Sidekick JX 4D Hard Top 4WD L4-1.6L (1997)
When the transfer gear shift lever is shifted from 4H or 4L to 2H and slowly started to advance in the opposite direction (that is, reverse if
advancing forward or advance ahead if reversing), at the same time, the car movement causes the front wheel and front free wheeling hub body to
revolve in the direction reverse to previous revolution. As a result, the gear at inner side of free wheeling hub body and its meshed slide gear
together with the cam fixed to the slide gear all start to rotate in reverse direction. When the cam lobe is rotated to the retainer slot position, the
return spring causes the cam lobe to return to slot position from its former lobe position on the retainer. The slide gear fixed on the cam shifts to
the left as shown in the figure. The gear maintained at inner side of free wheeling hub body then becomes disengaged so that the front wheeling
hub becomes free. This operation (4WD > 2WD) is completed within 2 meters of vehicle advance distance.
