1980 Toyota Pickup Stuck in 4x4

1980 TOYOTA PICKUP
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I locked my front hubs and then put the 4 wheel drive shifter into 4x4. When I got home and went to put it back into regular rear wheel drive, the shifter wouldnt budge. I can move it to other 4x4 options, but not rear wheel drive. It has done this one other time and I am unsure of what I need to do to fix it.
Dec 15, 2006 at 2:56 PM
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[quote:0fa4c21881="1980_toyota_PUP"]I locked my front hubs and then put the 4 wheel drive shifter into 4x4. When I got home and went to put it back into regular rear wheel drive, the shifter wouldnt budge. I can move it to other 4x4 options, but not rear wheel drive. It has done this one other time and I am unsure of what I need to do to fix it.[/quote:0fa4c21881]

Hey PUP,
I would verify that the linkage to the x-fer case is free, if it is I would start to look at the x-fer case itself. Let us know!

Chris
Dec 15, 2006 at 8:49 PM
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Verify that the transfer-case linkage moves freely. If the linkage is free, inspect the transfer case itself.

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The owner of a 1980 Toyota Pickup locked the front hubs and shifted into 4x4, then could not shift back to rear-wheel drive, although other 4x4 positions still moved. This had happened once before. The expert advised checking that the transfer-case linkage is free and, if it is, inspecting the transfer case.

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