Problem in 4WD

[cruiserhunter]

Howdy all,

Here's my problem:

I went camping in oklahoma and decided to get Eleanor (86 fj60) dirty. I put her into 4H and started rolling around. I looked down and notice that I was no longer in 4H. I continually put her into 4H and she kept on popping out. FInally I used a leash to keep her in 4H. What is wrong and what can I do to fix it?

Thanks for your help


Patrick

 

[dogboy2]

my guess would be that the linkage needs adjustment.....got a Toyota service manual handy?

-dogboy- '87 FJ 60

 

[lovetoski]

dogboy - I have a FSM for my 60, and it doesn't offer any help (that I can find) regarding how to adjust the linkage to get best performance. I ended up doing it by trial and error...

patrick/cruiserhunter - to get to the linkage you need to remove the transfer/tranny skid plate. Look up under the truck under neath where the transfer shift lever is, and you'll see the shift linkage. You adjust the linkage by removing a nut from on top of the ball end of the shift linkage (the ball end has a rubber boot on it). The nut is 12mm. The nut has a washer under it. Once the nut and washer are removed, pull the ball-end down, so that the threaded stud comes down and out. (Note when you put this stud back in that it has a flat side that must be lined up correctly to fit back into the bracket.) The linkage has a lock nut - and you need to loosen it to do the adjustment. To eliminate the "came out of 4H" problem I adjusted the linkage longer - that is, I turned the adj counter-clockwise. In total it took 4 full turns to keep it in 4H. (I did one turn, then test and repeat.)

Hope this helps.

 

[cruiserhunter]

thanks alot lovetoski,
i'll give the adjusting a try tomorrow. Glad to hear it's not something freaky and expensive. I'll let ya'll know.

Thanks again
patrick

 

[patride71]

yo cruiserhunter, when you moving up here next month?

need another 60 in the area!

 

[Landpimp]

check the motor and trany mounts, if busted it can do whats happening to you

what happens in low?

could also be linkage or ?

 

[Deep South Cruisers]

My truck does this in 4-lo and it's because the shift boot keeps the shifter from going all the way into gear and when the truck flexes a little the boot kicks it out of gear.

 

[jhstatts]

Would a worn/leaking linkage cause a rattling noise in normal 2WD? Something in my tranny/t-case area is leaking (I looked at the boot the other day and it was pretty wet in that area).

 

[dogboy2]

you got a lot of "rattles" in that there truck of yours Jason

sounds like you might be in for some new seals in the tranny & t-case.....hard to say without knowing more

-dogboy- '87 FJ60

 

[jhstatts]

dogboy... yeah, I do have a rattle, but just one. I am trying to figure out where it is coming from. I have not ruled out the driveline (at least the front).

The sound is very faint and very slow at slower speeds (like pulling forward in a drive thru line). It gets louder and faster as speed is increased, but I can't hear it at highway speeds (due to the wind noise).

How much would getting new seals run me?