Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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Over the weekend I decided to take the Bronco off road for a bit. Wound up finding some mud and got stuck. But it was okay. I was in my yard.

Anyhow, I noticed I have no 4wd at the moment. No 4 hi. No 4 low. Just the back axle doing the work.

Which leads me to my question, por que? I have the JB Fab twin stick with no modifications to the case. It's a T shift. Pretty sure I had 4wd back when I had the Duff shifter.

Also, kept popping out of 4 hi when I tried that.

Whole driveline is coming out next week. Just wondering what I should be looking for.
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1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.

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1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.

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Re: Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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if you can hold it in gear and it works, detent springs are broke/ wore. Just went through that on mine about a year ago. The good thing is you have to get the shift forks loose from the inside, re-seal kit in your future!!!
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Shift forks are probably loose on the rails.
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Re: Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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Your stick rubbing the floor? Mine are rubbing the floor causing it to pop outta front low.
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ZOSO wrote:Your stick rubbing the floor? Mine are rubbing the floor causing it to pop outta front low.


No body lift here so I doubt it.
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1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.

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1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.

1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Re: Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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Dirtheadz wrote:if you can hold it in gear and it works, detent springs are broke/ wore. Just went through that on mine about a year ago. The good thing is you have to get the shift forks loose from the inside, re-seal kit in your future!!!


Full rebuild in my future. Want to pull it once and have its done for another 100k.
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1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.

The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.

1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Re: Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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akaFrankCastle wrote:
ZOSO wrote:Your stick rubbing the floor? Mine are rubbing the floor causing it to pop outta front low.


No body lift here so I doubt it.



Mine neither. Thats why the stick rubs the floor. Mines under the tunnel against the side.
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04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine

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Re: Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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Gotcha. I'll have to look for that when I get back to CO.
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1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.

The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.

1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Re: Dana 20 no shifty to 4wd

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I almost hate to ask BUT, You do have a front drive shaft in there dont ya?!

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