Transfer case shifter stuck!! Help!

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They actually did a great job on the clutch… plus, they used genuine Toyota parts (being the ultimate skeptic, I called the dealer they ordered the parts from to make sure). The main reason I went there was because it was $500 parts labor, and some extra bearing that I managed to destroy, whereas every Toyota dealer I called wanted over $1000. AAMCO charged me $190 for actual Toyota parts and Toyota wanted to charge me $350 for the same stuff, plus over $600 in labor. My friend was a tech for Toyota for a million years and he said for $1000 we’d just do it ourselves… but for $500 its worth not laying under the truck… especially with no transmission jack. -bryan

You got lucky, my friend. Either that, or your local AAMCO is one of the only ones who’s employees actually know what they are doing. I wouldn’t trust the AAMCO here in Bloomington to work on the tranny in my lawnmower… — Tony Kimmell Normal, IL "I think that’s how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn’t cold enough. Let’s go west.’" -Richard Jeni

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And the best part is that they would do that, sell you transmission work for a lawnmower… grr… — most days ‘01 Rodeo Sport (Amigo) "JetGrrl" V6 Softtop KW PhatBox fast days ‘93 300ZX NA "Ishara" Alpine JL Audio T-tops and zoomin slow days ‘74 K5 Blazer "Tank Grrl" stock, rusty, and convertible big days ‘90 V2500 Suburban "Sub Grrl" people, stuff, dog! mover some day ’77 Blazer Chalet camper insert being worked on, really

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I didn’t know you could consider a "wench" an accessory, but sounds like a good idea!

Hey thanks for the reply!!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey all, I recently took my 1980 Toyota 4×4 to AAMCO for a new clutch. They did a good job and the new clutch works great (I got stuck climbing a hill in 4WD and had to have a Suburban pull me up – it was because my clutch was slipping bad) 2 problems appeared though… 1. my reverse lights no longer light up. I even replaced the bulbs. Is the reverse light switch screwed into the tranny and is the connector connected? Yep. I even wiped off all of the oil and dirt and cut off the end connectors on the wires and replaced them. I suppose the next step is to just replace the whole switch… 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Pretty easy to stab in the t-case shift lever wrong, miss the shift

rails and it won’t do anything. When I had a rebuilt tranny put in my truck, it took 1-2 times to get the t-case shifter back in

right. 4 bolts pull up the base, or you can pop the snap ring loose and pull the shift lever out. See where the shift rails are

and stick the end of the shifter down into them. See the image below for an illustration of the rails, in this case the

t-case is in 2H (rail on the right) and if the lever gets inserted into the Hi-Lo rail, its stuck, since there is an interlock pin

engaged in 2H to prevent going into lo range: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – http://12.235.196.71/Photos/102_pana/P1020131.JPG Actually, shortly after I wrote my post I said to hell with it and started ripping the shifter out. It was exactly like you said, the shifter just wasn’t placed in the right slot. It was in the slot towards the bottom of your picture when it should have gone in the slot on the right/middle. Now I just need to replace the reverse light switch and I’ll be set! Oh and add super bright KC’s in the front, and some smaller ones in the back! oh yeah, and a roll bar, wench, CB, and a V8 hehe thanks! -bryan

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have them check the back up light switch and the transfer case shifter! Seroiusly just describe the symptoms and let’m loose on it, they’ll figure it out sooner or later.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey all, I recently took my 1980 Toyota 4×4 to AAMCO for a new clutch. They did a good job and the new clutch works great (I got stuck climbing a hill in 4WD and had to have a Suburban pull me up – it was because my clutch was slipping bad) 2 problems appeared though… 1. my reverse lights no longer light up – I even replaced the bulbs. 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Thanks! -bryan

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I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them.

Well, your first mistake was taking it to AAMCO. Your second mistake was letting them work on it… — Tony Kimmell Normal, IL "I think that’s how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn’t cold enough. Let’s go west.’" -Richard Jeni

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The biggest mistake was taking it to the place with the *worst* reputation in the business! <g That said, probably the reverse light switch (probably on the transmission or shifter) is likely not connected. Ditto for the tcase shifter. Hey all, I recently took my 1980 Toyota 4×4 to AAMCO for a new clutch. They did a good job and the new clutch works great (I got stuck climbing a hill in 4WD and had to have a Suburban pull me up – it was because my clutch was slipping bad) 2 problems appeared though… 1. my reverse lights no longer light up – I even replaced the bulbs. 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Thanks! -bryan

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Hey thanks for the reply!! Hey all, I recently took my 1980 Toyota 4×4 to AAMCO for a new clutch. They did a good job and the new clutch works great (I got stuck climbing a hill in 4WD and had to have a Suburban pull me up – it was because my clutch was slipping bad) 2 problems appeared though… 1. my reverse lights no longer light up. I even replaced the bulbs. Is the reverse light switch screwed into the tranny and is the connector connected?

Yep. I even wiped off all of the oil and dirt and cut off the end connectors on the wires and replaced them. I suppose the next step is to just replace the whole switch… 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Pretty easy to stab in the t-case shift lever wrong, miss the shift rails and it won’t do anything. When I had a rebuilt tranny put in my truck, it took 1-2 times to get the t-case shifter back in right. 4 bolts pull up the base, or you can pop the snap ring loose and pull the shift lever out. See where the shift rails are and stick the end of the shifter down into them. See the image below for an illustration of the rails, in this case the t-case is in 2H (rail on the right) and if the lever gets inserted into the Hi-Lo rail, its stuck, since there is an interlock pin engaged in 2H to prevent going into lo range: http://12.235.196.71/Photos/102_pana/P1020131.JPG

Actually, shortly after I wrote my post I said to hell with it and started ripping the shifter out. It was exactly like you said, the shifter just wasn’t placed in the right slot. It was in the slot towards the bottom of your picture when it should have gone in the slot on the right/middle. Now I just need to replace the reverse light switch and I’ll be set! Oh and add super bright KC’s in the front, and some smaller ones in the back! oh yeah, and a roll bar, wench, CB, and a V8 hehe thanks! -bryan

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey thanks for the reply!! Hey all, I recently took my 1980 Toyota 4×4 to AAMCO for a new clutch. They did a good job and the new clutch works great (I got stuck climbing a hill in 4WD and had to have a Suburban pull me up – it was because my clutch was slipping bad) 2 problems appeared though… 1. my reverse lights no longer light up. I even replaced the bulbs. Is the reverse light switch screwed into the tranny and is the connector connected? Yep. I even wiped off all of the oil and dirt and cut off the end connectors on the wires and replaced them. I suppose the next step is to just replace the whole switch… 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Pretty easy to stab in the t-case shift lever wrong, miss the shift rails and it won’t do anything. When I had a rebuilt tranny put in my truck, it took 1-2 times to get the t-case shifter back in right. 4 bolts pull up the base, or you can pop the snap ring loose and pull the shift lever out. See where the shift rails are and stick the end of the shifter down into them. See the image below for an illustration of the rails, in this case the t-case is in 2H (rail on the right) and if the lever gets inserted into the Hi-Lo rail, its stuck, since there is an interlock pin engaged in 2H to prevent going into lo range: http://12.235.196.71/Photos/102_pana/P1020131.JPG Actually, shortly after I wrote my post I said to hell with it and started ripping the shifter out. It was exactly like you said, the shifter just wasn’t placed in the right slot. It was in the slot towards the bottom of your picture when it should have gone in the slot on the right/middle. Now I just need to replace the reverse light switch and I’ll be set! Oh and add super bright KC’s in the front, and some smaller ones in the back! oh yeah, and a roll bar, wench, CB, and a V8 hehe thanks! -bryan

You saved 500 on labor over the Toyota dealer because you put in 500 in labor fixing the things that Amaaco didn’t do right because they were morons.

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I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Well, your first mistake was taking it to AAMCO. Your second mistake was letting them work on it…

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Hey all, I recently took my 1980 Toyota 4×4 to AAMCO for a new clutch. They did a good job and the new clutch works great (I got stuck climbing a hill in 4WD and had to have a Suburban pull me up – it was because my clutch was slipping bad) 2 problems appeared though… 1. my reverse lights no longer light up – I even replaced the bulbs. 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them. Thanks! -bryan

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Is the reverse light switch screwed into the tranny and is the connector connected? 2. The transfer case shifter will not shift into anything. It feels loose but won’t move more than an inch forward and backward, it feels stuck. I plan on taking it back to have them fix whatever they broke, but I was wondering if anyone has any ideas that I can tell them to look at. That way I have some ammo and insight about what to tell them.

Pretty easy to stab in the t-case shift lever wrong, miss the shift rails and it won’t do anything. When I had a rebuilt tranny put in my truck, it took 1-2 times to get the t-case shifter back in right. 4 bolts pull up the base, or you can pop the snap ring loose and pull the shift lever out. See where the shift rails are and stick the end of the shifter down into them. See the image below for an illustration of the rails, in this case the t-case is in 2H (rail on the right) and if the lever gets inserted into the Hi-Lo rail, its stuck, since there is an interlock pin engaged in 2H to prevent going into lo range: http://12.235.196.71/Photos/102_pana/P1020131.JPG

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