[Arsi]

I have 4.16 crawlers and 2" shackle lift. Do I require a T-bar?

Does anyone have some issues in engagement of crawler gears? In the recent otrs I have found that sometimes the 4wd gears don't engage. Even if I am in 4L or 4H, only the rear wheels are powered. The gear knob gets kind of stuck between 4h, N and 4L and does not mover to 2H. Only after moving the car forward or reverse a bit does it work fine. Recently, this happened in the middle of a gushing water crossing and I was stuck badly.

[Ragul]

Originally Posted by Arsi

I have 4.16 crawlers and 2" shackle lift. Do I require a T-bar?

Does anyone have some issues in engagement of crawler gears? In the recent otrs I have found that sometimes the 4wd gears don't engage. Even if I am in 4L or 4H, only the rear wheels are powered. The gear knob gets kind of stuck between 4h, N and 4L and does not mover to 2H. Only after moving the car forward or reverse a bit does it work fine. Recently, this happened in the middle of a gushing water crossing and I was stuck badly.

I have experienced something similar (gear knob stuck with 4wd engaged) without crawler gears after forgetting to get off 4wd immediately upon reaching a surface with traction - especially after a turn! The driveshaft binding may be the reason. Moving forward and back until the gears loosen is the only way once that happens. A reliable solution if available is to move over to one side of the road with one side wheels on to a grassy or sandy surface as this immediately releases the build-up of tension, and this has worked for me a few times. I guess your crawler gears are resulting in more binding effect than stock perhaps? A possible resolution would be to only use 4wd with crawler gears with extreme care on slippery surfaces or rocky terrain where wheels frequently lift up in the air.

[Arsi]

Originally Posted by Ragul

I have experienced something similar (gear knob stuck with 4wd engaged) without crawler gears after forgetting to get off 4wd immediately upon reaching a surface with traction - especially after a turn! The driveshaft binding may be the reason. Moving forward and back until the gears loosen is the only way once that happens. A reliable solution if available is to move over to one side of the road with one side wheels on to a grassy or sandy surface as this immediately releases the build-up of tension, and this has worked for me a few times. I guess your crawler gears are resulting in more binding effect than stock perhaps? A possible resolution would be to only use 4wd with crawler gears with extreme care on slippery surfaces or rocky terrain where wheels frequently lift up in the air.

No, this is something else. What happens in my case is that the 4wd is not engaged on ground while the shifter is in 4l or 4h. And the shifter moves between 4l, n and 4h but with no effect on the tyres. Also the gearknob in N becomes way too slack in all directions whoch is not the case normally. I am guessing that there's some problem in the 4wd engagement inside the gearbox.