1995 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD Engaged Wrong


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1995 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD Engaged Wrong

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gukarma
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Jan 28, 2009, 1:21 PM

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1995 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD Engaged Wrong	Sign In

I think I did something bad...

I have 1995 4WD Nissan where the part time 4wd works very well. Well, it was snowing a lot today (1 foot), so I decided to try the full time 4wd because what the hell. I am pretty sure I followed the instructions properly (put in N first) but I heard a grinding noise and could feel it coming through the stick that shifts into 4wd. I immediatly put it into park (while the car was still on) and heard some grinding but it eventually went away. I put into part time and drove is for about ten minutes without any problems.

Questions: Should I be worried? Did I damage my gear box?

Thanks!

Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 28, 2009, 2:14 PM

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Re: 1995 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD Engaged Wrong	Sign In

I'm not familiar with both part and full time personally but for myself if anything is unsure I shift if by lever in Neutral with engine OFF!

That grinding you heard can't be good but you may be lucky this time and nothing happened. Can't say from here and my guess is you'll know next time you try if there are wild noises when it really does engage as it's supposed to if it will,

T

Todd Norton
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Feb 15, 2009, 2:36 PM

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Re: 1995 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD Engaged Wrong	Sign In

usually if you come to a complete stop , shift to neutral then shift to 4wd , put vehicle back in drive away you go sometimes you will then hear or feel a little clunk now you are engaged -these units are pretty rugged i doubt you did any damage hope this helps Todd

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