No go?

[tucker74]

I'm a LC guy so I need a little help here - the folks have a '95 Tacoma (LX, 3.4L, 4WD, 5-speed) they use to pull the pontoon in and out of the lake. So I'm talking to my mom yesterday and she says the x-fer case is locked up. Evidently they put it in 4-hi to pull the boat out and back it into it's spot...put it back in 2-hi and unlocked the hubs...and pulled forward and parked (live on the lake, no road driving). All was fine. The next day the truck won't go - forward or reverse...trys to move and bogs down. I'm thinking the e-brake is locking up the rear drums...cant imagine a transfer going out on a Toyota without warning (that's just how she described it). Cant look at it until next weekend...but I was going to put a jack under the rear axle and see if the wheels would rotate freely...then start pulling drive shafts etc. Anyone else seen anything like this?

Tucker

 

[offroadkid]

Try www.ttora.com. It's a Tacoma club I used to belong to.

 

[KLF]

My bet is they let the rear axle get under water and the drums filled with water, now the rear brake shoes are rusted to the drums.

 

[cjtt350]

or mabe the rear dif is full of water-its easy to check -pull the dran plug

 

[tucker74]

Something was bound up in the rear diff - finally called a tow truck after exhausting every other option (d.s., rear drum, etc.). When the guy was winching it out to hook up something popped...and all was well (changed diff fluid...no metal). WTF?

Tucker

ps: Yes...I did pull the cover and check it out after...no missing teeth, nothing loose.

 

[cjtt350]

well still whating to here about the problem?--
fixed its self or what?-keep us in the loop ?

 

[sand_box81]

I have a 95 pu and my e-brake cable got stuck after getting wet. the cable not the drum, so take a look ta that(slack in the e-brake line) easy fix just pull/push the cable in/out a few times.
And as for the diff pull the fill plug,not the drain plug cuz if it's good you dont wanna lose any.

hope this helps

 

[sand_box81]

I should check the date next time huhh