the info: 2003 dakota 3.9 5spd 4x4 stock wheels & tires
what going on: so when i shift my truck in to 4wd hi it goes right in and comes right out like it should..BUT when it comes to 4 low ...shift in and i can creep along for 1/2 -3/4 of a mile before it goes in and when i go to take it out you want to have the better side of sunday.. i've driven this thing for miles yes miles before to get it to shift out and i'm not talking highway speed..just creeping along..tried forword, backword jack up the front jack up the back both at the same time still no luck ...and just when i'm about to give up WOW 2wd ....wife says to give up sooner... anyone out there ever had this happen?? is this just a dakota thing ...yes its the turn switch kind...HELP!!

 

Are you in neutral and stopped when you switch in an out of 4Lo? Because I know you can do 2wd-->4Hi on the fly at speeds up to 35mph, but 4Lo requires the truck be at a stand still. To answer your question about is this a Dakota thing, probably no, I haven't heard it before and the transfer case used in your set up is used in other vehicles as well.

I hope this helps

 

Yes switch it to 4wd Hi first and then once it engages, from Neutral and stopped flip it to 4LO.

 

ya... tried it .. even with motor off.. sometime that work but most of the time it just shift in and out when it wants .. i would have to say that getting it out of 4lo is hard than it going in to 4lo...what really gets me is that 2wd to 4hi is like butter..i've asked other guy's around here about there truck doing the same.. but all most all of them said they never use 4lo..don't know?? i can deal with it ..just would be nice to have it shift in and out better ..thanks for the info

 

start debugging the wiring harness. Either the TCCM is getting a delayed signal from the switch, or the motor is getting a delayed signal from the TCCM, or the motor is bad.

 

okay...i'll check that out.. but need to use 4lo this weekend to back a round bale out in to my horse's and this is what i did ... put it in to 4hi then shifted to 4lo backed up 30-40 feet then went forward about the same.shut truck off waited about 5 min ( had other things to do so no biggie) started truck and it was in 4lo and did just about the same to get it out just had to start truck and move it a little and shut it off again to get it to shift out ??? ya got me ..but i do know that it's not as bad with warmer weather....thanks for all the info

 

Yeah 4-lo is a must when pulling heavy stuff offroad. It's much better on your transmission and all.

 

Try shifting the tranny into neutral doing about 2-3 mph, then shift the t-case into 4 lo. You should be moving to engage or disengage the t-case.

To shift back to 2-hi, slow down to 2-3 mph, shift tranny to neutral, and shift the t-case to 2-hi. The shift fork might worn out, or even chain stretch.

I'm new here, but not to jeeps and mopars. The nv 231 series has been around a long time, and is pretty solid.

 

My 5spd has to have the clutch pushed in to go into 4lo. even in neutral

 

good info!!! thanks guy's