Title says it all - Been driving my 89 Cherokee with the front hub motor vacuum lines switched to keep the front wheels disengaged. Front drive shaft spins and I can hear the transfer case whining at speed so I know it really is in 4x4. Checked the shift linkage - it looks and seems to work fine, though I didn't disconnect it and really push it to see if it would disengage 4x4.
Anybody seen this? Any easy fixes? Seems like my only alternative at this point is to suck it up, drop the transfer case, and look inside. I'm also debating just taking off the front driveshaft (this thing's got 190K on it and has lots of other problems - I'm mainly just trying to keep it going till it drops dead).
Thanks
-Pete