newb questions about 95 Yukon

[stykthyn]

I just drove a 95 yukon yesterday and I have a few questions. This is the first GM full size truck I have ever driven.

When the vehicle was going into and out of 4low it would grind. This was while it was in neutral and parked on a flat surface, and I literally had to force the lever into and out of position. 4-hi was smooth as silk.

Second the brakes felt very mushy. Could this just mean that it needs the lines bled? It stopped fine, but I felt I had to stand on them in order to do so.

I am currently driving an 05 ram and maybe its the dual piston calipers, but it stops fairly quicly for a 6k lb vehicle.

The tahoe is a potential purchase and I am just looking for info before I start haggling or even decide to buy.

 

[josetizapan]

Welcome to the forum.

The grind could mean that the tranfercase motor is shot and that not a cheap fix.

Not sure what to tell you bout the breaks.

 

[stykthyn]

so it should be just as smooth into low gear as hi gear?

 

[josetizapan]

It should feel the same on all gears but now that i read you're post again it might be different for the lever type then the push button type, but anything that grinds that has to do with the transfercase or the tranny is not good at all.

 

[stykthyn]

it just really felt like it wasnt syncing very well. really had to force it. I am not liking that.

 

[josetizapan]

If you plan to buy it i will suggest to get it checked by a tranny shop and they will be able to tell you if thats normal but i dont think it is.

 

[stykthyn]

its just the first I have looked at. I have several others that I am viewing over the few weeks.

 

[drod1977]

i also have a 95 tahoe, anyway im far from a mechanic but any grinding into 4wd is no good.

 

[ChrisInWI]

If your wife grinds on you when you put it in 4wd, that's not a bad thing

 

[TheBeast99]

well with my 99 back in December, the one time i put it in 4Lo it grinded too. freaked me out so i quickly put it back in 2wd.
4wd auto and 4Hi work nice and smoothly, so oh well. i'm fine with that.
4Lo you can only go like, what, a max of 25-30mph? so i don't care if i can or can't use it