have to adjust the linkage to fix that.

rickybarth

that happened top mine and all i did was spray some aerokroil on the linkage and t case and waited and it shift great now...you might have to adjust the linkage as well