Author Topic: transfer case won't stay in 4 high lock-cause and cures?  (Read 3134 times)

Offline 1976er

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transfer case won't stay in 4 high lock-cause and cures?
« on: November 14, 2010, 04:30:58 PM »
Hi all, my 76 when up in the mountains keeps popping out of 4 high lock.  The shift lever actually goes back to the high two wheel mode by itself.  Any ideas as to why and what I need to do to correct this?  Kind of a pain having to manually hold the shift lever in high lock.  Thanks in advance

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Re: transfer case won't stay in 4 high lock-cause and cures?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 04:41:17 PM »
Check the linkage adjustment?
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Re: transfer case won't stay in 4 high lock-cause and cures?
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2010, 05:27:55 PM »
I agree, check linkage, mounts and the crossmember first.
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Re: transfer case won't stay in 4 high lock-cause and cures?
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2010, 07:07:08 PM »
Yea I checked all that when I picked this truck up.  It was way out of adjustment, guy I got it from had just installed different tranny (350) and had not adjusted linkage yet.  Maybe I should double check my adjustments.  Any other thoughts on what could be the cause?

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Re: transfer case won't stay in 4 high lock-cause and cures?
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2010, 12:05:52 AM »
mine will some times do it in low lock think its just from wear
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