Hey, i have a 95 Dakota sport 3.9. Today I was going out of my driveway in the snow and ice so I put it 4Lo. First it went in without a problem, but when i took it out, it made a grinding noise, then I went back down the driveway and retried it and it went in but with difficulty. I dont know what up with this, 4High works well. Im hoping its just something dumb going on.

Thanks for the help as always,
~Mike~

 

well i have had his happen also..for the grinding noise make sure it is in neutral and foot on the brake and it shouldn't do the grinding noise .....also sometimes it is just the luck of the shift with mine i have to get it just right for me i have 2wd
4high
neutral
4low

 

Sounds like its not being shifted correctly. Try to make it in 1 smoth shift from 2wd to 4lo. go like 2mph and shift the tranny into nutrel thenshift the transfer casesmoothly with no hisitations.

 

yeah, i was stopped completley, in neutral and foot on the brake, thats why it seemed weird. I didnt think you could be moving and shift into 4WD. Thanks for the help as always. Ill give it a try.

 

Yup you got it. For 4wheel high you can shift at any speed and in drive. so if your going 35 or so on a icy road you can just pull into 4wheel high. But for low and nutral you have to have into nutrel and verry slow speed like 2mph.