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Tips for Caring for Your Vehicle’s Transfer Case

Tips for Caring for Your Vehicle’s Transfer Case

One of the defining characteristics of cars is their ability to operate on either two or four wheels. This distinction is directly related to how the engine's power is distributed to each wheel and the subsequent impact on driving performance. In a four-wheel-drive...

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Size Does Matter…When It Comes to Tires

Size Does Matter…When It Comes to Tires

Despite what others may say, size does matter…at least it does when it comes to the size of the tires on your AWD or Active vehicle! Vehicles equipped with all wheel drive or “Active” four wheel drive systems are heavily dependent on correct, matched tire sizes....

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Transfer Case Go Boom!!

Transfer Case Go Boom!!

(Or: The Sad Tale of the NP241DLD, NP241DHD, NP271, & NP273 Transfer Case Explosion) A common, catastrophic failure that we see in certain Dodge and Ford 4x4 trucks is no less than the complete destruction of the transfer case with it often left in multiple pieces...

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My 03-07 NP246 Transfer Case Won’t Stay In 4Hi…HELP!

My 03-07 NP246 Transfer Case Won’t Stay In 4Hi…HELP!

A common complaint we receive from customers with NP246 late style transfer cases (2003-2007) is that when they shift into 4Hi the indicator light will flash and then the unit will fall out of 4Hi and go back to 4Auto. This is NOT an internal malfunction of the...

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