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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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went wheeling a couple of days ago and for some reason when i put it in to 4hi it would stay in but when i got on it, the tcase would pop out of gear and put me in neutral. 4lo and 2 work fine
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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Sounds like you may have a broken or worn motor or tranny mount if it pops out of gear only when you get on it hard.
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Sounds like its not fully engaging. Check the linkage maybe.
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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will check both of these. thanks guys
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Sounds like its not fully engaging. Check the linkage maybe.

What he said
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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do u have a t-case drop cuz that may be ur problem cuz i experienced the same thing and it was the t-case drop that caused it
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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yeah i have a rough country 1" tcase drop kit
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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You should be fine with a 1" drop, esp if you were fine til you went wheeling.
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
You should be fine with a 1" drop, esp if you were fine til you went wheeling.
yeah everything was fine, i went wheeling like three times and it all worked out. then a couple of days ago it wouldnt stay in 4hi
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Its easy to slide under with a light and check...
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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well i had a 1in t-case drop also and worked for a long time then the linkage bushings started to go bad because of the bad angles the drop caused i removed it one day and all my problems with the t-case shifting and staying in gear went away
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by XJ-92
well i had a 1in t-case drop also and worked for a long time then the linkage bushings started to go bad because of the bad angles the drop caused i removed it one day and all my problems with the t-case shifting and staying in gear went away
So just removing the drop fixed the issue? Not replacing the bushings?
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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i replaced the bushings and the took the drop out or if he really need the drop he could relocate the linkage pivot point on the underbody
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