How To: Use Jeep 4WD Transfer Case | Jeep Wrangler/Gladiator
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- In this video I show you how to use the 4WD transfer case system in your Jeep Wrangler or Jeep Gladiator. This process should work for all JK, JL, and JT vehicles if equipped with shift on the fly. Understanding how the 4WD system works and for what condition you should use them is crucial to operating the vehicle safely.
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This was really helpful to see how much force was required to switch. I was worried about pulling too hard.
Thx for keeping it short bro and easy to understand!
I just bought a jeep gladiator and thought i was was doing something wrong and didnt want to force it. turns out its normal that the shifter requires some serious effort to shift it. Got it.
No it’s not normal and he showed the wrong way to do it. The vehicle has to be rolling / moving to select the transfer case. Drive forwards and as you are rolling select neutral with the auto and roll in neutral then select from 4H to 4L while moving forwards at around 3mph, will be much easier to select
That’s exactly why I search about it lol
Exactly! It sometimes moves easily, and most of the time is quite hard.
I am sure there are plenty of videos out there regarding the 4 wheel drive shifting, but i came across your video trying to figure what is a bad transfer case. Your video was very thorough in learning how to use the 4 wheel drive. I just bought a wrangler a few weeks ago and had no idea how that worked. I drove an Audi Q5 for years. Thanks for creating a tutorial!! I am glad I stumbled upon it!
Glad it helped! That is the goal of the How To videos. Hopefully yours is functioning properly.
@@CarsMadeSimple fingers crossed! I will have to test it out.
Thanks really helped me out
To transfer from 2H to 4H you don’t have to put on N. Just simply stop accelerating/release the gas pedal and make the shift. Only going to 4L you need to put it in N.
Yeah couple of months you don't have transmission that's what happened to me for not stoped And put an neutral 😐.
Is 4L four wheel drive ?
Thank you for this. Helped a ton.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for video. We are doing flat tow sequence for first time for new tow bar etc. We just bought Wrangler JL & aren’t 4wheelers😂 So we thought it was a problem - was so diff to go to N then back to 2H after we disconnected. Everything seem to work fine so guess we didn’t break it!!! Thanks again
Thanks very clear and very simple ! 👍
Glad it helped!
Aloha Brother. Mahalo for the great information and details to this segment.
Aloha! Thanks for the support!
If you backup a little will sometimes help and when operating hubs.
It’s easier to shift into 4L is rolling slowly 2-3 mph as stated in the owners manual
Any reason why at times my jeep gladiator doesn’t want to move. Like I start it up, go into drive and it’s as if the e break were pulled. I usually turn it off and restart and it works.
Also today I got the jeep gladiator stuck in gravel (before I saw this video to learn) and I had others help me figure out 4WD. They had a truck use a chain to pull it out but the wheels were locked and they weren’t spinning. Jeep was dragging and the tires were locked in place.
I didn’t see what they did to cause that, I guess they put it on 4H but had it on Park (although I doubt anyone would put in park) Or neutral?
Why is there so much resistance when going from 2H,4H,N to 4L ? My Compass obviously doesn't have it but I am curious.
To clarify for me, my jeep was park all night , plow truck left all around my jeep a pile hard and soft snow. Do I use 4 L or 4 H. Thank you for the tutorial was very helpful. It is a wrangler Sport 2 doors 2022
You can technically use either but I would recommend 4H for snowy applications.
@@CarsMadeSimple Thank you
They should of done push button 4 wheel drive modes instead like the ram. I recently just got a gladiator. And I was like damn did I break it. I'm hoping it gets better in time when shifting to 4H.
It is extremely stiff at times. This one was more firm than another I have felt in a newer Wrangler. The electronic buttons are likely another point of potential failure so Jeep wants to keep it a manual transfer case for reliability (for now). That would be my guess anyways.
@@CarsMadeSimple Absolutely true. Mine is a 2023 Gladiator. Push button transfer case shifters involve electrical switches (solenoids) that can and do fail. The Jeep transfer case is manual and should last a lifetime without service if used properly. It will take more force if the transfer case is cold. It may lossen up with age but not much unless it's used a lot.
I owned a 1977 Ford Bronco years ago. All transfer cases to my knowledge back then were fully manual. While it had a different pattern it used the same technique. Interestingly the shifter itself was at least a foot long with a large knob on top. Shifting took more movement but was a lot easier as the long shifter provided a lot more leverage than the short length shifter in the manual transfer case of Wranglers and Gladiators today. It was awesome though as the long length was perfectly positioned for the (right) hand in the upright seat of the Bronco.
Can i shift 2H to 4H while driving?
Yes! I would recommend doing it at lower speeds but Jeep doesn't provide a max speed in their how-to videos. In the JK generation, it was up to 55 MPH.
How fast can you go in 4H?
It used to be 55 mph or less. I would double check this though.
Thank you
That transfer case should not shift that hard
I’m taking my gladiator back it’s almost impossible to shift
It was far more difficult that the JL Wrangler I have experience with.
I had a 21 wrangler and now a 23 gladiator. Both were extremely hard to get in and out of 4lo. It will become easier as things wear in.
OMG this is not what you do!!! No wonder it’s hard!!! You are meant to be moving / rolling at low speed when shifting the transfer case
So N is for getting towed?
The "N" for the transfer case will let the vehicle wheels spin freely. I believe this is required for being flat towed.