Ever since I got the car, it’s jumped out of 4wd High ratio (back into 2wd). Low ratio works fine, so as long as you don’t need to go more than 50Km/h then you can use 4wd. Kind of irritating as it would be great to be able to drive along the snowy/icy back roads with the added security of 4wd.
So, I decided to bite the bullet and take the transfer box off and see what I found inside.
It had been suggested to me that the 4wd selector ring and forks were the most likely candidates, so I started by taking off the front drive housing.
The selector fork looked like it could be worn and slightly bent, but wasn’t really all that convincing. Feeling as though there was no other option I decided to change both the fork and the ring. Naturally enough, when I removed them a little ball and spring fell out that I couldn’t get back in without seperating the box. Which I couldn’t do until I’d got a new gasket, which had to come from Japan and took a couple of weeks.
Putting it all back together, and installing the new selector fork and ring was pretty easy.
As was bolting the whole shebang back on the car.
Pity, it didn’t fix the problem though. I’ve really don’t know what to do next. If anyone has any suggestions, they’ll be greatfully recieved.
