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Old 08-18-2021, 02:51 PM #1
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Transfer case designation?

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What is the technical term for the chain driven transfer cases behind our 3rd gens? V2F something or other?

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hey guys,

what is the technical term for the chain driven transfer cases behind our 3rd gens? V2f something or other?

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the Multi-Mode TC is VF3AM


The TC w/o the center diff is VF2A
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So, what is the VF1A vs VF2A? Is the 1A the J-shift?
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So, what is the VF1A vs VF2A? Is the 1A the J-shift?
The VF2A was only used on 4 cylinder 4runners if I'm not mistaken.
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That's the transfer case for 2nd gen 4Runner's.

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So, what is the VF1A vs VF2A? Is the 1A the J-shift?
VF2A is the standard j shift transfer case. VF3AM is the multimode transfer case. There are a few different versions of the VF3AM: 96-98 Limited, 99-00 Limited, and all 01-02 4Runner's.

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The VF2A was only used on 4 cylinder 4runners if I'm not mistaken.
VF2A is the standard j-shift transfer case. It can be found behind 4 cyl and 6 cyl engines/automatic or manual transmissions.
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That's the transfer case for 2nd gen 4Runner's..
vf1a linkage on top vf2a linkage on the side essentially the same.
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Ok, so now we have some potentially conflicting info from @spartacus and @Bad Luck

Is the VF1A a top-shift and VF2A a forward shift?

Mine's a top-shift case, so would that make is a VF1A? Keep in mind I have a 3RZ/W59 drivetrain.
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Ok, so now we have some potentially conflicting info from @spartacus and @Bad Luck

Is the VF1A a top-shift and VF2A a forward shift?

Mine's a top-shift case, so would that make is a VF1A? Keep in mind I have a 3RZ/W59 drivetrain.
According to my 2000 FSM there is only sections for VF2A and VF3AM. Considering 4cyl/manual/4wd was still an option in 2000 I'm going to say you have a VF2A transfer case.

EDIT: I don't have a j-shift transfer case to verify this, but I'm pretty sure VF2A transfer case is a forward shift. Can someone with a 1996-2000 4wd 4Runner verify this?
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According to my 2000 FSM there is only sections for VF2A and VF3AM. Considering 4cyl/manual/4wd was still an option in 2000 I'm going to say you have a VF2A transfer case.

EDIT: I don't have a j-shift transfer case to verify this, but I'm pretty sure VF2A transfer case is a forward shift. Can someone with a 1996-2000 4wd 4Runner verify this?

Would a photo be helpful? Here’s the j-shifter transfer case for my 2000 SR-5 4WD 5VZ-FE A340F.



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@Bad Luck Good idea to just look at the FSM! Mine also references a VF2A being connected to a W59, so I think that settles it. No mention of the VF1A at all.
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@cl4Rk Very helpful! Thanks for the photos. I'm going to say that it's a top shift transfer case. I believe a forward shift transfer case would utilize the shifter points that are blocked by the plate directly in front of the current transfer case shifter points.

@JZiggy Thanks! I occasionally have a good idea or two.
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@Bad Luck Good idea to just look at the FSM! Mine also references a VF2A being connected to a W59, so I think that settles it. No mention of the VF1A at all.
The reason I said vf1a is because 1st Gen 4cyl Tacoma's with w59 transmission were mated with vf1a. But then again 4runners were Japan made and Tacoma's were made here in California so it could be different. Even though the powertrain in 1st Gen tacos and 3rd Gen t4r's was fairly identical.
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Don't forget the VF3AM transfer case equipped on multi-mode 4wd from 99-02 models. The difference between this and the VF2A is that the VF3AM has a center diff and therefore can be driven safely on road in AWD.

This uses the push button, not the jshifter
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Don't forget the VF3AM transfer case equipped on multi-mode 4wd from 99-02 models. The difference between this and the VF2A is that the VF3AM has a center diff and therefore can be driven safely on road in AWD.

This uses the push button, not the jshifter
The VF3AM transfer case was already mentioned earlier in the thread, but never came factory behind a manual transmission.

There is also 2 different versions of this transfer case.
99-00 used a j-shift shift pattern with a push button on the shifter for 4hi. With this version the 2hi/4hi/4hi locked are controlled by the shift lever closing/opening different switches that tell the 4wd computer what selection you are in and it actuates the front diff actuator and transfer case actuator. The shift lever physically changes the high/neutral/low shift lever in the transfer case.
01-02 uses a button on the dash for 4hi locked and another button for 2wd/4wd selection. The transfer case shift lever is a straight forward/back pattern for high/neutral/low.

EDIT: I'm not sure if the transfer cases in 96-98 were classified as a VF3AM. They were electronically actuated, but did not have a center differential for 4hi(awd).
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