np203 shifter help

[LONGHAIR]

Those things are really touchy. For something that is as heavily used as a transfercase shifter, they are too complicated. It needs to be very clean, no grit or mud, and lubricated pretty well. Shifting the three center locations is not too bad, it's that "pop" to get into "loc" that is tough.
The lever that shifts from low/neutral/high moves both directions from center. The other lever, the one that locks the front, only moves one way. ( in to lock IIRC) So there is a lot going on in that mechanism. Take extra care to be sure that the plate with the spring and pin slides freely.
Test the shifter on the bench, in a vice. When it works properly there, you have to be sure that the linkage on the case itself is adjusted right. You may not get it to lock while siting still, which makes this all that much more fun. The engine should be running/ tranmission in nuetral and it helps if the vehicle itself can roll under its own weight, not loaded by the enging/trans.
The "bonus" is that they can be just as hard to get back out of "loc"

It's a bit pricey, but ORD makes a kit to "twin stick" the shifter. It's down near the bottom of the page.
A guy could probably do it himself if he had a welder...
http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog...seshifters.htm