2017 Ram 3500 Transfer Case
OK, this may be a really dumb question, but since the truck is brand new I don't want to mess something up. The manual doesn't have specific wording if this is a shift on the fly transfer case. The...
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NJRVer wrote:
Says don't shift transfer case if only one set of wheels is moving. I would take that to mean if you are stuck in 2wd don't shift into 4wd while you are spinning the tires.....
I think this is true for any transfer case. We were at the boat ramp and this lady backed in a trailer with a Jeep Cherokee. The husband runs the 22' boat on the trailer, she starts up the ramp, and the back wheels break traction as soon as the boat sets on the trailer. She guns it with tires squalling and he's back in the boat screaming for her to put it in 4 wheel drive. She can't hear and keeps doing a burnout and he keeps screaming louder.
Finally she looks back and hear's him screaming then reaches down for the T-case shift handle while doing a really nice burn out. KKKKAAABBLLLLOOOOMMMM :S :?
The whole driveline lurched and instantaneously came to a violent stop. We didn't stick around because I knew the pending alcohol fueled argument was going to get nasty and we had small kids with us. However, I'm sure the T-case had to be completely obliterated after that ordeal.
So, there's a real world example of why not to shift into 4X4 when the two drive shafts aren't both spinning.
KJ
