mainemoose
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Anyone ever try a remco driveshaft disconnector and a remco transmission fluid pump? These allow towing a 4WD 4Runner w/ auto transmission ('97 in my case), with all four wheels down. Thanks, Guy
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I have a Remco disconnect on my 4Runner. I've probably towed it 20K miles thus far. I don't use the connect/disconnect linkage because it hangs below the driveshaft just waiting to be ripped off on a rock. I just reach under the car to connect/disconnect it. The biggest obstacle is finding a driveshaft shop that will put the disconnect in a driveshaft for you.
sleepydad
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you have another option as well. at some point I'm going this direction.
front range offroad in CO sells a full floating rear axle kit to convert your rear axle assembly. you can use manual lockout hubs on the rear axle.
you will also have to install a manual locking hub on your front end.
it's not the cheap way to go but it's another option.
phattyduck
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If the transfer case is in 2WD (and rear driveshaft disconnected or similar), there is no need to mess with the front end - it would be the same as driving down the road under its own power.
-Charlie
sleepydad
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true my bad
hmmm the like/unlike buttons are gone again. this forum runs on chewing gum and bailing wire I guess. one day they are here.... next day gone.
The lube pump for the transfer case is driven off the input side of the transfer case. If it's in neutral, the gears on output side are turning without lubrication.
JWaldz
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and then your buddies can mess with you and unlock them so that when you go to drive it you don't go anywhere lol
I just went with his Diamond drive flanges. I don't tow or foresee me every snapping a chromo axle shaft :wacko: (I hope)
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sleepydad
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I just did my taxes for 2018 so I will not be going anywhere or doing anything in 2019 it seems.
JWaldz
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I have this same fear...
ok now I'm really confused. my neighbor flat towed his runner to the back of his RV and went from NC to Ca and back. stopped in MOAB for a few days to have some fun. he has been driving it since his CA trip last summer with no problems that I am aware of and he just put his transfer case in "N" . Over 8Kmiles on the trip??????
NOTE: I know nothing about the transfer case in a 4runner.
phattyduck
Elite Member
^^^ Not a good idea.
The transfer case receives no lubrication when in neutral and flat towed. Also, the transfer case is locked in 4WD when in neutral also... which would lock the front and rear axles together if the ADD was engaged (causing drivetrain bind in corners).
Just because it didn't ruin the transfer case on that trip doesn't mean it didn't do permanent damage in the long run (lack of bearing lube).
-Charlie
The transfer case receives no lubrication when in neutral and flat towed. Also, the transfer case is locked in 4WD when in neutral also... which would lock the front and rear axles together if the ADD was engaged (causing drivetrain bind in corners).
Just because it didn't ruin the transfer case on that trip doesn't mean it didn't do permanent damage in the long run (lack of bearing lube).
-Charlie
I don't do mud. Sometimes sand or grit gets in it a bit but that doesn't ever seem to be a problem. I do squirt some silicone spray in it once or twice a year. It's seen lots of dirt road and sand, at least 75 miles in the last week. If it was full of mud, I'd just wash it out with a garden hose nozzle and maybe hit it with compressed air if needed but I've never needed to do either.
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