JK transfer case or lever stuck

My only suggest is to try rocking (use a friend to push on the bumper, engine off) the Jeep while you try to shift it. Also, is it an automatic or stick shift? (If automatic, keep the shifter for the transmission in neutral not park...)

Tried about everything.. almost seems like it is the in the mechanism not the case... Had this happen once before and just keep trying things and all of a sudden it worked... that was 1 1/2 years ago. No idea what it was....

Did it again .... driving slow on the street..

Just a hunch, but did you try shifting to reverse and goosing the engine then trying the shift? Things do bind with all the differential actions - I've seen this one about every tc I've used. Part-time, full time, they all have some amount of bind.

And check underneath to make sure you don't have a tree wedged in the linkage. ^_^ don't ask......

Nope no tree .. I tried everything backwards and forwards... though I did not goose it in reverse.. If it ever happens again I will even try that. I did have it on gravel so I don't think anything was torqued up.. I wish I even knew if the problem was in the case or the shifter mechanism. The shifter is difficult to get to so I did not check it... Oh Well I gonna run H*** out of it in the Arizona desert this winter and then trade it for a Rubi...

I'm no JK expert but most of the older PT transfer cases have an adjustment to the linkage arms. Loosen the adjustment bolts, insert a suitable pin, adjust arms to fit exactly.

Reminds me of the time I bought a used F-150... Asked the guy how the

They can torque up on loose surfaces as well as hard, just not nearly as badly. I suspect that was what the problem was.

One hint, I've found that many 4x4s will shift better if it (the shifter/xfer case) are used about once a month. They like to be used.