truck wont shift OUT of 4wd... why??

[XHitman396]

so during the recent 'oklahoma blizzard,' i realized that shifting out of 4wd was a small battle. It's an '87 blazer with a 208 transfer case from a similar year. i blew the original transfer case up a while back, and replaced it with this one from a similar year, but believe it or not this was the first time i used it. it works fine while engaged, but would stay engaged when i moved the shifter to 2hi. the only way i could get it to go back to 2wheel is by stopping, putting it into neutral, putting the transfer case in 4lo then slamming it back into 2hi as quick as i could; sometimes it worked, other times it didnt. one time after failing miserably for about 5 minutes, i just put it in reverse and pressed down on the shifter to the 2hi position and it popped out. im pretty clueless to tell you the truth.. any ideas?? thanks..

 

[Hossbaby50]

Sounds like the shift forks inside the case are messed up. You should probably pull the case out & pop it open. It may be as easy as resetting the forks with some new teflon fork pads or it could be F'ed up real bad. The case may need a rebuild or just a freshening. Worst case is you find a case in good shape & swap it in.

Harley