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Bill Davis - 30 Aug 2004 04:33 GMT

98 Tacoma manual hubs transfer case is stuck in 4x4. Shifting through
gears does nothing to alleviate the problem. what is wrong? (glad it has
manual hubs!)

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Roger Brown - 30 Aug 2004 04:43 GMT

> 98 Tacoma manual hubs transfer case is stuck in 4x4. Shifting through
> gears does nothing to alleviate the problem. what is wrong? (glad it has
> manual hubs!)

What caused it to get stuck in the first place? Perhaps it is common
drivetrain binding from driving in 4WD on a high traction surface, like
pavement. If so, it should loosen up and allow for shifting back to
2WD. Does the t-cace shifter move at all? If it does move, then it may
have popped out of the shift rails inside the t-case. Usually 4 bolts
to pull the shifter base for a look inside.

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Bill Davis - 30 Aug 2004 05:01 GMT

I don't know; it was fine last week but now it's stuck. I did take it out
yesterday on my usual run to the mine and noticed nothing different until I
got home and was cleaning it today. Yes it shifts through the gears fine
except for some chatter going into 4 wd High. Putting the T Case in neutral
makes no difference either. I though nothing was engaged in that position?

: > 98 Tacoma manual hubs transfer case is stuck in 4x4. Shifting through
: > gears does nothing to alleviate the problem. what is wrong? (glad it has
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: have popped out of the shift rails inside the t-case. Usually 4 bolts
: to pull the shifter base for a look inside.

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Roger Brown - 30 Aug 2004 06:16 GMT

> I don't know; it was fine last week but now it's stuck. I did take it out
> yesterday on my usual run to the mine and noticed nothing different until I
> got home and was cleaning it today. Yes it shifts through the gears fine
> except for some chatter going into 4 wd High. Putting the T Case in neutral
> makes no difference either. I though nothing was engaged in that position?

With a single stick shifter, there is no true neutral in the transfer
case. The neutral position is still in 4WD, so front and rear
driveshafts are still connected, just not getting any power from the
transmission. There are twin stick shifter conversions that split the
2-4 and H-N-L functions apart and let you get a 2WD-Neutral.

It may be that the shifter popped out of the shift rails inside the
case. A quick look inside would be able to tell that. I've had my
4Runner case bind up in 4WD (drove onto a paved section at the end of a
trail we were running). Unlocking the hubs didn't help unload things,
but I drove along for a ways, holding some light pressure on the t-case
shifter and it popped back into 2WD in a few hundred yards. Sometimes
going in reverse can help, too. I now get in the habit of pushing the
case into 2WD while driving straight ahead on dirt/gravel just before
hitting pavement.

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Bill Davis - 30 Aug 2004 07:00 GMT

: It may be that the shifter popped out of the shift rails inside the
: case. A quick look inside would be able to tell that. I've had my
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: case into 2WD while driving straight ahead on dirt/gravel just before
: hitting pavement.

I haven't tried the reverse trick yet. How far do you have to go in
reverse? I was on dirt all day when I used 4x4. It's the same routine every
weekend. If the "shifter popped out of the shift rails," how is that fixed?

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Roger Brown - 30 Aug 2004 07:50 GMT

> I haven't tried the reverse trick yet. How far do you have to go in
> reverse?

Sometimes only a few feet, sometimes more.

> I was on dirt all day when I used 4x4. It's the same routine every
> weekend. If the "shifter popped out of the shift rails," how is that fixed?

Pull out out and stick it back into the right place.

It could also be that something inside the t-case popped out of place.

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