Until 8 months ago, I faithfully locked in my hubs and drove 5 miles to lubricate the axle while driving off road. Last September I moved from the AZ desert to Washington State. My Jeep has been parked for 7 months after driving it 1500 miles to get it here.
I went to an off road park to lock in my hubs and heard a clacking noise when I increased the RPM's in 4 high and 4 low. It sounded like my transfer case was not fully engaged. I unlocked the hubs, drove a few hundred yards and tried again. I heard the same clacking noises like the gear was not fully engaged.
My wife bought our Jeep new in 1982, so we know it's entire history. We have never had any problem like this before. Am I looking at a simple adjustment, or do I need to have major hardware replaced?
Thanks in advance, Norman