Why did I not have front wheels spinning?

[Dug]

Tomp , i'm wondering if your last post just pin pointed your problem.
Sounds like your shift motor is slow or T/C needs oil ???? or something is making it shift slow. You said it was binding and hadnt unlocked after shifting out for a little while when you were going to the gas station. Probably it is shifting in slow also , maybe thats why it wasnt locked in when in question , because you had just shifted in at the bottom of the hill and it hadnt engaged yet by the top of the hill even though it was in low range maybe it wasnt fully locked yet. Just guessing.

[tomp]

Originally Posted by Dug

Tomp , i'm wondering if your last post just pin pointed your problem.
Sounds like your shift motor is slow or T/C needs oil ???? or something is making it shift slow. You said it was binding and hadnt unlocked after shifting out for a little while when you were going to the gas station. Probably it is shifting in slow also , maybe thats why it wasnt locked in when in question , because you had just shifted in at the bottom of the hill and it hadnt engaged yet by the top of the hill even though it was in low range maybe it wasnt fully locked yet. Just guessing.

Now you got me wanting to check it because I changed the fluid over to mobil1 ATF about 2 months ago. I remember that foam gasket sealer was protruding out at the bottom of the TC. I didn't think this would cause a leak, as there should be a real gasket in there as well - at least there should be.

Can the TC change into lower gearing without locking front?

[Hummie2]

Originally Posted by tomp

Can the TC change into lower gearing without locking front?

It could be possible. There are 2 shift forks, one for hi/lo range and one for lockup.