new to 4x4's....How do you get into 4lo w/o grinding gears - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

71Seth · 08-04-2003, 10:58 PM

As i said i'm new to the 4x4 world. I have a 97 full size chevy 4x4. I have no problem going into 4hi, but 4lo grinds when i am tring to get into it. I have been shutting the truck off and grabbing 4lo. what is the correct way to select 4lo quietly and smoothly. Any help will be great. Seth

'89Z71 · 08-04-2003, 11:34 PM

I hope that you are not trying to shift into 4wheel drive on the go, especially into 4 low

Always come to a stop and put in neutral(on the column or push in the clutch for manual) and then select 4hi or 4low. If you're still having problems then my best guess is that somethings wrong with your 4wheel drive. Hope this helps.

alf4444 · 08-05-2003, 09:26 AM

Its okay to shift into 4hi while moving in your truck just not 4lo come to a stop and it should go in fine.

**Yukon Jack** · 08-05-2003, 10:55 AM

If I remember correctly, on my 95 Yukon you are supposed to be going like 2 or 3 mph and put tranny in nuetral than shift to 4 Low.

71Seth · 08-05-2003, 07:31 PM

thanks guys, no i'm not shifting into 4lo on the move. I have in problem with 4hi. OK with truck idling in neutral and tranfer in 2hi, if i shift the transfer into neutral then try and go into 4lo or 2hi i get a very loud grind. Like putting a auto trans in park while moving but louder. If I shut the truck off then select the range i have no problems. Maybe this will help
thanks Seth

Kman · 08-05-2003, 07:44 PM

some times if you stop and shift into reverse and apply slight preasure to shifter it will slip right in when gears line up if not shift back to neutral then drive its worked for me
Kman

mnick · 08-06-2003, 12:48 PM

You need to put your truck in park or push the clutch in and
wait for the internals of your trans to stop turning. Then you
can put it in 4 low. The transfer case isn't syncronized like a transmission.

71Seth · 08-18-2003, 11:28 PM

thanks guys, just have to give it a bit to let the gears stop

72k5 · 09-04-2003, 11:57 PM

My auto trans 4x4s do it too. The trick is to do exactly what you are already doing, just don't pause in transfer case neutral. The automatic will start to spin even in transmission neutral with no load on it (ie when you put the transfer case into neutral) then the spinning transfer case input gears will grind when you try to re-engage them.

If I stop in neutral, the only way I can get the transfer case back into gear without grinding is to shut the engine off first.

vycc · 09-05-2003, 08:18 PM

have you checked the oil in the transfer case????

71Seth · 09-07-2003, 11:13 AM

I have had no problems now that i am putting the truck in park, giving it a sec to stop, then slamming into gear. Thanks for the help. Yes all fluids are full.

vycc · 09-08-2003, 03:24 PM

glad to see all's well now, man

71Seth · 09-08-2003, 10:23 PM

tnkx

08-04-2003, 10:58 PM	#1
71Seth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: calvert city, ky Posts: 282	new to 4x4's....How do you get into 4lo w/o grinding gears As i said i'm new to the 4x4 world. I have a 97 full size chevy 4x4. I have no problem going into 4hi, but 4lo grinds when i am tring to get into it. I have been shutting the truck off and grabbing 4lo. what is the correct way to select 4lo quietly and smoothly. Any help will be great. Seth __________________ 97 ext cab 4x4 04 pontiac grand am 05 honda rancher AT (yellow) 71' C-10 swb sb400 th350 .040, 292 Mag comp cam, high rise Edelbrock w/750 duel feed Holley, Accel super coil and wires, B&M ratchet shifter

08-04-2003, 11:34 PM	#2
'89Z71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Star Prairie WI Posts: 392	I hope that you are not trying to shift into 4wheel drive on the go, especially into 4 low Always come to a stop and put in neutral(on the column or push in the clutch for manual) and then select 4hi or 4low. If you're still having problems then my best guess is that somethings wrong with your 4wheel drive. Hope this helps. __________________ '89 GMC Sierra Z71 -"Scream'n Demon" * LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES * My Truck

08-05-2003, 09:26 AM	#3
alf4444 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: taylorsville, UT Posts: 778	Its okay to shift into 4hi while moving in your truck just not 4lo come to a stop and it should go in fine. __________________ 2011 CCSB GMC 2500HD DMAX 73 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 96 Chevy 1500 STD Cab Shortbed Z71 Owner of WickedWolfRC.com

08-05-2003, 10:55 AM	#4
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	If I remember correctly, on my 95 Yukon you are supposed to be going like 2 or 3 mph and put tranny in nuetral than shift to 4 Low. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

08-05-2003, 07:31 PM	#5
71Seth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: calvert city, ky Posts: 282	thanks guys, no i'm not shifting into 4lo on the move. I have in problem with 4hi. OK with truck idling in neutral and tranfer in 2hi, if i shift the transfer into neutral then try and go into 4lo or 2hi i get a very loud grind. Like putting a auto trans in park while moving but louder. If I shut the truck off then select the range i have no problems. Maybe this will help thanks Seth __________________ 97 ext cab 4x4 04 pontiac grand am 05 honda rancher AT (yellow) 71' C-10 swb sb400 th350 .040, 292 Mag comp cam, high rise Edelbrock w/750 duel feed Holley, Accel super coil and wires, B&M ratchet shifter

08-05-2003, 07:44 PM	#6
Kman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne,Florida Posts: 174	some times if you stop and shift into reverse and apply slight preasure to shifter it will slip right in when gears line up if not shift back to neutral then drive its worked for me Kman __________________ New 89 chevy 1500 driver 72K20 rust bucket project stripped down to the frame engine rebuild started 71 Blazer - another procect

08-06-2003, 12:48 PM	#7
mnick Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: xenia,ohio,45385 Posts: 73	You need to put your truck in park or push the clutch in and wait for the internals of your trans to stop turning. Then you can put it in 4 low. The transfer case isn't syncronized like a transmission.

08-18-2003, 11:28 PM	#8
71Seth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: calvert city, ky Posts: 282	thanks guys, just have to give it a bit to let the gears stop __________________ 97 ext cab 4x4 04 pontiac grand am 05 honda rancher AT (yellow) 71' C-10 swb sb400 th350 .040, 292 Mag comp cam, high rise Edelbrock w/750 duel feed Holley, Accel super coil and wires, B&M ratchet shifter

09-04-2003, 11:57 PM	#9
72k5 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 566	My auto trans 4x4s do it too. The trick is to do exactly what you are already doing, just don't pause in transfer case neutral. The automatic will start to spin even in transmission neutral with no load on it (ie when you put the transfer case into neutral) then the spinning transfer case input gears will grind when you try to re-engage them. If I stop in neutral, the only way I can get the transfer case back into gear without grinding is to shut the engine off first. __________________ 350 ETec 170 heads, Performer, HEI, Holly TBI, 700r4, 14 bolt rear, F&R lockers, lots of off road improvements.

09-05-2003, 08:18 PM	#10
vycc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Victoria,BC Canada Posts: 125	have you checked the oil in the transfer case???? __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1/2 Ton SWB 4X4

09-07-2003, 11:13 AM	#11
71Seth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: calvert city, ky Posts: 282	I have had no problems now that i am putting the truck in park, giving it a sec to stop, then slamming into gear. Thanks for the help. Yes all fluids are full. __________________ 97 ext cab 4x4 04 pontiac grand am 05 honda rancher AT (yellow) 71' C-10 swb sb400 th350 .040, 292 Mag comp cam, high rise Edelbrock w/750 duel feed Holley, Accel super coil and wires, B&M ratchet shifter

09-08-2003, 03:24 PM	#12
vycc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Victoria,BC Canada Posts: 125	glad to see all's well now, man __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1/2 Ton SWB 4X4

09-08-2003, 10:23 PM	#13
71Seth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: calvert city, ky Posts: 282	tnkx __________________ 97 ext cab 4x4 04 pontiac grand am 05 honda rancher AT (yellow) 71' C-10 swb sb400 th350 .040, 292 Mag comp cam, high rise Edelbrock w/750 duel feed Holley, Accel super coil and wires, B&M ratchet shifter

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