Roy thanks. I'll try to be clearer. In my original post I used "TC" meaning "transfer case". As I then said, I shifted the "transfer case" into neutral - meaning I moved the "transfer case" lever from 2H to Neutral. Then to be sure that the transfer case indeed was in neutral, I tried to move the Jeep forward and backwards by shifting the tranny into 1st and into reverse. It indeed was in neutral since letting out the clutch in 1st and reverse resulted in zero movement. Letting out the clutch in 1st resulted in no movement and no noise. Letting out the clutch in reverse resulted in no movement and a bit of a growl sound.
Wondering what the 'growl' might be and if it indicates a problem. When actually towing, planning on having the shifter in 4th gear. Comments?