4WD really hard to disengage, ideas?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:44 pm

Good thread, thanks for the info.

Any comments on an '84 (one I test drove) that was hard to shift into and out of 4wd? The rest of the transmisison seemed to shift OK. I noticd it was hard to find the "Extra low" gear while in 4wd, but kind of chalked that up to my inexperience...

Thank you guys,

Jerry

2wagons · Post by **2wagons** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:55 am

I have found that when driving on straight away at moderate speed and then letting the speed off, I can easily take it out of 4WD. I guess the momentary drop in speed takes pressure off the transmission.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:44 am

I should have included in the previous post that it wasn't my intention to hijack it - sorry.

Does the same trick work on engaging 4wd as well? (at speed, let off gas, shove into 4wd) Push clutch in or not when doing so?

864wd · Post by **864wd** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:38 am

I fixed the problem by having four new Toyo ultra 800 all seasons installed just before xmas. Great tires and now shifting out of 4wd is no problem. So it was due to having different sets of tires on front and back. Having four of the same, but worn different can cause the problem as well, so rotating these new tires will be a must. The Front ones will wear faster obviously because of front wheel drive...

Retroloc1 · Post by **Retroloc1** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:58 am

4 tires with Same brand, same model, same size, rotating them every oil service and with good pressures, I never had problems to engage / disengage the real axle.
When I tried to use 2 summer tires + 2 winter ones (same size) I really couldn't disengage without going reverse for several inches in order to release pressure between gears.

The added drag on paved road was easily noticeable, prooving that the two axles were fighting against.

simon84 · Post by **simon84** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:40 pm

I had this discussion about shifting 4wd to 2wd with a friend who has a tercel and he said he had to stop to make the shift, while I find it hard most times but easy on rare occasions. I tried making the shift without using the clutch and it seemed easier. I think if you really play around with finding out how to get your revs, speed and timing the shift just right you can probably master it. Whenever if find it sticky I don't force it, I just try a different speed or revs until it goes. When it goes it often goes with a good thunk.