my POS 200$ 84 chief 2-door wont stay in 4-low. it is pretty funny because you slap it in 4-low and put it in gear and the sucker grinds like there is no tomorrow!!! anyone have any ideas. it is gonna be a budget beater and probably see a lot of time away from contact with the ground if you know what i mean so i would like to have 4-low since the stock 2.8 is a POS for power!! please help a fellow XJ lover out even if he is gonna trash it !!!

Surely a rock crawler extraordinaire should be able to figure out why his transfer case keeps popping out of gear :D

Mo's right;) the lingage bushings are trash, and the grinding...ya got to yank it in low...ya want a low buck fix, take a tie down strap and strap in gear (a bunch of TJ peole do that the first time they hit the trail with their fresh 3" body lift:flipoff2: )
or your TC is broke...or you have a two wheel drive grocery getter and your shifting the auto into reverse:rasta:

I had this very same problem with my 84 XJ pioneer.
I tried adjusting it three times to eliminate all freeplay. But no matter how I adjusted it, it never fully engaged. The bushings were not bad at all.
The lever (on the shaft) of the lowrange selector, was bent. I could've just bent it back into place, but thought that this would happen again. So I went to the U-Pull-It and yanked one out. Instant gratification, it works llike new.:D
While you're there, check the relay rod adjustments, and check for a bent relay rod.

finally someone with the same POS jeep as we have can tell me the problem.....we will see if we can find anything bent....and maybe we will hit the yards when they arent so muddy!! thanks!!:beer: :beer:

Originally posted by spencurai
finally someone with the same POS jeep as we have can tell me the problem.....we will see if we can find anything bent....and maybe we will hit the yards when they arent so muddy!! thanks!!:beer: :beer:

HA HA!:flipoff2:
At least they're cheap to pick up. Mine has NEVER left me stranded, as of yet. Other than the fact that AMC chose a POS Chevy engine, these rigs are very capable in stock form. Throw on a little lift, biger tires, and other simple junk, they do very well.

Good luck with yours.:D