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TOYZBOY · Post by **TOYZBOY** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:23 am

I replaced my transmission, out of my 83 tercel sr5 4wd wagon with a tranny out of an 84, now the 4 wd's acting weird. It goes into 4wd ok, just won't go out of it. I have to crawl under to undo it manually. The speed of 4wd is between 5-10 mph at 2500 rpm's. What can I DO TO FIX THIS? :rolleyes:

takza · Post by **takza** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:12 am

As far as I know the trans are identical...maybe you have 4WD linkage that is binding? You know that you should have it out of EL to take it out of 4WD? And the drivetrain has to be under no tension?

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:10 pm

I really have to muscle it out of 4x4 99% of the time. I think thats just how it is. Make sure you have identical tires on all 4 points and they are equally inflated.

3A-C Power · Post by **3A-C Power** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:14 pm

If the tranny change caused this problem it sure sounds like you have mismatched front and rear ratios. 83 and 84 are the same but is there a chance the the new or old diff is not actually original from the car it came from, and could be a different year? If this was the case, you would know because 4WD would be extremely loud and sluggish.

rauzers · Post by **rauzers** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:17 am

My tires are slightly different sizes on the front and rear, and therefore it can sometimes be a real pain to get out of 4wd (I never use 4wd on pavement though). Try putting the car in reverse on a gravel/snow surface and taking the car out of 4wd while moving backwards. This takes all the stress off the drivetrain and it usually slips into 2wd quite easily. The other option is to buy all new tires that are exactly the same size and never drive the car in 4wd on the pavement.

Hope this helps!!