Hard to come out of 4WD
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Hard to come out of 4WD
Hey folks, what would cause a truck to be hard to get out of 4WD? Mine will go in 4H very easy and smooth, it will go from 4H to 4L very easy and smooth, but it want go from 4H to 2H very easy. It feels just like its locked in 4H and can't be moved at all. The way I do it is to stop, put tranny in neutral, and try to shift, but it want go. After I jiggle the handle around a few times from 4H to 4L and maybe rock the truck a little, it will eventually slide in to 2H. The truck is the one in my sig and it has manual locking hubs. Could this be a linkage issue or what? I would greatly appreciate your help with this one.
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Check the fluid level in the t-case and tranny. Also look at the fluid to make sure it isn't yucky. The pickup I have had some issues going from 4lo to anything else due to the fluid being both low and burned looking. I don't know when the last time was that your fluid was changed but it might help to do so. I changed everything to synthetic and it shifts very very smooth.
Just to let you know I'm not talking only Toyota's I had a similar issue on a 1977 Scout II. Turns out the fluid had never been changed and it came out looking like grape jelly. After the change to new fluid it was smooth as silk.
Just to let you know I'm not talking only Toyota's I had a similar issue on a 1977 Scout II. Turns out the fluid had never been changed and it came out looking like grape jelly. After the change to new fluid it was smooth as silk.
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We had a thread about this a while ago, i remember me and some other people also have the same problem, mine hasnt done it in a long time *knocks on wood*
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It's actually easier to shift between 2h and 4h when moving straight forward. You can shift between 2h and 4h at any speed under 55mph(factory recommendation, but I've done it at higher speeds) Just don't drive it in 4wd on dry pavement
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Hey folks, what would cause a truck to be hard to get out of 4WD? Mine will go in 4H very easy and smooth, it will go from 4H to 4L very easy and smooth, but it want go from 4H to 2H very easy. It feels just like its locked in 4H and can't be moved at all. The way I do it is to stop, put tranny in neutral, and try to shift, but it want go. After I jiggle the handle around a few times from 4H to 4L and maybe rock the truck a little, it will eventually slide in to 2H. The truck is the one in my sig and it has manual locking hubs. Could this be a linkage issue or what? I would greatly appreciate your help with this one.
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That usually has to do with a chain driven t-case although it may work for ours also.
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Actually, even with manual locking hubs, backing up will help the Tcase come out of gear. It relieves the pressure on the gears so you can pop the left back into 2wd. Usually after a good day of wheeling, my case will be tough to get out of 4wd. Backing up a few feet allows it to pop out with ease.
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Yes, I tried that also. Used to have to do my old chevy like that. The shifter actually feels like I'm banging up against a metal stop when I try to go from 4H to 2H. After I play with it for a while, it will eventually slide in nice and smooth like it is suppose to. I didn't try it while moving forward but will tomorrow. I just thought this was a little unusual that it would be so difficult. I haven't checked the fluid yet, but I'll go ahead and change both tranny and the tc while I'm at it. What is a good brand synthetic and what weight should I use in the tranny? Thank ya fellas.
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Actually, even with manual locking hubs, backing up will help the Tcase come out of gear. It relieves the pressure on the gears so you can pop the left back into 2wd. Usually after a good day of wheeling, my case will be tough to get out of 4wd. Backing up a few feet allows it to pop out with ease.
I just took what he said one way, didn't think about binding
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its hit or miss most of the time when i try to get it back into 2wd, most of the time it goes into 2wd with no problem other times i feel the shift lever is going to snap off trying to get it out of 4wd. i guess its the nature of the beast
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Actually, even with manual locking hubs, backing up will help the Tcase come out of gear. It relieves the pressure on the gears so you can pop the left back into 2wd. Usually after a good day of wheeling, my case will be tough to get out of 4wd. Backing up a few feet allows it to pop out with ease.
Driveline bind is fun!
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I believe in the last discussion about this, we came to the conclusion that the hole reason is the fact that the Toyota transfer case is a directly connected symmetrical 4wd (as to front and rear, the power is distributed evenly), and the simple act of turning while locked in 4wd causes the front to travel further than the rear, causing the gear binding, and ultimately the "issue" of getting out of 4wd and back into 2wd
simplest solution is to just do as the others have said; drive in a straight line in 4H at about 5-10 miles per hour, apply pressure forward onto the t-case shifter, and it'll pop right into 2H once the tention works itself out while driving
that's all I do, and it works every time
simplest solution is to just do as the others have said; drive in a straight line in 4H at about 5-10 miles per hour, apply pressure forward onto the t-case shifter, and it'll pop right into 2H once the tention works itself out while driving
that's all I do, and it works every time
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Actually, even with manual locking hubs, backing up will help the Tcase come out of gear. It relieves the pressure on the gears so you can pop the left back into 2wd. Usually after a good day of wheeling, my case will be tough to get out of 4wd. Backing up a few feet allows it to pop out with ease.
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It's perfectly normal...