Shifting from 4wd to 2H problems...

Today I went 4 wheeling and I could not get my truck to shift back into 2H after coming out of 4H. It took me a good 5 min to get the damn lever up to 2H. What is the deal? Am I doing something wrong. I've had problems before too but not this much. Do I have to reverse a few feet in 4H then stop and shift to 2H? I know after you are in 2H you need to reverse to unlock the hubs but I can't even move the damn lever up to 2H. It is anything but easy.

I did search too and wasn't happy with any posts I read through.

Just wondering, did you have it on 4LO also, and tried to switch it to 2HI from 4HI with your transmission on Nuetral...

Well, I went into 4H... then drove around alternating between 4H and 4L. Ending up in 4H before making it back to pavement.

Then I couldn't get it back to 2H. What happened is the trail was mild and got worse so I switched to 4L... then on the way out just the opposite. What a bitch to get back to 2H though.

I just tried it again in my parking lot and it went into 2H no problem from 4H to 2H and from 4L to 2H. So, I guess it was because I was driving around alternating 4H and 4L that it was a pain to get back?

When you stoped to put it back in 2wd where you on a hill?

Nope, flat surface.

i have the exact same problem. can't figure it out...

I think I figured it out.

4H to 2H you need to be in drive and moving a tad.

4L to 2H you need to be in neutral. If you go to 4H first then you need to be in drive before 2H.

Thats what I figured out on my own... dunno if its correct but it works.

I'm always moving when I try to switch back into 2... still doesn't work

you have to push the shifter down and forward at the same time

Take your foot off the gas and coast. You must shift without any load on the transmission.