Hey just started a fix up (can't afford a full restore) on a 76 FJ40. Bought it because mechanically it is good and the price was right. Body needs work but it can be recovered. However toying around with it the last couple days trying to find gremlins I have found a mechanical snag. The transfer case has a real hard time moving from 2H to 4H. 4H to 4L is no problem. I have read the hard reverse trick on this site and tried it. After trying a couple hard reverses the shifter will now move upward but not very far however that is an improvement as it would not move at all before. Im still not convinced it's even making it all the way in to 2H but at least there is some movement. Now here is the biggest problem. After all my efforts to get this thing to shift to 2H the tcase is making a clunk. Doesn't matter if it's in 4H or 4L it clunks. Only stops when Tranny is neutral and fully stopped. If you are moving it clunks even in transmission neutral just rolling. Now I know what most people are thinking. U joints or shafts but wait one last detail! Put the Tcase in neutral and put the cruiser in gear and it just clunks away. So there is no movement just tranny turning transfer case and the transfer case is just clunking away. Also remember it won't shift into 2H. I am convinced it needs a transfer case rebuild but before I attempt removing that transfer case I am looking for any educated opinions. This is my first cruiser.
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