Switching from 2WD to 4x4

What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what is the
difference:?:

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On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:29:30 GMT, truckdummy23 > wrote:

>What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what is the
>difference:?:

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So:

What vehicle? Brand, model, engine, transmission, and transfer case.
Details!

It’s a 1997 Ford, Expidition auto transmission...I was told to come to
a complete stop and put truck in n or park to switch..not sure if that
is necessary..;thanks

"truckdummy23" wrote:
> What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what
> is the difference:?:

On Feb 19, 1:29 pm, truckdummy23 > wrote:
> What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what is the
> difference:?:
>
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That depends on the vehicle. I have a jeep wrangler and all you need
to do to switch to 4wd is to pull the lever up to the 4wd position.
You can be moving but should not be going over 50 IMHO. You also have
4wd low and you must be stopped to use it. You would pull the lever
up to that position. You cannot drive in 4wd low at speeds higher
than about 10 mi an hour.
You must stop to take it out of 4wd low and sometimes drive backwards
for a very short distance. You should really never need it unless you
are really, really stuck. 2wd means that only two wheels are being
"powered" 4wd means all four tires are being powered at the same
time. Check out some forums such as Edmunds if you need more help.

truckdummy23 wrote:
> It’s a 1997 Ford, Expidition auto transmission...I was told to come to
> a complete stop and put truck in n or park to switch..not sure if that
> is necessary..;thanks
>
> "truckdummy23" wrote:
> > What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what
> > is the difference:?:


I own Jeeps and they can shift on the fly at any legal speed into and
out of 4 high. They have 'part time' 4x4 transfer cases designed to be
used on dirt or snow covered roads.

I personally wouldn't own a 4x4 that I had to stop to use. That would
be total insanity to have to stop on the highway to shift gears when you
saw a snowy patch coming or to have to stop and shift to 2 WD when you
saw a bare patch coming.

I treat the 4x4 shift just like any other. When I see snow coming, I
shift into 4 high, when I see bare coming I shift to 2 high.

I highly recommend you find an empty parking lot come first snow and try
the 4x4 out. When in part time 4x4, the brakes act totally different
than when in 2 wheel drive. All 4 lock at once and you go sideways
faster than you can blink. Same for the steering. It can plow one
front tire and want to go straight when you want to turn unless you are
on the gas so shifting to 2 WD sometimes helps when cornering. I find a
left turn intersection is best done in 2 WD.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Don't know about his 97, but our 06 F150 can shift into 4 hi at any speed,
but it's the 4 lo on the automatic that has to be in nuetral to go in, if
you try to put it into lo in gear it goes into 4 hi.

"Mike Romain" > wrote in message
g.com...
> truckdummy23 wrote:
>> It’s a 1997 Ford, Expidition auto transmission...I was told to come to
>> a complete stop and put truck in n or park to switch..not sure if that
>> is necessary..;thanks
>>
>> "truckdummy23" wrote:
>> > What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what
>> > is the difference:?:
>
>
> I own Jeeps and they can shift on the fly at any legal speed into and out
> of 4 high. They have 'part time' 4x4 transfer cases designed to be used
> on dirt or snow covered roads.
>
> I personally wouldn't own a 4x4 that I had to stop to use. That would be
> total insanity to have to stop on the highway to shift gears when you saw
> a snowy patch coming or to have to stop and shift to 2 WD when you saw a
> bare patch coming.
>
> I treat the 4x4 shift just like any other. When I see snow coming, I
> shift into 4 high, when I see bare coming I shift to 2 high.
>
> I highly recommend you find an empty parking lot come first snow and try
> the 4x4 out. When in part time 4x4, the brakes act totally different than
> when in 2 wheel drive. All 4 lock at once and you go sideways faster than
> you can blink. Same for the steering. It can plow one front tire and
> want to go straight when you want to turn unless you are on the gas so
> shifting to 2 WD sometimes helps when cornering. I find a left turn
> intersection is best done in 2 WD.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>

On our Jeeps, we have to be stopped or better just rolling slowly to put
them into 4 low.

As I mentioned, I think it would be total insanity to have to stop to go
into or out of 4 high. I didn't think Ford was that bad.....

Mike

Greg wrote:
> Don't know about his 97, but our 06 F150 can shift into 4 hi at any speed,
> but it's the 4 lo on the automatic that has to be in nuetral to go in, if
> you try to put it into lo in gear it goes into 4 hi.
>
> "Mike Romain" > wrote in message
> g.com...
>> truckdummy23 wrote:
>>> It’s a 1997 Ford, Expidition auto transmission...I was told to come to
>>> a complete stop and put truck in n or park to switch..not sure if that
>>> is necessary..;thanks
>>>
>>> "truckdummy23" wrote:
>>> > What is the proper way to switch from 2WD into 4x4, and what
>>> > is the difference:?:
>>
>> I own Jeeps and they can shift on the fly at any legal speed into and out
>> of 4 high. They have 'part time' 4x4 transfer cases designed to be used
>> on dirt or snow covered roads.
>>
>> I personally wouldn't own a 4x4 that I had to stop to use. That would be
>> total insanity to have to stop on the highway to shift gears when you saw
>> a snowy patch coming or to have to stop and shift to 2 WD when you saw a
>> bare patch coming.
>>
>> I treat the 4x4 shift just like any other. When I see snow coming, I
>> shift into 4 high, when I see bare coming I shift to 2 high.
>>
>> I highly recommend you find an empty parking lot come first snow and try
>> the 4x4 out. When in part time 4x4, the brakes act totally different than
>> when in 2 wheel drive. All 4 lock at once and you go sideways faster than
>> you can blink. Same for the steering. It can plow one front tire and
>> want to go straight when you want to turn unless you are on the gas so
>> shifting to 2 WD sometimes helps when cornering. I find a left turn
>> intersection is best done in 2 WD.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>
>

On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:47:38 -0500, Mike Romain >
wrote:

>As I mentioned, I think it would be total insanity to have to stop to go
>into or out of 4 high. I didn't think Ford was that bad.....


Gee I always stop to do so and have for over 30 years. With a
pushbutton setup it might be best to be rolling a few MPH when
shifting but with a manual shifter there is no need to. What I have
found to work well for many years it to coast to a stop in neutral and
place in park (or hold clutch to floor) while firmly holding brake
still. Shift it from low to high or high to loww in a firm steady
motion and press on. If it for some reason gets hung up in between
ranges, shift in gear for a very breif moment and then back to park
(or release clutch in gear breifly and depress it again) and complete
the shift. I shift in and out a low range a LOT in winter plowing snow
at times and some days 20 to 30 times so I use a system that works and
does not crunch gears either because I uses my trucks for many years
and have yet to have to repair or replace a Tcase in over 30 years of
using them. Not found a manual 4x4 shift system that this does not
work with. One more tip if there is some torque bind making shifting
out of 4lo difficult, back up 5 or 10 feet and coast/brake to a stop
in neutral then try. It is important to not realse brake in park
because you want to gear gears "unloaded" and not be holding vehicle
in place. Left in neutral most automatic "leak" some drive through
which can sping gears and make shift "messy'
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SnoMan wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:47:38 -0500, Mike Romain >
> wrote:
>
>> As I mentioned, I think it would be total insanity to have to stop to go
>> into or out of 4 high. I didn't think Ford was that bad.....
>
>
> Gee I always stop to do so and have for over 30 years.

If that is the case, then I think you are totally insane and a hazard
that should 'not' be allowed on the road.

I can't imagine someone who would be stupid enough to stop on any of our
Canadian high speed highways or any others for that matter in the winter
time to shift gears.

That thought just boggles the mind....

Sorry officer about that 70 car pile up I just caused. You see, I saw
snow coming and the road got covered so had to stop to shift gears
according to this guy on the Internet... I didn't think the semi
tractor trailer behind me would mind....

4 high in a part time tranny needs to be a shift on the fly or it is too
dangerous to use in my opinion.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Mike Romain wrote:
> SnoMan wrote:
>> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:47:38 -0500, Mike Romain
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> As I mentioned, I think it would be total insanity to have to stop
>>> to go into or out of 4 high. I didn't think Ford was that bad.....
>>
>>
>> Gee I always stop to do so and have for over 30 years.
<--you snipped this out of his response-->
>>Shift it from low to high or high to loww in a firm steady
>>motion and press on. I shift in and out a low range a LOT in winter
>>plowing snow
>>at times and some days 20 to 30 times


> If that is the case, then I think you are totally insane and a hazard
> that should 'not' be allowed on the road.
>
> I can't imagine someone who would be stupid enough to stop on any of
> our Canadian high speed highways or any others for that matter in the
> winter time to shift gears.
>
> That thought just boggles the mind....
> Mike


I think SnowMan was speaking of going between 4Hi and 4Lo, not 2Hi to 4Hi.
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