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I'm not 100% sure if have a shift cable or not, but you most likely do. From your desription, it sounds like the cable is either broken or disconnected on one of the cable's ends.
sounds as if your transfer case is gonna have to be inspected via inspection port for a worn or bent "finger" this is the thing that moves gears on shaft when pushed by 2wd/4wd handle/solinoid or a worn or broken pin "the thing gears slide back n forth on" this usually occurs after the vehicle has recieved a hard Jolt as in a minor fender bender , or your out crushing rocks on the trails all day and might have been just a little too hard on it on that last hill MAybe ? they just usually don\'t break or bend without a reason known to driver
sounds like third gear went south for the winter and it is not coming back. take it to a tranny shop and don't be too surprised when they hit you with a repair estimate of a $1000.00 and up as they might just have to overhaul the whole thing(sorry i know that this is bad news but itis what it is)
could be a number of things unfortunately.........firstly, it could be a misfire, now even though these are more common over the whole rev range (not just on start off), it cannot be ruled out.........secondly, it could be engine/transmission mounts, if these are worn/cracked or broken, you will feel a vibration/knock on take off, but you would also tend to feel it at each gear change........and thirdly as you suspect it could be the transmission
now for the diagnosis, the questions i am going to ask is :-
1. does the car get serviced regularly (has it had a tune-up), remember it is over 10 years old, and things will be wearing out....
2. is the transmission oil red in color and smells sweet...if yes, then i do not suspect the transmission, but if it is brownish and smells burnt then it would be a high chance that the clutches are wearing in the transmission causing the bands to shudder
im sorry i cant give you more of a definite answer at this stage, but if you would like to provide more info, i could narrow it down for you,
Take off pumkin cover, on center pin in the diff there is a bolt on the botton of the bigger opening that holds pin in place, take the bolt out of the pin and tap the pin out. You have to tap out one side to get out one gear, then tap the pin back through and do the same thing for the other gear. Once you get the upper and lower gears out there are C clips that you have to take out so you can slide the axles out at the two middle gears will pop out.
A pinion seal leaks for one or boyh of these reasons. A worn pinion bearing or a driveshaft vibration, Sounds as though you have both. Do not confuse tire howl with gear howl, be sure.The rear end can run 3 to 500.00 if not more. Ck the gear oil in the rearend for metal content. That will tell you alot. The hard shifting is generally from a sticky spool in the trans valve body. Have the trans serviced w/new oil and filter. The new oil often cleans the moving parts of gum and varnish buildup.in the valve body. One more thing, the rear ends take a special oil and additive if it's a limited slip or posi lock. You will have a popping/binding noise when turning if the wrong lube is install. Have your driveshaft aligned and balanced at at driveshaft shop.or you will end up tearing up the tailshaft on the trans. Good Luck
That was a good suggestion by Molson. Also, if you have been doing a lot of heavy hauling, have them check the strainer, which could be a problem as well.
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