bobbolotune wrote:
Reality Check wrote:
What's the manual say? It's easy for some of us to know who actually has knowledge and who's giving advice based on their cousins here say, but if it isn't so clear, you might be best to just go read the instructions from the source.
The RAM manual talks about switching into 4WD but says nothing about switching out. It doesn't talk about binding and releasing binding when switching. As far as I can find, and I did look carefully.
Shame on them and good on you for looking. As others have stated and you have picked up on, the binding is normal. It's a finesse thing to get it out of 4L, but not a big nor difficult thing to learn. The backing up is related to unlocking the automatic hubs, not necessarily releasing the pressure in the transfer case, but the backing up a bit could help in that regard.
I think others have covered it, but when switching from 4L back, the vehicle should not be moving (Neutral or park). Most that I know/drive with, use Neutral, as often during this dance, just releasing the brake a bit and allowing inches of movement while in Neutral, is enough to release the bind (can't do that very well in Park). Just seems to be a common solution that is easy to use.
