884runner

how come i have to put my 4wd stick back in 2wd and then back up about 10-15 feet to disengage my 4wd. Is this normal. should i not just be able to unlock my hubs and stick it in 2wd and then just go. Also sometimes my 4wd light turns off but i'm still in 4wd. Is my 4runner just odd or do others have to do this too.

toy283

Sounds like you have manual hubs. Only automatic hubs require the silly backing up to disengage.

884runner

i had autolocking hubs but got got warn manuals a long time ago and still have to do the silly backing up thing to disengage the 4wd. Is there anything i can do so i don't have to do the backing up thing anymore?

Fink

I have auto. hubs and mine disengages immediately. Weird...

Fink

toy283

Buy some Aisins?

Loonz

Gotta love it when you comes across the same subject you were going to post about, Although i cant help the originator of the post Maybe i can squeeze some more info out of you fellahs. I have shift on the fly 4 wheel drive. But when i try to engage it the 4WD light flicks on and makes a clickDa click click sound...<lovely imitation you ask me> Anyone know what that could be? I thought it might be either a sylenoid <sp> or the vacuum hubs... And also Would i have to do the silly backup thing to disengage my 4WD??? Any Info Would Be Appreciated Greatly!!!



Heres to always savin someones butt!

Thanks~

-David

P.s. My Runner is a '94 V6 3.0l Automatic.

AgRunner06

I hate to say it but you don't have the auto hubs. You have the ADD hubs. It's basically like having manual hubs that are locked all the time. The cv shafts always spin. I know there was some 4runners will true auto hubs but I think they were only up to the early 90's but I could be wrong.

Ok, so your light stays on after you unlock your hubs and put the t-case lever in 2wd. Hey guys, does he still have the regular ADD setup just originally with the auto hubs? I'm sure someone will know.

The warn hubs do the same thing the aisins do. I would think that there isn't any need to back up with the manual hubs. But I could be wrong.

If it were my guess, I would say that you have a vacuum leak somewhere or a solenoid going bad.

Good Luck