Hello Everyone,
I am a noob when it comes to 4 wheel drive.
I own a 2003 Durango SLT.
Last night I had my truck in 4HI with about 4 inches of snow on untreated roads (thats ok right?).

When I left for work tonight, I just jumped in and did my normal routine.
While on my smoke break, I decided to move my truck closer to the building. While doing so, I noticed it was making wierd noises and just felt kinda weird while turning sharp.

I parked, and alas....I was in 4HI.
I had driven about 20 miles (give or take) in 4HI on dry pavement (I hit a patch of snow and slush here and there).


What damage will this do? I put a sticky notw on my dash to remind me to check after storms.......but will this 1 time screw something up?
Thanks for your input, and sorry... I'm still "new" to driving 4X4

Josh

 

Should be fine. 4x4 does feel different than 2x especially in tight turns.

 

if it was only for a short time you are likely fine, however dont make it a habit to drive it on drive pavement, that is just asking for this to happen

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...in-issues.html

 

Thats perfectly normal for it to do that while turning. It called "Crow hop" the diffs are locked together so both front tires are trying to pull and not slipping. normally when you drive in 2Hi the tires rotate at different speeds when turning

 

You haven't listed the motor size in any of your threads. When you ask a question it helps to know everything about what we are working on so that we can know what mechanics you have in your truck. You can either list it in your message or place the information in other places like you user profile. If you look in the right upper corner of my post you will see the information of mine. This is why when I ask a question I don't need to continue to leave this information. What we need to know is year, model, engine size, and 2WD or 4X4. If we need anything else we will ask you.

Anyway, without knowing exactly what engine it leaves 3 standard transfer case options, NV133, NV233, and NV244. What exact options do you have on your models as well?

 

hydra, for most cases i agree with you, however in this case i believe that he provided us with enough information to answer his question and address his concern.

 

+1Shrp... Engine size really doesn't matter here. We know it's either a 5.9 or 4.7 but probably the 4.7....

 

Well there are those inferior 4.7's

 

nothing wrong with the 4.7s if you use the truck as a daily driver

 

NV133
The 4HI range is for off road use only. It is not for
use on hard surface roads. The only exception being
when the road surface is wet or slippery or covered
by ice and snow.

NV233
The 4HI and 4LO ranges are for off road use only.
They are not for use on hard surface roads. The only
exception being when the road surface is wet or slippery
or covered by ice and snow.

NV244
The 4HI (Part-time) and 4LO ranges are for off
road use only. The only time these ranges can be
used is when the road surface is covered with snow,
ice, or other loose slippery material.

Seems they are all the same, so I have to agree with Sharps. There isn't differences as I had thought, well not like the early 1998-2000 models. The only thing you did was ware the bearings and stretch the chain. So I would in the least change the fluid in the transfer case. You should use ATF+4 fluid (about 2 quarts). It's a pain in the *** I must worn you to get the fluid back in, however I have figured out a cheap way to do it. Get one of these $2 dollar extensions and it makes life easy.

What you want is a flexible funnel that screws onto a standard 1 quart funnel. This is it, but this company is well overcharging for it. I found it at Wal-Mart for $1 and many other auto parts places for $2. It's cheap plastic, but it gets the job done. http://www.bestbuyautoequipment.com/...tz20002-03.htm