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Ok I am going to be that guy. How does a body shop reinstall tires and the hubs get locked in? So why would they of locked the hubs in? That's sketchy and some BS right there. And why was xfer case in 4wd? Did they take it for a test drive? Really....for cab mount replacements they needed to drive it or was it taken for a joy ride? I would be mad as hell at someone for messing with parts they were not supposed to mess with. And or taking it for a test drive.
So because someone screwed up at the body shop and you did not investigate the odd driving behavior sooner (yes that is on you), sounds like you drove your truck around in 4wd on hard/paved surfaces for a week.
The reason you could not unlocked the hubs and or the xfer case is due to be driveline being bound up from being in 4wd and driven on hard/paved surfaces. Sounds like you got lucky you did not mess up your xfer case or worse.
Hard lessons can also be expensive ones, especially when it is some else's fault in the 1st place and you get stuck with the repair bill. I am sure the body shop will deny locking in the hubs, putting it in 4wd or driving it.....
Colemater,
This is not in anyway to insult you, don't know your experience level with four wheel drives, see you've been a forum member since August 2020.
If you experience in the future where you can't shift your transfer case to engage or disengage. Get on level ground then back up even a foot and put your truck in neutral in order to get any torque off the drive train to allow easier transfer case shifting. This same principle applies to locking in and locking out of manual hubs, i.e., getting the load off drive train. If the emergency brake is used, it may not allow getting the tension of the drive train, hence park on the level. Tid bit of advice with the genuine intent to help.
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