Posted by MoparMolineIH on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 3:58AM :
In Reply to: Re: NP 205 transfer case shifter woes... posted by apb (in NY) on Friday, February 10, 2006 at 10:07PM :
Hello Uncle Authur:
On the NP205's they are quite finky and have a real close tight shift pattern. Plus they being gear-to-gear, oftentimes you gotta go backwards and forwards to get them to shift to get the gears to mesh right. I have NEVER had a 205 that shifted easy..and I have ran them in Dodge, Ford, GM, and IHC pickups. Something that might help you is to crawl under and where the shift rods go into the T-case, take some fine grit sand paper and wire brush, clean those rods and lubricate with grease or anti-sieze...Its works. As a General rule, I shift in an out of 4X4 standing still. I always back up before I go forward and it helps everything 'unlock'
As for the twin stick setup, I like the older Jeep setups, I like how they are setup. I looked on ebay today at twin stick shifters, and seen that some companies offer a twin stick conversion for a Dana 300 transfer case which was a later Jeep Case. I like how those are made, and might see about adapting one...but chances are,I will make my own...It might not be pretty, but it will work. If I go that route, I will send you pics and details on it.
Other than my old truck giving me problems, everything else is fine..Just too cold and too snowy..Hope all is well with you.
Chris "Lube" Lublin