1997 Ram 1500 Crawler- Resurrected

[Thehungryhunter]

That's what I was thinking too, just wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas of what it might be. Thankyou, do you have any suggestions on where to get a replacement or should I just rebuild the whole transfer case?

[Mopar Moe]

Didn't read the whole thread, but if this still has an axle disconnect system check it.

Chain stretch/ wear is not uncommon, but check to see if the shifter is getting full range of motion first.

[non-OP]

Originally Posted by Mopar Moe

Didn't read the whole thread, but if this still has an axle disconnect system check it.

Chain stretch/ wear is not uncommon, but check to see if the shifter is getting full range of motion first.

The truck has the manual disconnect upgrade. Well at least when I installed it as the original owner it did. Black lever under the dash. Twist to unlock handle, pull out, twist to lock in place. Reverse that to disengage passenger side.

[A98Wheeler]

With the amount of use that truck has, i would rebuild.

My truck has the 1.25" chain, only discovered after bailing from a Rubicon trip at the beginning. Ordered a new chain delivered to a friends where i could swap it, and guides, and get back to the trail. Only to discover i have the wide chain not the standard 1" wide, and the nearest one i could find was at Summit racing in Ohio and not make it in time.

Crack it open and see what you need. Or if it's even the problem.

[Thehungryhunter]

It does still have the manual disengage for the passenger side, but I dont think its engaging. I don't know if the cable snapped or what's going on, I need to crack it open to see what's going on and why it's not engaging. And thankyou so much. I probably would've made the same mistake in getting the wrong chain. I was planning on going through the tcase anyways. I figured it could use at the very least a checkup. Any ideas on good brands to go with for a rebuild kit? Or should I just go through it, find what needs replaced?