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Dan Lanciani

In article , writes:
| On 5 Mar 2010 07:20:52 GMT, ddl@danlan.*com (Dan Lanciani) wrote:

| Let me explain why I ask. I have a 1997 Toyota Landcruiser with
| automatic transmission. It also has a (totally mechanical) shift
| on the transfer case to select low or (normal) high speed. The
| manual says to put the automatic transmission in neutral when you
| want to change the transfer ratio. If I follow those instructions
| I hear/feel a nasty gear grinding when I try to shift the transfer
| case, suggesting that somehow the output of the transmission is
| still rotating with at least some force.
|
| The planetarys are still spinning, with some friction dragging the
| output around. Much better to shift in park - or come to a full stop,
| THEN shift into neutral and shift the transfer case quickly

Shifting in park works fine, but I'm not sure why they claim it will
cause the "transmission to damage." But being at a full stop doesn't
help. The specific sequence:

Vehicle parked in garage. Start vehicle in park. Shift to neutral.
Shift transfer case from high to neutral; feel moderate resistance and
tolerable levels of grinding. Attempt to shift transfer case from
neutral to low; feel strong resistance and enough grinding to abandon
attempt.

I've never tried to shift the transfer case with the vehicle in motion.

Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com