Author Topic: 87 Suburban Tranny/Tfer case issue  (Read 5108 times)

Offline rjwriter

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87 Suburban Tranny/Tfer case issue
« on: March 31, 2006, 12:27:00 pm »
Hello! I just bought an 87 Suburban 4X4 (V10), fixer-upper....it has an issue with the transmission/tfer case. It has the 700r4 tranny and a 350 engine.
When I drive downhill, the transmission or transfer case disengages completely and will not re-engage. I can't get my gears back until I stop, turn the truck off, shift the transfer case to neutral and then back to 2H...it resists going into 2H a bit, then goes in and all is well again.

Any ideas -- does it just mean I need to rebuild the transfer case? Thanks in advance!


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Re: 87 Suburban Tranny/Tfer case issue
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2006, 06:44:00 pm »
try checking the linkage to the t-case,i just had a problem like you are .after adjusting the linkage everything was cool again.

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tfer case
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2006, 03:13:00 pm »
Thanks for the help -- I adjusted the linkage and voila! the thing works!


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Re: tfer case
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2006, 05:50:00 pm »
no problem,just be sure that your tranny linkage is good also i lost park a couple of days ago ,and it was the linkage as well.

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