Please HELP! stuck in low

[Mastaforga]

I shifted into 4 low, and now i can't get it back into high gear.
I tried alow rolling forward and backwards on ice but no luck.

I can force the shifter into 2 high and hold it there and drive, but if i release pressure it starts to grind.

I have 20 miles of dry pavement between me and my house and no one to tow my vehicle.

 

[dapepper9]

Trans in neutral? Crawl under the passenger side and make sure the vacuum lines are still connected

 

[Mastaforga]

Yeah trans in nuetral, i read something about bad nuetral sensors on chevys but idk about these trucks

 

[dapepper9]

That won't be it because the transfer cases are mechanically engaged in these trucks, not electrically. Are the vacuum lines still connected? No holes?

 

[Mastaforga]

All hoses look good

 

[Mastaforga]

How would the hoses effect my shifting to high?

 

[Mastaforga]

There is a rattling come from inside transfer case when im idling in nuetral

 

[DodgeTx]

try shifting from park not neutral had this problem in an older non dodge once in park it shifted out of 4wd low no problem

 

[Mastaforga]

I tried it in park, it will only shift between 4lo and N, the lever has to be strong arned into high but wont stay there if i let go

 

[Space Monkey]

Rock, stick or some type of debris have your linkage hung up? Hand an old front wheel drive car that a rock bounced up on top of the tranny and wedged itself between the casing and the selector lever. Couldn't put it in park.

 

[NightMares]

Try with the engine off. Ignition on, trans in neutral.

 

[Mastaforga]

Let this be a lesson to young mechanics... always check from the body to the problem in a line to find whats wrong.

After 3 hours of laying in the snow checking vaccume lines and plugs, i decided to take of the linkage and noticed a bolt fell between the shifter and the body and blocked it from moving.

Got it fixed, keep it simple!

 

[Space Monkey]

Let this be a lesson to young mechanics... always check from the body to the problem in a line to find whats wrong.

After 3 hours of laying in the snow checking vaccume lines and plugs, i decided to take of the linkage and noticed a bolt fell between the shifter and the body and blocked it from moving.

Got it fixed, keep it simple!

Words of wisdom right there.. live and learn.

Glad you got it fixed.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Glad it was an easy fix once you found it.

 

[Rustycowl69]

glad you got it fixed, but happier you followed up and let everyone in on the solution. A lot of the time, people leave us hanging, and we don't get to hear the resolution. Thanks for that.

 

[bassslayer25]

Its always nice to not have to pay money to fix something lol

 

[dapepper9]

glad you got it fixed, but happier you followed up and let everyone in on the solution. A lot of the time, people leave us hanging, and we don't get to hear the resolution. Thanks for that.

+1 to this

 

[Mastaforga]

Though its probably a 1 in a million chance of that happening to anyone else. Maybe a quick google search will show this thread and help someone just like you guys tried to help me.