Front wheel wont go into 4 low

THE LOCKING HUB FEATURE WAS ADDED TO JEEPS AFTER THEIR INITIAL USE

ON EARLY JEEPS LIKE MY '46, THE FRONT AXLE TURNED ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS WHETHER THE ENGINE WAS PULLING THEM IN 4X4 OR IF THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY TURNED WHEN IT WAS IN THE 4X2 POSITION (BACK THEN, THAT WAS FREEWHEELING)

WHAT WE NEED TO DECIDE IS WHETHER YOU HAVE A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM. OR A LOCKING HUB PROBLEM

IF ONE HUB IS NOT LOCKED. YOUR FAULT. OR A MECHANICAL DISCREPANCYTHE FRONT WHEELS WILL NOT PULL!

THE SIDE THAT IS NOT LOCKED IS JUST "FREE", THE OTHER SIDE "THINKS" THAT IT IS BOGGED DOWN OR LOCKED. ALL POWER IS TRANSFERRED TO THE FREE SIDEEVERYTHING IN THE AXLES TURNS AS IT SHOULD. BUT NEITHER WHEEL WON'T GET POWER

LETS TRY THE EZ CHECK 1ST

LOCK YOUR HUBS IN

WITH YOUR FINGERS OR PUSHING THE U-JOINTS THAT ARE OUT ON THE ENDS OF THE AXLE, WITH A RATCHET EXTENSION, SCREWDRIVER, ETC

THE U-JOINT SHOULD NOT TURN ON THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE

UNLOCKING THE HUBS, THEY SHOULD TURN FREE

SEE MY 1ST PIC---USING MY FINGERS, I CAN TURN MINE WHEN THEY ARE UNLOCKED

OTHER PICS ARE OF MY '77, YOUR LOCKING HUBS MAY BE A DIFFERENT BRAND

GET BACK WITH THAT---GIVE ME A BETTER STORY ON HOW LONG YOU HAVE HAD IT---WHEN IT WORKED CORRECTLY---ALL OF THE DRAMA. THIS HELPS ME A LOT

WE WILL CONTINUE WHEN YOU RETURN WITH RESULTS

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THE 1ST PIC I SENT WAS DEALING WITH THE "STOPS" THAT KEEP THE WHEELS FROM RUBBING THE FRAME OR FENDERS

THIS ONE MAY BE LIGHTER AND HAS NO ADDED CRAP

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I'M ON MY LAPTOP RIGHT NOW....I MADE LABELED A PIC LAST NIGHT FOR YOU, IT'S ON THE BIG COMPUTER...I'LL SEND IT WHEN I GET BACK IN FRONT OF IT

ARE YOU MECHANICAL?

WITH A LITTLE PUSH AND PICS ARE YOU ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO TO THINGS?

DO YOU HAVE A REPAIR MANUAL?

TOOLS?

VOLTMETER?

TACH/DWELL METER?

TIMING LIGHT?

THESE ARE NOT REAL EXPENSIVE ITEMS--I CAN HELP YOU FIND THEM IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM......YOU WILL NEED THEM TO DO PROPER FIXES AND TUNING

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2007-ford-taurus-tune-up

I HAVE NOT GOT AS FAR AS EXPLAINING "HOW TO" AND STEP BY STEP WITH BRAKE REPLACEMENT....I HAVE DABBLED A LITTLE INTO IT....MOST CJs THAT COME HERE ARE NOT RUNNING...SELDOM A BRAKE ISSUE. HERE'S SOME IMPORTANTS

SOMETIMES OTHER FOLKS JUMP IN AND LEAVE REPLIES---INSURE YOU KNOW "WHO IS WHO" IN THE POSTS, BY THEIR NAMES AT THE BOTTOM!!!......I ALSO AM LINKING YOU TO DIFFERENT POSTS CONCERNING DIFFERENT VEHICLES......KEEPS ME FROM RE-HUNTING AND PECKING IT OUT ALL OVER AGAIN!.....I HOPE YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1997-toyota-t-100-left-rear-brake-locks-cold

I HAVE ANSWERED MOST ALL OF THE CJs FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO (SEE THE CJ 5 & 7 FORUMS....THIS COULD AID WITH OTHER STUFF)...HERE'S ANOTHER BRAKE POST....SEE MY ANSWER ON "JULY 4"

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1999-ford-f-150-brakes--3

AND ONE MORE

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2002-jeep-wrangler-rear-drum-getting-hot

SALVAGE WHAT YOU CAN OUT OF THESE LINKS

I HAVE A LOT MORE INFO I CAN GIVE....IF YOU EXPLORE THE CJ FORUMS YOU WILL SEE I HANG W/ SOME OF THESE GUYS FOR MONTHS AND ANSWERS GO INTO OVER 100 RESPONSES FOR SOME POSTS

I WILL "TAILOR" MY ANSWERS TO YOU, EVEN WHEN USING LINKS....DO WHAT YOU KNOW SHOULD BE DONE AS FAR AS "GETTING MAINTENANCE AND BROKE STUFF FIXED RIGHT" (IF YOU EXPLORE THE OTHER POSTS)......AS FAR AS TRYING TO METHODICALLY DO TROUBLESHOOTING, TO SAVE TIME AND $$$.....LET ME TRY TO GUIDE YOU!!!!......DON'T JUMP WAY AHEAD!

YOU SHOULD SEE THE TRANSFER CASE PIC I MADE, WITHIN AN HOUR, WHEN I GET BACK TO THE BIG COMPUTER

ARE WE OK SO FAR?

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LETS GET BACK TO THE: "I'VE HAD HIM FOR A WEEK" THING

YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY---PEOPLE DON'T TELL THE TRUTH

I CHANGE EVERY FLUID WHEN SOMETHING NEW GETS TO MY HOUSE--I ALSO INSPECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER

AN "INFANT'S SNOT S.UCKER" AND A PIECE OF 5/16 FUEL LINE HELPS W/ THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE POWER STEERING (IF YOU HAVE IT)

THE DRIVE TRAIN IS NEXT---MOST NEVER GET ATTENTION UNTIL SOMETHING BAD GOES WRONG.....THE "SUPER DOOPER LUBE" PLACE USUALLY TRIES TO S.UCK THE GEAR OIL OUT THRU THE FILL HOLETHIS DOES NOT EVEN "CLOSELY" GET THE CRAP AND WATER OUT OF THE BOTTOM...THE COVERS MUST BE REMOVED TO DO IT RIGHT!

I'M PRESENTLY ABOUT TO TAKE PICS ON HOW TO DO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SO BEAR WITH ME...I WILL DO IT SOON...HOLD OFF ON THE REAR

SEE THIS POST

CJs HAVE REMAINED THE SAME (MOSTLY) SOME OF THE LATER ONES--LIKE '82 ON UP---SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED, SOME/MOST HAVE NOT.......BE ALERT AND CAREFUL THAT YOU DON'T TRY A REPAIR, SPECIFICALLY MEANT FOR ONE OF THEM!

SEE "AUGUST 23, 2012" AT THIS POST......HE ALSO NEEDS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PICS I'M ABOUT TO MAKE

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1978-jeep-cj7-need-help-getting-started-start-on-troubleshooting

LETS GET PICS OF THAT IGNITION AND DISTRIBUTOR TO ME SOON---I UPGRADED MY 1977 TO "MOTORCRAFT" JUST LIKE A '79-UP HAD----THE PRESTOLITE DISTRIBUTOR AND MODULE FOUND IN '78 ON BACK WAS CRAP-CRAP-CRAP!!!!

PICS OF THE WHOLE JEEP AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT TOO...FOCUSED...DIFFERENT VIEWS

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOURS---ENGINE--POWER ????----LIFT?---TYPE CARB---TIRE SIZE????

YOUR INTENTIONS WITH HIM--SHORT AND LONG TERM

ALTHOUGH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SURPASS ME.....DO YOU 'REALLY' LOVE YOUR JEEP?

IS THERE FEMALE INFLUENCE ON YOUR END THAT MAY HINDER YOUR SPENDING OF $$$ TO GET YOUR NEW PAL STRAIGHTENED OUT???

HERE'S THE PICS---THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER SHOULD HAVE LITTLE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT--SNUG THE BOLT IF YOU NEED TO---DON'T LOCK IT SO IT CANNOT MOVE

THE JEEP THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFE SHOULDA GOT A DIRT ROAD RIDE (NOT A PAVED ROAD) ONCE A MONTH WITH THE 4X4 ENGAGED TO KEEP EVERYTHING LUBED....FOR AT LEAST A MILE.......... OBVIOUSLY NOT!

ONCE IT'S GOING, YOU WILL HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT, FROM HERE ON OUT

I HAVE TO WORK FROM 1600 HRS-2130 HRS EASTERN, IF YOU WANT ME TO, I CAN PUT MINE IN ALL OF THE POSITIONS AND TAKE PICS SO YOU CAN SORTA SEE WHAT IS NORMAL FOR THE SHIFTER...LET ME KNOW

LAST PIC MY OTHER "REAL VEHICLE" BESIDE "EXPENSIVE WANNA-BE" TRUCK.....THEY COME IN THE STORE AND ASK ALL ABOUT MINE....BUT NOT MUCH ABOUT THE OTHER GUYS RIG! I GUESS THEY SORTA KNOW, "JEEP WROTE THE BOOK ON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE"

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OH YEAH

LETS NOT BUY NOTHING FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE TILL YOU DISCUSS IT WITH ME. WE MIGHT CAN SAVE YOU SOME MONEY.A FEW BUCKS TO 40%!

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LAST THING BEFORE I GO TO WORK

NOW THAT YOU SEE WHAT THE TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE LOOKS LIKE OUT IN THE OPEN---LOOK UNDER YOURS AND INSURE THE "PINS" ARE IN PLACE. PEOPLE SHOVE NAILS AND OTHER CRAP IN THE HOLES WHEN THEY GET LOST. AS YOU CAN SEE THE ONE SHIFTER LEVER CONTROLS TWO (2) RODS. THE TWO RODS MOVE INDIVIDUALLY. ONE WILL MOVE THEN "DETENT" INTO A SLOT (INTERNALLY)THEN THE OTHER WILL MOVE

DEPENDING UPON WHAT SETTING YOU PUT IT IN, ONE ROD MAY MOVE (THEN LOCK) THEN THE OTHER (THEN LOCK) THE 1ST ONE MAY UNLOCK AND MOVE AGAIN. THIS INSURES THE GEARING GETS MOVED WITHOUT BINDING WITH THE OTHER GEARING

MY 1946 HAS 2 LEVERS, ONE FOR EACH ROD, ON SOME OF THE POSITIONS ONE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE UNLESS THE OTHER IS IN A CERTAIN POSITION

KEEP WORKING YOURS THRU THE POSITIONS AFTER IT'S LUBRICATED AND THE LINKAGE IS CORRECTLY "HINGED OR PINNED"---THEY DO GET STIFF---DO NOT ABUSE IT! PUSHING WITH YOUR FOOT OR LIGHT KICKS, IS ABOUT AS EXTREME AS I WOULD GO. NO HAMMERS OR LEVERING. STUFF WILL BREAK!

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VERY GOOD.'CEPT FOR THE JAR HEAD PART!

AIRBORNE RANGER ('82-'87) WAS ON A SNIPER TEAM DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO. STATIONED AT HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD SAVANNAH, GA (WHEN I WAS THERE) I'VE BEEN TO "THE ISLAND" MANY TIMES TO SHOOT ON YA'LLS "GOLF COURSE SHOOTING RANGES"!

1ST PIC SEE WHAT TOOK THE PLACE OF MY US ARMY "DINKY" RIFLE EXPERT BADGE (THIS WAS PRIOR TO GETTING E-5)

2ND AND 3RD PIC-- GLIMPSES INTO MY MAN CAVE COMPLETE WITH FULL SIZE "TOY RANGER". MY 2ND "GOOD (KEEPER) WIFE" LET ME HAVE THIS ROOM

OK.I WON'T WASTE MY TIME WITH PICS OF THE TRANSFER CASE POSITIONS. SINCE YOU GOT IT STRAIGHT

.I'M GOOD AIN'T I.I HAVEN'T SEEN IT ALL, I HAVE SEEN THE "NAIL THING" IN THE LINKAGE BEFORE!

COMES FROM OWNING NOTHING BUT 6 CJ 5s AND 1 WILLYS, SINCE 1981---WHICH ARE/HAVE BEEN MY PRIMARY DRIVERS.I'VE HAD THE '77 AND '46 SINCE THE EARLY '90s (THEY SEEM TO LAST LONGER AS YOU GET OLDER). NO TELLIN' HOW MANY I'VE HELPED WITH FOR OTHERS

I STARTED DOIN' THE COMPUTER THING (NEVER HAD TOUCHED ONE BEFORE) IN DECEMBER '08 WHEN I BROKE MY FOOT AT WORK AND HAD MANY COMPLICATIONS WITH IT. THAT'S HOW I SORTA GOT STARTED AT 2CAR.

IT'S A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU CAN'T SLAP SOMEONE ON THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD AND "HANDS ON" SHOW 'EM WHAT TO DO. I AM THANKFUL THAT MOST OF THE CJ QUESTIONS I ANSWER, HAVE SOMEONE COMPETENT ON THE OTHER END.I DO ANSWER OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS, THAT I HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF, OR ARE GENERIC. THESE NEW COMPUTER RIGS ARE TOO DANG COMPLICATED WITH SENSORS

I AM STRICTLY DIY, MOSTLY WITH A REPAIR MANUAL, LEARNING FROM OTHERS, "SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS". I HAVE AUTO EXPERIENCE (MOSTLY CJs) AND RELATED TRAINING.I DID NOT GO TO SCHOOLS (EXCEPT FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AUTO, ELECTRICITY, AND MACHINE SHOP.I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH "PRE-COMPUTER AGE VEHICLES)

I'LL HANG WITH YOU. AS LONG AS YOU KEEP THROWIN' STUFF AT ME

HAVE YOU SEEN OTHER POSTS O HAVE ANSWERED?

AS FAR A NEW PARTS YOU NEED.

THIS IS "ADVANCE AUTO PARTS". WHERE I DID THIS

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A JEEP BATTERY. AND JUG OF WASHER FLUID TO "GET ME" OVER THE $100 MARK

THIS ALLOWED ME TO USE "ONE" OF MANY PROMO CODES I COULD FIND FOR THE STORE. THIS PARTICULAR ONE SAVED ME THE MOST FOR MY PURCHASE AMOUNT (OVER $100 SAVE $40!).

I JUST GRAB A NEW TAB AND TYPE IN "PROMO CODES FOR ADVANCE AUTO (OR WHEREVER)". YOU MUST LOOK THRU LOTS OF SITES TO FIND THE BEST DEALS

YOU GOTTA DO YOUR HOMEWORK TO GET THE MOST OUTTA WHATEVER PROMO CODES YOU FIND (MAYBE ONE MIGHT SAY "OVER $200 SAVE 30% + A $50 COUPON"

IF YOU ARE GONNA "PICK UP AT STORE"---RULE OUT THE FREE SHIPPING PROMOS

. THIS "SYSTEM" WORKS AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE. ELECTRONICS STORES. STEAK HOUSES. USE YOUR IMAGINATION!

JUST FOR GIGGLES, I PUT IN THE SAME PROMO CODE I USED ( "FABU" ) AND "PRETENDED A PURCHASE" ---STUCK IT IN MY CART THEN RAN IT THRU THE CHECK OUT. THIS PROMO CODE "FABU" STILL WORKS FOR OVER $100."SELECT STORE" AND "PICK UP AT STORE". ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS WAIT AN HOUR. CODES DO EXPIRE. NOOOO! I TOOK IT OUT OF MY CART, YOU'RE SORTA BACK ON YOUR OWN!

I AM NOT TELLING YOU TO RUSH OUT AND SPEND $$$.I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP IF YOU HAVE TO, EVEN IF YOU GOTTA THROW IN A USEFUL ITEM (RAGS, WAX, TOOLS, WHATEVER), TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A CODE. HOW 'BOUT THIS?

GOT A OVER $200 ORDER--NO PROMOS HELP A LOT?----SPLIT IT INTO 2 SEPARATE ONLINE ORDERS OF JUST OVER $100 EACH---PROMO CODE EACH ONE. IN RANGER BATTALION THE SAYIN' WAS, "IF YOU AIN'T CHEATIN'. YOU AIN'T TRYIN'!"

USE THIS METHOD NOT ONLY FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT DOWN THE ROAD TOO FOR OTHER STUFF. MAYBE A FLAT SCREEN TV?

I DID A SCREEN SHOT OF MY PURCHASE--IT MAYBE HARD TO SEE.I SAVED $40 ON A $96 BATTERY AND SOME WIPER JUICE!

WHAT A DEAL!1. GOOD THING YOU HOOKED UP WITH ME HUH?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ATTACK NEXT?

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OOOOPS!

THE ADVANCE ORDER FORM DIDN'T MAKE IT---I TRY AGAIN

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MY GOSH!

NO WONDER YOU JEEP WON'T GO. IT HAS NO WHEELS. AND 3 BOATS ARE RUNNING OVER IT!

THE VERY BIGGEST PROBLEM YOU MIGHT HAVE IS "VACUUM LEAKS"

IS ALL OF THE NON-NEEDED-VACUUM-CRAP (NNVC!) OUT OF THE EQUATION?

NO OPEN VACUUM PORTS ON THE MANIFOLD OR CARB?

TELL ME WHAT DOES USE VACUUM (LIST 'EM) AND WHAT EACH ONE USES: MANIFOLD OR PORTED VACUUM?

A HALOGEN WORK LIGHT (DAY LIGHT IT IN THERE!--LAY THE HOOD ON THE WINDSHIELD FRAME)---BREATHER/ AND IT'S HOSES REMOVED GIVE ME LEFT/RIGHT/ABOVE PICS. JUST A HAIR CLOSER IN, THAN THE MIDDLE PIC YOU POSTED ABOVE

LET'S GET THE FUEL SYSTEM "CORRECT"---I CANNOT SEE THIS IN YOUR PICS. SEE PICS 1-3

ARE YOU SET UP LIKE MY PICS? (6 CYL HAS SAME SET UP AS AN 8 CYL)

IS YOUR CARB FLOAT SET CORRECTLY?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MAX PRESSURE FOR THE CARB IS?

IS CARB PROPERLY ADJUSTED?

IS TIMING CORRECT? DID IT WITH CORRECT RPM AND VACUUM ADVANCE PLUGGED OFF. SEE MY "COMBO PIC" (PIC 4). VAC LINE IS PLUGGED WHILE BEING TIMED, THEN REPLACED BACK ON WHEN DONE

ARE YOU 100% CONFIDENT IN YOUR TIMING AND CARB TUNING---OR IS THIS SORTA NEW TO YOU?

IS VACUUM ADVANCE LINE MANIFOLD OR PORTED VACUUM?

WHAT IS YOUR TIMING. WHAT IS THE RPM WHEN TIMING. RPM FINISHED, READY TO GO AT IDLE?

A LOT TO ANSWER. IF YOU WILL, NUMBER YOUR ANSWERS W/ A BRIEF EXPLANATION TO WHAT IT MEANS. EX:

1) MAX CARB FUEL PRESSURE IS "x"

2) VAC LINE TO PCV (MANIFOLD)
VAC LINE TO DISTRIBUTOR (PORTED)
ETC

THIS HELPS A LOT WHEN I GO LOOKING BACK FOR STUFF!

WE'LL DO FUEL DELIVERY TESTING SOON

YOUR TURN

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WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE RETURN LINE?

HAS IT BEEN CAPPED OFF?

THIS IS A GIVEN--THE FUEL PUMP IS ON IT'S "CORRECT LINE"---OTHERWISE IT WOULD NOT S.UCK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK

THE RETURN LINE DUMPS INTO THE "TOP" OF THE TANK (NO TUBE TO THE BOTTOM)

SEE???? IN MY LINK THE LONG TUBE GOES TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE OTHER IS THE INLET BACK IN, FROM THE RETURN LINE

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_steel-fuel-tank-dorman--oe-solutions_22149345-p?searchTerm=fuel+tank+sending+unit#

I WANNA KNOW THE STATUS OF THE RETURN LINE ON BOTH ENDS OF IT

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT IT BACK LIKE IT SHOULD BE

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NEED CORRECT FILTER

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_in-line-fuel-filter-fram_22660951-p?searchTerm=fuel+filter

WHAT OTHER STUFF ARE YOU GONNA NEED....FOR SURE???

YOU ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR NOW

......BUT IF YOU GET ENOUGH STUFF...LET'S SAY $50-$100 WORTH.....I'LL HELP YOU FIND A GOOD PROMO CODE, IF UNDER $100!

I JUST TRIED "FABU" TODAY TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL VALID---IT GIVES YOU $40 DISCOUNT FOR ANYTHING OVER $100 (NET COST) BARELY OVER $100 IS FINE........SO, $100 WORTH OF JEEP PARTS FOR $60 !!!......OILS DON'T COUNT......MUST PURCHASE ONLINE FOR IT TO WORK.....WAIT AN HOUR, PICK UP AT THE LOCAL STORE YOU CHOSE

HERE'S YOU ONE!

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_fuel-pressure-gauge-with-inline-fitting-spectre_22906125-p?searchTerm=mini+fuel+pressure+gauge

BETWEEN CARB AND REGULATOR

WHAT ELSE?

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DID YOU GET LOST?

WHAT KINDA UPDATE YOU GOT?

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