Stuck in 4WD
#1
Stuck in 4WD
Hello all I have a 97 ram 1500 4x4 with the 5.2L
The 4WD light is on on my dash but my selector is in 2H position.
when the truck moves I can see the transfer case spin the front drive shaft so it’s for sure in 4wd
ive tried putting it into 4H then back into 2H and the light stays in and it’s just stuck in 4H
i never use the 4x4 so I don’t know how this happened....
how do I fix this? What could be wrong?
any help is greatly appreciated!
The 4WD light is on on my dash but my selector is in 2H position.
when the truck moves I can see the transfer case spin the front drive shaft so it’s for sure in 4wd
ive tried putting it into 4H then back into 2H and the light stays in and it’s just stuck in 4H
i never use the 4x4 so I don’t know how this happened....
how do I fix this? What could be wrong?
any help is greatly appreciated!
#2
Hello all I have a 97 ram 1500 4x4 with the 5.2L
The 4WD light is on on my dash but my selector is in 2H position.
when the truck moves I can see the transfer case spin the front drive shaft so it’s for sure in 4wd
ive tried putting it into 4H then back into 2H and the light stays in and it’s just stuck in 4H
i never use the 4x4 so I don’t know how this happened....
how do I fix this? What could be wrong?
any help is greatly appreciated!
The 4WD light is on on my dash but my selector is in 2H position.
when the truck moves I can see the transfer case spin the front drive shaft so it’s for sure in 4wd
ive tried putting it into 4H then back into 2H and the light stays in and it’s just stuck in 4H
i never use the 4x4 so I don’t know how this happened....
how do I fix this? What could be wrong?
any help is greatly appreciated!
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WHOO HOO!
i think that worked! No light and the driveshaft didn’t move after pulling forward several feet.
ok NOW, can y’all explain to me what I actually did and what it means?
also, is it safe to leave it like this? What steps should I take next to actually fix it properly??
thanks so much for the help!!!
#9
WHOO HOO!
i think that worked! No light and the driveshaft didn’t move after pulling forward several feet.
ok NOW, can y’all explain to me what I actually did and what it means?
also, is it safe to leave it like this? What steps should I take next to actually fix it properly??
thanks so much for the help!!!
i think that worked! No light and the driveshaft didn’t move after pulling forward several feet.
ok NOW, can y’all explain to me what I actually did and what it means?
also, is it safe to leave it like this? What steps should I take next to actually fix it properly??
thanks so much for the help!!!
Here is how it works and this is very basic:
You have a white vacuum line coming from the intake down to a switch on the transfer case. You also have a green line running up by the distributor and that's a breather and comes from the same switch. When you pull the 4wd lever that switch has a ball on it and there lever (inside the case) pushes that in which sends vacuum to either the red vacuum line (4wd) or the black one (2wd). This switch gets stuck and doesn't send the vacuum to the other line (red or black). So you either get stuck in 4wd or 2wd
#10
Yes it's safe until you need 4wd and then you have to switch the lines.
Here is how it works and this is very basic:
You have a white vacuum line coming from the intake down to a switch on the transfer case. You also have a green line running up by the distributor and that's a breather and comes from the same switch. When you pull the 4wd lever that switch has a ball on it and there lever (inside the case) pushes that in which sends vacuum to either the red vacuum line (4wd) or the black one (2wd). This switch gets stuck and doesn't send the vacuum to the other line (red or black). So you either get stuck in 4wd or 2wd
Here is how it works and this is very basic:
You have a white vacuum line coming from the intake down to a switch on the transfer case. You also have a green line running up by the distributor and that's a breather and comes from the same switch. When you pull the 4wd lever that switch has a ball on it and there lever (inside the case) pushes that in which sends vacuum to either the red vacuum line (4wd) or the black one (2wd). This switch gets stuck and doesn't send the vacuum to the other line (red or black). So you either get stuck in 4wd or 2wd