I got stuck in some mud the other day, went to shift into 4 wheel drive and the shifter just floats freely feels like it is not connected to anything. rear wheel drive still works fine.  is there a linkage that may have come apart or broken? and most importantly is this something i should attempt to fix with my limited mechanical ability,tools and knowledge or should i take it to a shop.  i had to be pulled out by a ford...very embarrassing!!!  Thanks in advance for any help or advice you have to offer

Use our Part number lookup tool to see how the gear select works

 

 

select the transfercase section out of the drop down, I think it is page 505 you can see the linkage parts 12,13,14,15

 

Should be VERY easy to crawl under the truck and figure out what's up.

Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Me78569