Transfer case Whirring

[bsmith123]

Today out of the blue the trucker showed up to pick up my FJ and ship it to the UK for my move--so I am scrambling around putting on driveshaft nuts I just got today and throwing parts in the back and strapping down the hood and so forth!


but when I started it up I could hear what sounded like the gears whirring round in the transfer case-- I tried moving the 4wd lever into different positions but the sound didn't stop

hadn't heard that before when I started it and drove it in and out of the garage---just a lever position thing or a possible problem?

In any case I wont see it again until July over in the UK---WTH will I do with myself now I'll have to trim hedges or something

Didnt really have time to try anything with the truck waiting --Driving it up the truck ramp was my first climb in the 40!

 

[IDave]

It's probably upset about the move.

Doesn't it drive you nuts when there's a problem and you can't even work on it?

Did it make the sound with the TC in neutral? Front drive engaged or not?

 

[ranger]

Are you sure its not your throwout bearing?
I'm amazed the shippers let you put parts inside your Cruiser. When I shipped my Cruiser it had to be void of any parts. If it wasn't bolted down, it couldn't go.

 

[bsmith123]

not the TO bearing

no definite it is not the TO bearing totally different ---like gears turning noise

I could hear it in neutral trans where-ever I put the transfer case lever

all the clutch components are new ---I have started it a fair few times and drove it in and out of the garage and even around the block and never heard it

I am thinking maybe the linkage is just out of whack or I need to drive it to disengage 4wd properly or something like that?

 

[IDave]

Is your FD factory vacuum? Sometimes mine would do that a little until it fully engaged, until everything smoothed out from regular use.

 

[bsmith123]

fd

nope, no vacuum --it's a 71 but the drivetrain is all 79---2f with a 4speed and the 4 speed xfer case

 

[IDave]

OK, did it go away with the transmission in neutral?

 

[bsmith123]

neutral

no thats when I heard it --running in the garage in neutral