So I purchased my 86 this weekend and it won't go into Nuetral or 4LO on the transfer case. It will hit 4hi but not 4lo. Any Ideas? And I will get pictures of it up eventually. Gotta wax it to fully show off the rust.
86 60 won't go into 4LO
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Are you saying that it if you crawl under the truck and try to push the shift lever into neutral or 4 low it won't go? Does the lever move? If the shift lever moves but the truck does not shift, then the problem may be that the high and low inner lever has slipped down and is not engaged with the shift fork.
If this is the problem you might be able to loosen the clamp and pull up on the shift lever to engage the slot in the shift fork, but don't drop the lever into the transfer case.
If this is the problem you might be able to loosen the clamp and pull up on the shift lever to engage the slot in the shift fork, but don't drop the lever into the transfer case.
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I can't physically move the lever over into the N or 4LO position. Its like it is being blocked...I tried muscling it and just forcing it to no result. I think it would work if I could just get it over into the gear.
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Climbed under it last night and not sure what I should see. It looks like there is a lever blocking the shifter from moving to the right. Does anyone have a picture of what I should be looking for?
FWIW, the xfer case shifter in the 1984 FJ60 I owned was very hard to shift. It sounds as though you have tried brute force on yours. That one of mine, I moved the truck backwards and forwards and really "got western with it" before it would shift. Not sure who I asked about it, but someone said that hard xfer case shifting in those things was not uncommon.
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hmmmm maybe I should just give it the beans.....Rock it in 4hi and then put trans in nuetral and see if it will move
Had the same problem when I got my 85. Found that it had just not been exercised forever. I sprayed my linkage underneath several times with PB. Finally got it to move with alot of pull. Just kept moving it back and forth. It is still stiff but shifts fine.
Try engageing it after you put it in reverse and back the cruiser up abit. Mike
have you tried letting the clutch out while you push over on the tc lever
2mbb my have same problem on 4Lo too and I drop inner lever and I have hard time to get back?
this exploded view is a little difficult to understand. The perspective looking from the to the right side an back. The blue arrow points to the front, and the red arrow points towards the transmission (towards the left side of the truck). There is a shift gate that is mounted to the side of the transmission. It should allow 2hi, 4ih, N, 4lo, but does not allow 2lo. One way to determine if it is the linkage or the transfer case is to remove the linkage from the "high and low outer lever" then see if you can turn the lever by hand.
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Well I got it last night...had to stand on passenger side and pull it like a mofo. Got it to move.
kevin in okinawa
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this seems to work for as well!
maybe you linkage is all f*cked up
You would be totally lost without your "EXPLODED VIEWS"
Haha. I know for sure I would be off by a few nuts and bolts...
If it's dropped completly inside the case you're in trouble. You might be able to open the cover for the PTO gear and fish it out with a magnet or flexible claw, but I don't think you will get it back in. If it's just slipped down, try pulling it up with a strong magnet.
Otherwise, you will have to disassemble the transfer case. this can be done with the transmission on the truck, but I would recommend spending a little extra time and removing the transmission and transfer as a unit, then you can tackle the transfer case standing up, not flat on your back.
+ 1... Works on every 60 that has this problem. My old man tought me this trick.
Had the same problem with my 1983 BJ60, as you said: standing at the passenger side and heaving on the shifter did the trick - at least started the motivation. Keep working it back and forth and eventually it shall work free up for you and keep soaking it (the pivot points) with penetrating fluid.
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