After the engine rebuild, I put 60 miles on the Montero. 1st time I have really driven it since buying it a year ago. Yes, its actually taking me this long to put it back together...
So, anyway... I'm feeling pretty good about the Montero all day Saturday. We ran a bunch of errands and I'm starting to like this beast. So, Sunday its nasty and raining outside and I figure I will try out the 4wd system just for grins. Car is running, transmission is in park and I engage 4WD Hi. The top two Green lights are now on (the lower two green lights, I find are burned out).
Cool..
So, now I put it back in 2wd and the top 2 indicator lights start blinking. So I shift in and out of 4wd and can't get it to dis-engage and go back to 2wd. I even try backing up in the driveway several times, but no luck.
Lights are still blinking...
Now, normally I would crawl under the truck and investigate the issue, but I just had neck surgery 4 weeks ago and I've not recovered enough to stress my neck to try and diagnose the issue. At this point, I'm okay with calling a tow truck and having it delivered to the nearest 4wd offroad shop. My question is with the 4wd not dis-engaging, are we going to have an issue with axle windup (putting stress on the drivetrain on dry payment) maneuvering the vehicle around to get it on the tow truck? If so, is there a quick way to dis-engage the 4wd system manually?
Thanks! :ylsmoke:
So, anyway... I'm feeling pretty good about the Montero all day Saturday. We ran a bunch of errands and I'm starting to like this beast. So, Sunday its nasty and raining outside and I figure I will try out the 4wd system just for grins. Car is running, transmission is in park and I engage 4WD Hi. The top two Green lights are now on (the lower two green lights, I find are burned out).
Cool..
So, now I put it back in 2wd and the top 2 indicator lights start blinking. So I shift in and out of 4wd and can't get it to dis-engage and go back to 2wd. I even try backing up in the driveway several times, but no luck.
Lights are still blinking...
Now, normally I would crawl under the truck and investigate the issue, but I just had neck surgery 4 weeks ago and I've not recovered enough to stress my neck to try and diagnose the issue. At this point, I'm okay with calling a tow truck and having it delivered to the nearest 4wd offroad shop. My question is with the 4wd not dis-engaging, are we going to have an issue with axle windup (putting stress on the drivetrain on dry payment) maneuvering the vehicle around to get it on the tow truck? If so, is there a quick way to dis-engage the 4wd system manually?
Thanks! :ylsmoke: