99xjteen

Sounds dumb, but why is there "neutral" on the transfer case? Is that function exclusively there in case you're being towed?

Mr. Langley

Like on the 4wd or regular drive? You have to be in neutral to engage 4wd, and if u wanna coast down a hill neutral is cool, or rev ur engine to set off car alarms.

99xjteen

Like on the actual 4wd.

jomps

i dont know.... a zone for nothing to be engaged in

89XJDan

I used it when I was being towed. Disengages all wheels from the engine/trans.

brasscatz

Hmmm..... Good question. I too would be interested in an explanation! Possibly it's there to give the transfer case a breather before shifting to 4-Lo and vise-versa? I'm not that educated on t/c's to know for sure.

prerunner1982

Not always so.... the NP231 can be shifted on the fly.

prerunner1982

Why do transmissions have N? I would believe it is for towing, but who knows...

Savage71

good question man. the more i thought about it, the more i realized i'd never thought about it. ....glad i could help.

OnlyInMyXJ22

So can the 242...

I believe he was mainly referring to low range.

Also, it's for towing. That way you completely disengage axles from drive train without removing drive shafts. If you just put your transmission in neutral while towing, you are still putting wear and tear on the inside of the t-case.

Safest bet for towing is to put the transmission and t-case into neutral in case one accidentally pops out of neutral.

Synyster

You need to be in neutral on the actual transmission to engage 4wd? You cant just do it while at low speeds and in drive?

ThunderThighs

I read somewhere that it's a good idea to put it in neutral before 4-lo, and back to neutral before going back to 4full or 2. Just makes it easier on the tx case.

Synyster

So when does everyone use 4Lo, regular 4wd, 4Hi?

AeroSynch

I go from 2H to 4L in my NP242 at 40 MPH with no problem!





Loljk guys. I can shift from 2H - 4FT - 4H up to 62 MPH I think it is, or any legal speed is what the manual says. For 4L you need to be stopped and the transmission in N.

rideordie66

4 lo for steep hills or situations where you need more torque than you get in 4 hi(part or full time). 4 hi part time is for off road when you need more traction(not for pavement driving), 4 hi full time is for driving in snow where you can drive on pavement. Full time is ment for people that want to put there jeep in 4 wheel even if its only wet pavement.
2wd to 4 hi is ok at 35ish mph but going from 4 hi to 4 low you should always stop unless you like rebuilding transfer cases.