Thanks for your insight - I really appreciate your comments. I didn't engage the 4WD.
In the future when I approach the steep incline of my friends driveway, should I just come to a stop and turn the 4wd knob from H2 to H4 (or L4) or should I just go ahead and accelerate on up the steep incline...
I have an 03 4runner and have never utilized the 4WD. Recently I was approaching a steep hill and put the transmission into the 2 position thinking that this would give me more torque to climb the hill, I heard a clunk and some clicking and immediately stopped and put the vehicle back into D...