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4wd not working properly on 97 Toyota tacoma

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Yota00, Jul 24, 2019.

  1. Jul 24, 2019 at 5:26 AM
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    Yota00

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    Recently my Tacoma 4wd isn’t working properly. It goes into 4wd but if I go forward a few feet it feels like the drive shafts are fighting each other. I put my truck up on jacks and I made it roll and my front end shakes. Any ideas what it could be? If you know what the problem could be it would be really appreciated. Thank you.
     
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  2. Jul 24, 2019 at 6:46 AM
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    GQ7227

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    are you trying to operate it on dry pavement?
     
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  3. Jul 24, 2019 at 12:32 PM
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    Yota00

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    No. It started to act up when I took it to the beach. I had to 2wd it out
     
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  4. Jul 24, 2019 at 12:38 PM
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    127.0.0.1

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    put on jackstands

    put in 4wd, put in N

    --drop rear driveshaft--

    hows the front acting when you spin front wheels ?
     
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  5. Jul 26, 2019 at 8:49 AM
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    Has the rear been re-geared? Front and rear diffs have to be same ratio.

    I would start with this:

    Good idea
     

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