Gaging interest in resurrecting the Shiftster

[SenorNoob]

^This. It's to the point that you need rotational force, then you have the problem of locating your stops. Before you know it, you've made the shift motor again...

 

[4x4junkie]

I can't say I'm interested in owning this since my transfer case is manual shift.

I bet there would be interest in a remote shiftster option! Instead of attaching a round knob to the place formerly occupied by the electric motor, add a lever. With this I bet you could adapt a short automatic transmission push-pull cable and a hurst-like ratchet shifter to make the transfer case shiftable without laying in the mud.

I think the problem with a cable actuated from the side is the shifter needs to turn approximately 270°. And I'm not sure if a twist type cable can work.

I've posted before about creating a drum (pulley) & cable mechanism to shift these, with a 'wind-back' spring that returns the drum to the 2WD position when cable tension is released (a lever pulls the cable, unwinding it 270° from the drum (shifting it thru 4-HI, N, finally to 4-LO)... Pushing the lever back releases the cable, the return spring then rewinds the cable back onto the drum, returning it to 2WD)... Or maybe a small rack-n-pinion gear with a solid push-pull cable (rack attached to end of cable, pinion mounted on the shifter shaft).

I'd probably have more ambition to design something like this if I had a malfunctioning e-shift case, but mine are all manual. But I still can brainstorm ideas for you guys to use though...

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I've posted before about creating a drum (pulley) & cable mechanism to shift these, with a 'wind-back' spring that returns the drum to the 2WD position when cable tension is released (a lever pulls the cable, unwinding it 270° from the drum (shifting it thru 4-HI, N, finally to 4-LO)... Pushing the lever back releases the cable, the return spring then rewinds the cable back onto the drum, returning it to 2WD)... Or maybe a small rack-n-pinion gear with a solid push-pull cable (rack attached to end of cable, pinion mounted on the shifter shaft).

I'd probably have more ambition to design something like this if I had a malfunctioning e-shift case, but mine are all manual. But I still can brainstorm ideas for you guys to use though...

I've never seen that post, but good idea.