No Low

Long story short, I picked up a 95 yj this spring, I tried 4HI on the test drive and it seemed to work. I got it running right and safe enough for the wife to run around town in a few days but got hurt at work and really have not had a chance to touch it again till today. So tonight I tried to go to 4LO but cant get it. I got through 4HI and into neutral but cant get lo, got back into 4HI with some grinding. Is there a trick? I tried fwd, nut, rev. Poss. the vacume lines? Linkage? As you can guess this is my first Jeep I have had several 4x4's 92 Toyota, 85 Bronco and my 97 Z71 they all have there quirks but never had this problem. If it was up to me I'd just park it for now but the wife wants to drive it this winter instead of the GMC "it's tiny and easy to park" Grrrr

Sorry about the double post

Long story short, I picked up a 95 yj this spring, I tried 4HI on the test drive and it seemed to work. I got it running right and safe enough for the wife to run around town in a few days but got hurt at work and really have not had a chance to touch it again till today. So tonight I tried to go to 4LO but cant get it. I got through 4HI and into neutral but cant get lo, got back into 4HI with some grinding. Is there a trick? I tried fwd, nut, rev. Poss. the vacume lines? Linkage? As you can guess this is my first Jeep I have had several 4x4's 92 Toyota, 85 Bronco and my 97 Z71 they all have there quirks but never had this problem. If it was up to me I'd just park it for now but the wife wants to drive it this winter instead of the GMC "it's tiny and easy to park" Grrrr

drive and it seemed to

in a few days

neutral but cant get lo,

this winter instead

Manual, use the clutch. It seems obvious, but I don't think everyone knows this, and it is probably not in the Owner's Manual. You can shift between

Earle

test drive and it seemed to

town in a few days

into neutral but cant get lo,

it this winter instead

You say you got through 4HI, that sounds like the NP231. That case shouldn't be used on the road in 4hi.

There are only three cases, which one is yours?

NP231 4L N 4H 2H (only 2H should be used for road driving) this is a part-time system in both 4wd positions and driving in 4h or 4l on solid surfaces is bad for the transfer case.

NP242 4L N 4full 4pt 2wd (2wd and 4full are for road driving)

NP249 4L N 4H (either range can be used on hard surfaces)

To shift into 4lo you can be in park, but it won't shift if the gears arn't lined up. It helps to be moving forward slowly (

YJ's only have the 231, unless it's been swapped.

Carl

Could be the shift forks in the transfer case. There are little plastic runners on the end of the forks. They do wear out over time. I had a 231 out of my 87 YJ do that.

Later Mike

It should never be used on dry roads because it locks the front and rear axles together so when you turn one wheel has to scuff the road. On dry road, this will bind up the drivetrain and something will break. Our old roommate blew the transfer case to pieces driving on paved roads in

To get to 4 low, you should be just rolling about 1 or 2 mph, then you bring the shifter to neutral, push it hard to the right and zig zag it back past the safety stop into 4 low.

You might need some lubrication on the linkage down under too.

Mike

drive and it seemed to

in a few days

neutral but cant get lo,

this winter instead

Thanks the zig zag maybe what I'm looking for. It just started raining again so I'll give it a try in a little bit

I learnt to drive doing that - no syncro on 1st on LandRovers, and what there was on the rest of the gears was rather worn on mine. Every now and then I do it out of habit and wonder why I just did it :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland