Won't come out of 4wd

[sdw]

The car won't come out of 4wd.

You push on the lever and it won't move into 2wd.

I haven't worked on one before so am unsure where to start.

Any help would be appreciated.

tks

Sean

[keith]

You could try rocking the car forward and backward just a little while pushing on the lever. You could also jack up one rear wheel, move it back and forth while someone pushes on the lever.

[sdw]

i will give that a try.

tks

sean

[Mattel]

youve bound up the transmission, a bit of reversing sometimes helps... your not on dry tarmac are you?

[xirdneh]

The car won't come out of 4wd.

You push on the lever and it won't move into 2wd.

I haven't worked on one before so am unsure where to start.

Any help would be appreciated.

tks

Sean

put it in reverse and back up (do it somewhere where you can get some speed)
while car is moving push in clutch and try to move it out of 4wheel drive
this has worked for me everytime on several tercels

[Snax]

After the first time of binding it into 4WD myself, I decided that the ONLY time to try to shift it into or out of 4WD is while moving straight. Otherwise you are just in for a fight.

[takza]

Main thing with ANY car...don't force the shift levers...asking for a world of hurt if you do.

[Rickety Rhino]

I get mine out of 4WD when it's stuck by accelerating rapidly in 1st gear, straight ahead, then at the peak, push the 4WD lever into 2WD.

[Lazymechanic]

Alright here's the deal. I've found that since there's no differential between front and back with my tercel or my GM pickup, the wear of the tires front to back dictates how easy it is to shift out of 4wd. If you rotate the tires regularly, you can feel when the driving wheels (front in the tercel, rear in my truck) have worn down to where the're even with the others. There's a three week period (for me atleast) when there's no binding. After that, its up to you how much extra drag you want to impose on the car in 4wd mode. This drag also puts force on the drive train. If, in the Tercel, the fronts are larger and you'er going forward, you can try shifting out of 4wd while entering or just after leaving a turn. If they're smaller, you have to back up. Bein' as I'm a lazy mechanic and all, I usually just use front wd and only go into 4wd when I'm on dirt.