I needed to select 4 part-time to park my boat on a wet lawn. Selected 2wd afterwards as normal but when I did a sharp turn at slow speed I got the same problem as has been dicussed here. Is this a common problem, lack of use, or just me ? Had a transmission specialist put it up on a hoist and it freed immediately. What if it happens again, can I just jack up a front wheel to free it ? Is there a preferred method ?
Peter
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The transfer case mode does not change immediately after changing the lever position. Moreover, the indicator on the dashboard indicates only the lever position and not the actual state of the transfer case. It takes changing the lever position and momentarily accelerating in a straight line for the actual change to occur. So in your case part time was still engaged when you did the sharp turn. Sometimes it also disengages with loud bang in the turn.