Difficulty getting l series out of 4x4

masterguitarshreader · Post by **masterguitarshreader** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:31 pm

hey i have been having trouble getting the car back into 2wd have drive back and froward and sometimes hit a bump to get it back into gear, just wordering if this is sort of thing normal thing for a l series or is the gearbox no good

Post by **Alex** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:47 pm

Yes Its Normal. Give It Shit In Reverse In Sum Gravel And It Should Loosen It Up. You Get This Cos The Diff Binds Up.

Alex

Fang · Post by **Fang** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:55 pm

Make sure the wheels are straight when you try to put in back into 2WD as well.

Phizinza · Post by **Phizinza** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:59 pm

If you have uneven wear on the tyres (and I don't even mean different size tyres but just uneven wear between them) it can be hard.
You can do it the nice way by rocking the car back and forth in reverse and first while pushing down on the lever. Keep in mind you don't need to clutch to shift in or out of 4wd only low range needs the clutch. Or you can do it the way I find it works most times and thats kinda on the lines of what Alex said.
Hammer down on the lever with all your weight while in reverse gunning it.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:21 pm

dont be afraid to smack the lever. smack it good!

brenton · Post by **brenton** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:52 pm

i always just stop and go forward and back and work the lever down.
cheers brenton

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:51 pm

drive in either foward or reverse and simultaniously slam on the brakes and push down on the lever. Works every time 4 me

tex · Post by **tex** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:02 am

This is caused by axle wind up And is common in all four wheel drives, matter of fact the army has to take preventative measures on the rear diffs of all their 6x6 land rovers every 100,000 k's or so. But if you only use 4wd when you need it this shouldn't happen.