When shifting from high to low range the transfer gears are grinding. What could be the solution? Shifting in neutral gear position, car stopped, engine running. D-4D LC 120 2005 autobox.
H-N-L
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Come to a complete stop, trans shifter in neutral, and wait a few seconds for everything to stop spinning before you shift the transfer case. There are no syncros in the transfer case so if you shift while things are still moving then it will grind.
Mine does it seemingly at random, even with relatively fresh fluid. Depends on how I stop, how long I've stopped for. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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It's indeed less noisy when warm. Thanks.
If you haven't changed the fluid ever, I would. It made a difference for me. Still grinds, but not every time. Feels less notchy as well.
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Fluid s been changed every 40k or so, now at 230k
Mine does this sometimes too. The easy solution is to:
1. Stop the GX totally, with foot on the brake and in drive
2. While keeping your foot on the brake (the entire time), shift the GX to N (in the transmission), leave it in N for a half-second, then shift the trans all the way to P.
3. Keep your foot on the brake and complete the H-L shift with no grinding
I've found the H-L shift with the trans in P to be very difficult as there is some residual load on the transfer case due to the transmission parking pawl keeping the GX from moving; this causing binding. Shifting the trans to N while keeping you foot on the brake removes all of the load and binding potential from the drivetrain and transmission. But if I try the H-L shift with the trans in N, I get grinding. The grinding does not occur with the trans in P for whatever reason.
1. Stop the GX totally, with foot on the brake and in drive
2. While keeping your foot on the brake (the entire time), shift the GX to N (in the transmission), leave it in N for a half-second, then shift the trans all the way to P.
3. Keep your foot on the brake and complete the H-L shift with no grinding
I've found the H-L shift with the trans in P to be very difficult as there is some residual load on the transfer case due to the transmission parking pawl keeping the GX from moving; this causing binding. Shifting the trans to N while keeping you foot on the brake removes all of the load and binding potential from the drivetrain and transmission. But if I try the H-L shift with the trans in N, I get grinding. The grinding does not occur with the trans in P for whatever reason.
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I'll try that
