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You guys got the whole hi/low range thing backwards. Think about it: dropping it into a lower gear makes it easier for the engine to move the truck. The best possible setting would be 4th or 5th gear, hi range, 4wd. Hardest for the engine to turn the wheels/easiest for the wheels to keep the engine stationary.

4th gear and a 24 inch breaker bar were all we needed to get the crank bolt off my friend's 89 2WD with 278k.


Yep, higher gear is what you want. I use 4th gear, 4H, hubs locked, e-brake on, truck parked on my uphill facing driveway and blocks behind the rear wheels and in front of the front wheels. With the blocks at either end you are letting the truck's weight work for you as the tires try to climb the block, depending on which way you are turning the bolt. I normally use the starter to break mine free, works every time for me, expect the time the 6-point impact socket split on me.

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