Cant get 4 Low to engage
#1
Cant get 4 Low to engage
ok, my only problem left on the heep. i cant get 4 low to engage. it has the transfer case drop kit for when they did the 4.5 inch lift. 4 high engages but 4 low wont. its like the lever needs to go down farther, its just barely not there. if i hold the lever down all the way and try to engage it, it will make kinda like grinding noises like its trying to but the lever's not pulled back far enough. please help! thanks!
#2
http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_sk2x.htm got this bad boy on my jeep and ive got no problems shifting-mine is dropped one inch, my shift pattern is reversed but who cares lol
#4
are you a fabricator that knows some good geometry? or possibly a ? if neither apply then i would get this kit lol, it costs as much and works better than having someone moddify yours to go into low and still shift like crap
#5
lol yeah im neither, lol well, i thought it would be as simple as adjusting the linkage or replacing the linkage or something. how hard is it to put one of the novak kits in there? im a real newb. did it come with instructions or what?
#7
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 443
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From: Prescott, AZ
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Have you checked your linkage on the t-case yet? I was having this same problem (but with the t-case in the stock location, not lowered) and I checked the linkage. turned out that one of the linkage bushings (the little green one) popped out and so the linkage wouldn't shift correctly. It was the same symptoms, could go into 4H, but seemed like it just barely wouldn't make it into 4L. Sometimes I could get it in, but it would pop out as soon as I shifted into second.
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#8
you need to remove your center consol, the old shift linkages and shifter/housing, then you go under neith and set it up, they give you a bendable rod to mock up the shape you'll need for your new shift rod which you can heat and bend in a vice or have someone else do it for you.. it does have instructions, however i ended up having to use my oem shift plate, which was no big deal other than that not a half bad kit at all, really smooth shifts
#9
Have you checked your linkage on the t-case yet? I was having this same problem (but with the t-case in the stock location, not lowered) and I checked the linkage. turned out that one of the linkage bushings (the little green one) popped out and so the linkage wouldn't shift correctly. It was the same symptoms, could go into 4H, but seemed like it just barely wouldn't make it into 4L. Sometimes I could get it in, but it would pop out as soon as I shifted into second.
#10
you need to remove your center consol, the old shift linkages and shifter/housing, then you go under neith and set it up, they give you a bendable rod to mock up the shape you'll need for your new shift rod which you can heat and bend in a vice or have someone else do it for you.. it does have instructions, however i ended up having to use my oem shift plate, which was no big deal other than that not a half bad kit at all, really smooth shifts
#11
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 443
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From: Prescott, AZ
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I'd take pics for you but I'm out of town and won't be back till saturday.
#15
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 443
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From: Prescott, AZ
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
hey I found this picture on the internet and the red arrow is pointing exactly where my linkage popped out (convenient). Hope this helps as a reference as to how your linkage should look