4x4 Operating Question

[Jim15]

Hello all,

This will be a basic question. I am new to the Patrol, and looking at buying a 91 GQ Y60. It has a manual tranny. My question is operation of the transfer case, as far as I know it is all stock as far as the drive train goes.

So how should it all work? Say I pulled off the road and want to get into 4 wheel drive. What do I do and what should happen. Sorry for the odd query, I like to know how things are working.

[threedogs]

Hi mate and welcome to the forum , first you might want to jump over to the intros and tell us abit about yourself etc
No harm done just something the Forum asks of us all, polite and all

[4bye4]

G'day mate and welcome to the forum.

[the evil twin]

Very basically (and there should be a set of instructions on the back of the drivers visor)..

First thing is stop and put both front hubs into "Lock" if you have Free Wheeling Hubs.
Don't forget to move them back to "Free" when you finish.
It won't break anything if you don't but uses more fuel and makes a lot of road noise and limits top speed

After that you can use the Transfer Case Selector to move from 2WD (2H) to 4WD (4H) by pulling back slightly whenever you stop or are travellling slowly.
That will send drive to the front diff from the transfer case

If it gets gnarly or you need low ratio... stop... move the transfer lever to 4L by pushing down and then pulling back.
Make sure it goes all the way as there is a neutral between 4H and 4L

When in 4WD (4H or 4L) there should be an advisory light come on in the dash binnacle and go off when you select 2H

[Rock Trol]

Welcome to the forum Jim. Does your car have manual locking hubs?
the transfer case wil have 4 positions.
2 high - road use and hard dry dirt roads. This is rear wheel drive.
4 high - four wheel drive that is used off road on low traction surfaces. Engages front diff.
neutral - no drive at all. In the case of auto transmissions you can tow car in this mode.
4 low - off road four wheel drive when you want lower speeds and more torque.

If if you have manual locking hubs and they are set to free then even in 4wd you won't get any drive to the front wheels as they have been disengaged. Set hubs to lock then the are connected to drive shafts. If auto huber they do this on their own.

[dads tractor]

If after driving you cannot select 2h or the transfer stick wont move reverse back a few mts appyling slight pressure and it will move , this is due to torque build up between the front and rear axles . You will also hear the gearbox rattle this is normal and just letting you know you are driving on the bottom of the engines torque curve . Welcome the the world of Nissan .

[Punderhead]

Hello all, This will be a basic question. I am new to the Patrol, and looking at buying a 91 GQ Y60. It has a manual tranny. My question is operation of the transfer case, as far as I know it is all stock as far as the drive train goes. So how should it all work? Say I pulled off the road and want to get into 4 wheel drive. What do I do and what should happen. Sorry for the odd query, I like to know how things are working.

G'day mate and welcome to the forum. As others have said, shifting ranges is fairly simple.

However, if you are new to 4wdriving, may I suggest you do a 4x4 course? As there are so many things that can potentially go wrong, especially for a beginner, it's not a bad investment, just to know what to expect.

Cheers.

[4bye4]

G'day mate and welcome to the forum. As others have said, shifting ranges is fairly simple.

However, if you are new to 4wdriving, may I suggest you do a 4x4 course? As there are so many things that can potentially go wrong, especially for a beginner, it's not a bad investment, just to know what to expect.

Cheers.

And/or join a club.