Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey guys need some help with my sons 1st 4by. He has been out havin some fun and it wont come out of 4wd, stuck in high range... I ve tried the old taking off in 1st with pressure on the stick..
His 4by is a 3Y 5speed 4runner 2 door 1984
ta guys any info would be great
bear

get the rear wheels of the ground(make sure hubs are unlocked) and run it and try what you did again

If 4sum4s idea doesn't work, keep posting and someone will work it out.

Cheers

Pretty common with runners, my old 84 used to do and my current 89 does too...

Just rocking it back and forth in first and reverse with pressure on the stick would get it. It may take a couple of minutes sometimes, but it would work.

Failing all else, get it on a hoist and try it with no strain on the wheels.

If none of this works pull the boot of the gear/transfer sticks and undo the 4 or so bolts that hold the trans stick in and see if it's jumped past the selector groove, It's happend to mine a bit lately i get stuck in 2wd tho.

That happened with my lux when I first got it, it had different diff ratios, 4.875 in the front and 4.3 up the back. I hope this hasn't happened to you

Thanks guys..
When i see him again i will try all these ideas. I will post up my findings ok...
ta

ok well that didnt work.. tried forward and back to no avail??? next will be to pull out the boot and see, thats if he ever stops the damn thing 4 five minutes...lol

hey this is my 4runner and yer, is it still ok to drive like this?

im about to jack up the rear wheels

just jacked it up... still stuck

i recon the shifter has jumped or the nylon bush has become loose. good luck just take the 5 mins to have a look see at the selectors.

anything else i can do?

did you sort this out yet ??