Jeep Liberty Transfer case

Need to crawl under and inspect the pivot point 'bushings'
Plastic bushings were used and wear out

Moved to Dinghy Towing forum from Towing.

are you putting the trans in neutral? e brake on

when you put in neturel does it go easy from 2wd? mine goes in with 2 fingers, if not check linkage if that is ok then I have had problems with plastic sleves coming /breaking off the shift forks inside the tc. is this a 231 or a 242 transfer case . 231 ---2wd-4wd hi- neturel-4wdlow. 242 2wd -4wdful time- 4wd part time- neturel-4wd low? the 231 tc is bullet proof and very easy to work on same with 242 only a few extra parts

chryslermastertech wrote:
when you put in neturel does it go easy from 2wd? mine goes in with 2 fingers, if not check linkage if that is ok then I have had problems with plastic sleves coming /breaking off the shift forks inside the tc. is this a 231 or a 242 transfer case . 231 ---2wd-4wd hi- neturel-4wdlow. 242 2wd -4wdful time- 4wd part time- neturel-4wd low? the 231 tc is bullet proof and very easy to work on same with 242 only a few extra parts

It goes EASY from 2wd to 4wd and then to neutral with no problem or resistance. But when I try to return to 2wd from neutral, it is difficult. Trying to keep from jamming it into 2wd and after numerous attempts it will go to 2wd position. I can feel shifter going into 2wd.It almost feels like it gets into the right "notch" if that makes any sense. Also, from your description it sounds like transfer case is 231 type.

I always put the trans in neutral before changing the transfer case from neutral to 2wd. If the trans is in park it doesn't allow the input shaft of the transfer case to move just a bit to allow the easy shift back to 2wd.

alid wrote:
I always put the trans in neutral before changing the transfer case from neutral to 2wd. If the trans is in park it doesn't allow the input shaft of the transfer case to move just a bit to allow the easy shift back to 2wd.

I also leave trans in neutral as well when attempting to place transfer case in2wd.

I had a 2006 for a while, and I remember some part of the TC shifting gave me trouble too, but never failed to finalize. I believed it was the nature of the thing,....learned to live w/ it.
The 2012 Lib I have now, much easier, but the TC is electric shift.

Kennyg wrote:

chryslermastertech wrote:
when you put in neturel does it go easy from 2wd? mine goes in with 2 fingers, if not check linkage if that is ok then I have had problems with plastic sleves coming /breaking off the shift forks inside the tc. is this a 231 or a 242 transfer case . 231 ---2wd-4wd hi- neturel-4wdlow. 242 2wd -4wdful time- 4wd part time- neturel-4wd low? the 231 tc is bullet proof and very easy to work on same with 242 only a few extra parts

It goes EASY from 2wd to 4wd and then to neutral with no problem or resistance. But when I try to return to 2wd from neutral, it is difficult. Trying to keep from jamming it into 2wd and after numerous attempts it will go to 2wd position. I can feel shifter going into 2wd.It almost feels like it gets into the right "notch" if that makes any sense. Also, from your description it sounds like transfer case is 231 type.

The other question I wanted to ask is how easy was it to go back from neutral to 2wd?

READ the owners manual that should have come with the automobile.
Pay attention to what it says and follow the directions. It will work for you. It's a very easy process. If you don't have an owners manual there are places where you can purchase them.