i have the shifter in the middle for 4-H, 4-L, 2-H and N... is it supposed to be REALLY hard to shift into any of the other gears? what gear am i supposed to be in for daily highway driving?

 

You should use 4x4 high for most situation when your using four wheel drive. It should be fairly easy to put it in that gear. Never use 4x4 on dry pavment. 4 low is for low speed, rock crawling pulling stumps, decending down long steep trails and so on. It can be hard to put it in thisgear, I turn my engine off and place it into park to shift it into 4 low. I don't think I used 4 low for more than 10 minutes since I've owned the truck. Hope that helps a bit.

 

i put my truck into neutrle and hold brake just so truck dont move and let it idle down then shift it.... what is the purpose of N any one know?

 

neutral has no purpose. its just a place in the linkage where your transfer case in not in either hi-gear or low-gear. you can shift-on-the fly between 2-hi and 4-hi while in drive or reverse and while moving. dodge says you can do that at up to 50mph, but i see no reason to shift at high speeds like that, its just asking for trouble. for shifting to 4 low it takes a little practice and there are a couple of ways to do it. one is to stop, shift trans to park or neutral, turn engine off, and shift. i prefer to leave engine running, shift trans to neutral, come to a near stop, and then with all my might jerk it hard 2 notches between 2hi and 4lo. don't pause in neutral or you'll have to turn off the engine to finish the shift and avoid grinding. if you are stopped on a hill with brakes on it can be very difficult to shift because there is pressure on the transfer case gears, thats why i find it easier to shift while rolling a little. its not supposed to be REALLY hard to do, but it is FAIRLY hard to do. practice some and you'll get used to it. when i shift out of 4wd, i like to stop and backup a little to make sure the front axle disconnects. if i don't sometimes the light goes out but it stays in 4wd and i can tell by the sound and the wheel binding that its still locked up.

 

okay... that pretty much answers my questions... thanks alot

 

got a problem with my 2500ram, in two wheel under accel. it's making a gear grinding sound for a split second and stops. And the front driveshaft is turning and stops when taking off. Any ideas?

 

Check the cad unit in the front axle, and makes sure it is working properly.

 

^^what he said^^
The front driveshaft should turn when your moving, even in two wheel drive.

 

No it shouldn't. If the CAD is doing its job properly, the front driveshaft shouldn't turn in 2wd.

 

Sorry, HeyYou is right. I should proof read better.
What I ment to say was: The front driveshaft
shouldn't be turning but the axles should be in 2wd.