Think this was discussed before, but here goes again. It's very difficult to get my shifter out of 4 wheel drive without major tugging or rockin the truck in gear. It happens everytime. It'll come out eventually, but it ain't right. Any tricks?

 

I agree that it is a little difficult to get out of four wheel drive at times. What I have found that works best for me is the truck has to be moving then take the foot of the gas pedal, depress the clutch and move the shifter. The NP 205 transfer case in our trucks is all gears (no chain) and therefore there is very little slack in the gears so it is important to shift when the transfer case is more or less in a neutral postition. That's the price we pay for having the best transfer case. ;D
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Al

 

4H or 4L?<br><br>Getting out of 4H is usually not to bad. Blip the throttle and pull<br><br>Now 4L is a whole other animal. Takes some tugging, yanking and cussin to get it to let go sometimes.<br><br>Methinks its normal <br><br>My only gripe is having to practicly climb into the passangers seat to get to the lever. <br><br>Jay

 

Mine behaves in a similar fashion too....<br>Aparrently the cause is &quot;torque lock&quot;... atleast that's what the manual says..<br>I have resorted to just turning off the truck, shifting out, and restarting.<br><br>bob.

 

there's been a couple times i've had to unlock the hubs in order to reliever the torque lock, it can be a bugger. usually tho, just try to find a level place on a 'giving' surface (not concrete or asphalt), rock the truck, maybe try with it just rolling very slightly

 

I have had mine 12 years and after 6 months a friend told me to go in reverse 5 feet before putting in neutral and shift quickly from 4L to 2H. Works great. I was ready to use my foot before learning this. Reverse &quot;unbinds&quot; the gears.

 

Ya 4 low is the tough one especially after pulling a tree stump out. I'm glad to hear that it's a fairly common deal with the np205. A torque lock of some sort sounds logical. Thank All

 

My method is to shift only while moving. For 4 high, any speed, just feather the go pedal so the engine is neither accelerating nor decelerating (no load on the gears), and it'll slide right in or out.<br><br>For 4 low, have the truck barely moving, like 1 or 2 mph, push in the clutch and shift. A slight incline helps here.<br><br>In all the 4WD trucks I've had, I've never used reverse or unlocked the hubs to shift the transfer case.<br><br>If there is that much torque lock, it could be because of different tire heights front to rear, different tire pressures front to rear, or maybe trying to shift while the front wheels are turned. All these would cause the axles to turn at different speeds, which would make shifting the transfer case difficult.

 

I had mine checked when I was putting new seals in. I use to have to wrestle it too. I was told somebody had worked on it before and did not have the proper shims. Bearings could be wore also. My bearings checked ok, proper shims added, now with the hubs locked, I can shift on the fly easy while coasting. Going into low, I'm sure you should always be stopped and in neutral.

 

I feel the pain too, the pain of getting my NP out of four high. I have asked around about this was told to check my linkage to see if it was correctly adjusted. No I have not yet checked to see if it is, I figure I am more stubborn and bullheaded than that NP and that mabe some day I'll win .<br><br>Paws