71 cj5 has warn O/D and pto winch. help me shift!!

I just got my first jeep! It has a 3 speed with a warn overdrive. I can shift the gears fine, but cant find the transfer case gears very good. It seems that I have no low 4x4. top is high something mid is neutral and back is high something. also can I shift this overdrive while on the go? It says all range overdrive and seems to work in all gears even reverse. Also It has a ramsey pto winch on the front which seems to work good. any tips for using it? 90 weight oil in winch or? Thank you anyone D.

 

Sounds like you have a single stick Dana 18. Shift pattern should look something like this:



Overdrive pattern is this:

 

http://www.bearcreeksurvey.com/ForumOnly.htm

Link to shift pattern decals, see Announcements in the for sale section for more info.

 

On a dana 18: all the way up is 2H, next position going to rear is 4H, after that is neutral, THEN 4L.

On a dana 20: 4H, 2H, N, 4L (If I remember right)

 

He's got a Warn Overdrive, so its gotta be a Dana 18.

 

On my old 68 CJ6, the transfercase was hard to tell what position was correct, like it had a warn out dentent. It was taken care of with a rebuild. If yours has the same problem, I recommend trying to shift it slowly until it engages. My 4 Low was alway hard to find.

Jim

 

on transfer case I just cant find more than three gears. at the forward position is a gear?? middle is a long neutral and back is another gear. both gears feel high to me though am i not finding low? My dash has the stickers for how to shift, but I just cant get them working. thanks for thew help

 

check the shift rods, sounds like a broken pin on the high/low shaft.

 

Where are you located? If you're in my neck of the woods I'd be happy to swing by.

 

spray wd-40 (or equiv) on the shift rods as mine WILL rust in place over the winter building season.

 

Welcome from Havasu. Drop by the Introductions and tell us about yourself. Maybe one of us is just around the corner.

 

what engine do you have?? might it be a twin sitck case missing a lever guys? high neutral high sounds like it's the 4wd lever. i know the levers pivot on the same shaft, but it might be missing. the single stick will have a big sort of C bent in it, and the twin sticks will look like a "normal" shifter.

 

orangeaid: Pictures would REALLY help. Particularly of the shifter in the up position, middle, and down so we can see what you mean. Once we see it, advising would/should be a cinch. Do you have a digicam and means to post 'em? (see our "help" section for posting pics).

 

pics would be nice.

New thought: Some time ago I recall reading about a SINGLE speed case on jeeps, wagoneer I think?

 

with the help of a friend, we rewired the orange-aid today! I will be tearing into the t case in the next day or so. when I get up in the morning I will figure out how to post pics...then watch out jeepers .....I WILL HAVE QUESTIONS!!! Thanks