MustangAndy
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OK, a bit of background for you:
So let's take it from there. I disconnected the motor plug (rather big piece of real estate)as per Joe's test and it's still locked as I stated above. So where do I go from here? Is it something I can fix myself or is it best to have Ford look at it? Can't seem to find a 4x4 place near me.
If I were to take it to Ford should I throw my old stock wheels on before I go? I remember the guy at Costco told me that Ford doesn't recommend this tire size for these trucks. They may try to pin the problem on the tires.
-Andy
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MustangAndy said:OOOHH I’m not the only one!
Gijoecam:
I noticed the other day when I backed out of my driveway it felt like the driver’s side wheel was going to sheer itself off the studs.
Took it to the family mechanic, and he said that it was stuck in 4wd – replace the shift motor and it’ll be fine.
Notes:
-There are no codes in the computer (I have a scanner)
-The dash lights haven’t/aren’t blinking
-Only the driver’s side is “locked” (EDIT: 8-25-08 ~9pm - By "locked" I mean only the driver's side seems to be engaged on 4lo - passenger's side is fine)
4Lo Test – Done in my driveway after picking the truck up:
-Relay clicked 15-20 times before dash light changed with no resounding normal *Chick-Clunk*
-Refused to come out of 4Lo until I backed up then went forward again.
Any thoughts
-Andy
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gijoecam said:Yup. If a person with multiple personalities threatens to commit suicide, is it considered a hostage situation?
Hey, you asked!
About your transfer case problem, the first thing that comes to mind is that you need to find a mechanic that knows about Explorer 4wd systems. The shift motor has nothing to do with transfer case lockup on a second-gen Explorer. Your mechanic is sadly mistaken and pointing his customer down the wrong path. A proper diagnostic would have involved either a quick dirty check like that at the very least, or a thorough diagnostic while connected to a NGS or WDS scanner monitoring the GEM PIDs to see what may be triggering the system. IMHO, that's a mechanic that'll never see my business again. {gijoecam climbs down off his soap-box}
The 4low 4o 4high shift issue was likely caused by the driveline bind-up caused by driving it while locked in 4low. The resulting pressure on the gears didn't allow the motor to complete the shift until the pressure was relieved (by moving it back and forth a bit). Not terribly uncommon... That little motor is strong, but it's not impossible to stall it.
Now, as for the 'stuck in 4wd' issue... The quick and dirty way to determine if it's a mechanical problem or an electrical problem is to first verify that the system is binding-up (the popping, bucking, nasty feeling when making a tight turn is a dead giveaway). Crawl underneath it and disconnect the transfer case connector. Try and make another tight turn. if the problem persists, it's a transfer case issue. If the problem disappears, then we know it's an electrical gremlin we need to track down.
Oh, and in the future, instead of hijacking a somewhat-related thread, please start a new thread... Thanks!
Start there and let us know what you find!
-Joe
So let's take it from there. I disconnected the motor plug (rather big piece of real estate)as per Joe's test and it's still locked as I stated above. So where do I go from here? Is it something I can fix myself or is it best to have Ford look at it? Can't seem to find a 4x4 place near me.
If I were to take it to Ford should I throw my old stock wheels on before I go? I remember the guy at Costco told me that Ford doesn't recommend this tire size for these trucks. They may try to pin the problem on the tires.
-Andy
D.J.O.R. Netzhauptmann