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For 1990-2009 cars only

TRANSFER CASE SHIFT NOISE SHIFT FROM 2 WHEEL TO 4 WHEEL

VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1983 "S" LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND MODEL 700-R4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THE FOLLOWING COPY WILL BE ADDED TO PAGE 2-17 IN THE "B" EDITION OF THE 1983 "S" TRUCK OWNER'S AND DRIVER'S MANUAL. TO SHIFT THE TRANSFER CASE FROM 2 WHEEL OR 4 HIGH INTO OR OUT OF 4 LOW OR NEUTRAL, STOP THE VEHICLE, PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, PRESS THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON AND SHIFT WITH ONE CONTINUOUS MOTION. DO NOT PAUSE IN THE NEUTRAL RANGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 4 LOW AS THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME GEAR CLASH.

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