Everything (4Hi, 4Lo, Lockers) were lit up as I was engaging them. Looked out my window as wheels spun freely.The Rubicon transfer case is notoriously stubborn to engage due to its high 4:1 ratio. By contrast, the 2.7:1 transfer case on Sports and Saharas is considerably easier.
Normally Jeeps need to be rolling slowly to engage 4-Lo; Rubicons even more so. Further, 9 times out of 10, Rubicons also need to be rolling to engage the lockers.
Lockers only engage in 4-Lo; not in 4-Hi and certainly not in 2WD. If 4-Lo doesn’t engage, by extension the lockers aren’t going to engage either.
Could it be that the Jeep hadn’t rolled enough to engage one or the other, or perhaps either of them?
Sorry, I don’t mean to be argumentative. It’s just that I remember well how temperamental the transfer case and that locker switch could be to engage on my Rubicons.Everything (4Hi, 4Lo, Lockers) were lit up as I was engaging them. Looked out my window as wheels spun freely.
No - fair enough.Sorry, I don’t mean to be argumentative. It’s just that I remember well how temperamental the transfer case and that locker switch could be to engage on my Rubicons.
I don’t know how it works on JL; on JK the lights would come on the dash but keep flashing until the locker(s) had successfully engaged; often times it took several tries. The transfer case was more blind trial-and-error: sometimes the transfer case would stay in 4-Hi —or even Neutral— instead of engaging into 4-Lo.
Jogging your wheels left and right? Aired down? Move foward --> gas it in reverse(bump it!)Maybe. Or not. Been driving in snow climes for 20+ years in a variety of vehicles.
Air down? Sure I aired down to get up a driveway.Jogging your wheels left and right? Aired down? Move foward --> gas it in reverse(bump it!)
You don't even need the lights to know with the transfer case - you can just feel it. You can tell when you go into first gear and you can definitely tell when the transfer case moves into 4hi and 4lo.Sorry, I don’t mean to be argumentative. It’s just that I remember well how temperamental the transfer case and that locker switch could be to engage on my Rubicons.
I don’t know how it works on JL; on JK the lights would come on the dash but keep flashing until the locker(s) had successfully engaged; often times it took several tries. The transfer case was more blind trial-and-error: sometimes the transfer case would stay in 4-Hi —or even Neutral— instead of engaging into 4-Lo.
I think you very badly missed the point of my post.Sorry. but if you could look out the window and SEE THE TIRES SPINNING !!!
You need to learn how to operate a RUBICON !!!
Not being UNFRIENDLY, BUT you say you've been driving over 20 years in snow/different vehicles---then I'M afraid you need some practice/INSTRUCTION to drive in snow CORRECTLY !
W.E.
JIMBO
Airing down in general in 10" of snow = totally irrelevant.Air down? Sure I aired down to get up a driveway.
As I noted I brought up the question because the vehicle seemed more capable in drive than reverse. Thank you to those who offered relevant thoughts!