HELP ! I need help ! (1 Viewer)

[Perfect Obsession]

This morning, I got a problem with my Fiji.

Impossible to shift in 4 wheel drive. The t-case lever is sticked in H2, no rearward movement. I can move it, lateraly, right and left. I know it's not suppose to but it's doing so since I bough it.

The right position places the t-case in neutral and the left one gives the H2. No rearward movement at all.

I never had problem shifting H2-H4 or H4-N-L4 except this morning. ANY IDEA?

P.S.: I own the Haynes Manual and will try somethings today since actually it's warm at 32F. Tomorrow, sunny but about 0F.

 

[toddslater]

Sometimes the just need a little movement to get things to line up nice. Put it in 1st or reverse and move it a little bit in the appropriate direction and then see if it will go into 4wd.

 

[fsusteve]

Sounds like gear bind, do what Todd says, may take a couple of tries. Hey check out the post count

 

[Perfect Obsession]

With that amount of post count, I would be crazy to not try your suggestion.

I already tried 1st and reverse moves but I am going out there to make it rock and give it a couple of tries.

P.S.: I am able to drive it without any problem or grinds.

 

[toddslater]

Hey time out on the field ....http://www.sor.com/sor/cat350.tam?xax=18476&page.ctx=cat350.tam

If your able to move it to the right (to neutral) your already in 4hi.

 

[Perfect Obsession]

No ! In 2hi !

Since I own it, I am able to move it right, in neutral. The stick is forwarded and tracked only at the rear (propulsion). The front manual hubs are locked but no traction at all.

P.S.: Here, it is raining and icing at the same time so Fiji is able to skate but only at the rear end.

 

[IDave]

My (vacuum shift) was filled with water, and the water froze up the shifting last winter when it got cold enough. It shifted when things warmed up. Perhaps a bit of heat directed in the direction of the shift mechanism?

You have 32 degrees now? It just dropped to -7 here!

 

[Perfect Obsession]

Fiji has a lever. The t-case handle is not using vacuum, it's using armstrong but good try!

P.S.: -7 kelvin?

 

[IDave]

Just wondered if there might be some way yours could have iced up. (Condensation within your transfer case?)

Yes, -7 degrees Kelvin!

And it started up immediately. 4WD shifts great. Maybe it is too warm where you are, PO!!

 

[Perfect Obsession]

Update !

I checked under the truck and nothing disconnected. It seams that I will have to dissasemble the tcase to look at the problem. Still running in 2wd-hi but I need 4wd-hi minimum with current weather condition.

Not enough money for that kind of fun (Oh! Christmas!), so I will fix that next summer.

But I am still curious to know where the problem came from since the lever works perfectly the night before and suddenly didn't move the next morning. I don't think weather is the cause since temperature was good and we had worst weather before, much more worst. ??? :'(

 

[rusmannx]

damn that avatar

 

[toddslater]

One other thing...have you driven around and got the tcase fluids all nice and warm and then tried the wrestling match ? This is definitely a weird one.

 

[IDave]

Maybe there's a dead cat stuck in the linkage on top of the case where you can't see it????

 

[Perfect Obsession]

Yesterday (32F), I drove for 4 hrs on highway in 2wd-hi. Nothing moved!

P.S.: Sorry for this distractfull avatar. I am not sex-oriented, nor sex-exhibitionist, but I had to select an avatar and found that one into the forum's list. This avatar creates an "agreable" evocated potential. I hope every body enjoy this point-of-view.

 

[IDave]

Probably threw more snow up in there, packing it tighter. I say: 40 degrees F for at least 4 hours before you give up and tear it out.

 

[Dirt_is_our_friend]

ya! take a good grade commercial heat gun take the t-case boot off and heat it up until that baby is HOT then trying using it! 8)

 

[UGLY88]

IDAVE, did you have water in the shift diaphragm or solenoid? ??? My 62 did not work last night and is the first time I ever had a problem. should I take out the diaphragm and heat it up to dry it out? Thanks.

 

[IDave]

[quote author=UGLY88 link=board=1;threadid=9403;start=msg85705#msg85705 date=1073426098]
IDAVE, did you have water in the shift diaphragm or solenoid? ??? My 62 did not work last night and is the first time I ever had a problem. should I take out the diaphragm and heat it up to dry it out? Thanks.
[/quote]

Yup, the water POURed out when I opened it up.

 

[IDave]

Oh, probably you just need to get the ice to liquid state and drain it out. Then, when you can fix the gasket, work on drying it out completely.

 

[UGLY88]

Do you think the diaphragm is bad? would it be from the ice? how does the water get inthere to begin with? Sorry for all the questions.