Just a few questions about my 4x4 system

[Daven]

I have munual locking hubs and the shifter on the floor.

So my first question is about the shifter. Sometimes when driving i think it seems to slip back into 2wd. and when i quickly checked it out to see how much resistance there need to be to push into 2wd, it slipped in real easy. So does anyone know how i can stiffen it up to stay in 4x4hi untill i choose to put it back to 2hi? It works fine and very rarely slips out, just wondering.

Another thing. Will switching in and out of 4hi and 2hi alot wear it out alot faster or wreck anything? Right now where i am we just got alot of snow so the roads are crap. But staying in 4x4 costs alot more money. So what i have been doing is (with hubs locked) keeping it in 2hi and driving untill i start to loose some control, have to park/pull out of deep snow, have trouble getting going on ice, or even if i needed to squeeze thru traffic faster lol. And after im going a bit i would take it out and put back in 2hi (usually when shifting to 3rd). Does this wear out anythign fast?

Any suggestions on either of the above would be great. Thanks

 

[4x4junkie]

Sounds like you probably just need to adjust the shift gate on the lever just a hair, maybe it's not letting the detent drop all the way in on the t-case itself.

Shifting it back & forth shouldn't hurt a thing, most you're gonna wear out is a little plastic bushing piece interconnecting the two parts of the linkage, but even at that it still should be good for literally thousands of cycles. However when you shift from 4WD back to 2WD, do give the throttle a quick little 'blip' to help the t-case disengage the 4WD shift collar (this so that it's not riding against the shift fork, which would cause the pads on the fork to wear).

 

[Daven]

Sounds like you probably just need to adjust the shift gate on the lever just a hair, maybe it's not letting the detent drop all the way in on the t-case itself.

Shifting it back & forth shouldn't hurt a thing, most you're gonna wear out is a little plastic bushing piece interconnecting the two parts of the linkage, but even at that it still should be good for literally thousands of cycles. However when you shift from 4WD back to 2WD, do give the throttle a quick little 'blip' to help the t-case disengage the 4WD shift collar (this so that it's not riding against the shift fork, which would cause the pads on the fork to wear).

Ok thanks. so is this easy enough to fix? or does it require taking off the interior parts... finding a certain part... etc etc lol

 

[4x4junkie]

Requires getting underneath the truck, loosening two bolts holding the shifter to the trans, repositioning the shifter gate so it's positioned correctly, and then retightening the bolts. Do you have a manual for your truck?

 

[Daven]

Requires getting underneath the truck, loosening two bolts holding the shifter to the trans, repositioning the shifter gate so it's positioned correctly, and then retightening the bolts. Do you have a manual for your truck?

Yes i have a manual. I have no experience with this stuff, do you think i could do it or would i be better off leaving it as it is? I dont want to wreck anything when it works in the first place lol