New to the Scout I recently picked up this 77 scout2 and will going through it and repairing here and there stuff then repairing rust. Its got a 345,t19,Dana 300 t-case,dana44 front with a ARB air locker and Dana 60 rear with a ARB air locker.
First question, is the latch being activated? If so try a jack under the frame right between the front and rear spring mounts. Other wise bring it by the local fire department, the jaws will have it popped open in seconds. :-]