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Originally Posted by Pyral
Don't forget the VF3AM transfer case equipped on multi-mode 4wd from 99-02 models. The difference between this and the VF2A is that the VF3AM has a center diff and therefore can be driven safely on road in AWD.
This uses the push button, not the jshifter
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The VF3AM transfer case was already mentioned earlier in the thread, but never came factory behind a manual transmission.
There is also 2 different versions of this transfer case.
99-00 used a j-shift shift pattern with a push button on the shifter for 4hi. With this version the 2hi/4hi/4hi locked are controlled by the shift lever closing/opening different switches that tell the 4wd computer what selection you are in and it actuates the front diff actuator and transfer case actuator. The shift lever physically changes the high/neutral/low shift lever in the transfer case.
01-02 uses a button on the dash for 4hi locked and another button for 2wd/4wd selection. The transfer case shift lever is a straight forward/back pattern for high/neutral/low.
EDIT: I'm not sure if the transfer cases in 96-98 were classified as a VF3AM. They were electronically actuated, but did not have a center differential for 4hi(awd).
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