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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiefD
What's 4A? Says the 2WD guy.
It's for the girls.

Kidding aside, Back in 1983 I bought a 77 CJ7 and it had Quadra-trac, same as 4A. So it's not new tech.

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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 04:54 PM
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From the service manual...

The TCCM features a cold temperature strategy which is used to warm up the front axle in cold temperatures to improve driveline synchronization. When ambient temperature is below 32 F (0 C). IWEs will engage after initial key cycle and a driven gear is selected. Hubs will stay engaged regardless of 4x4 mode change for proximately 2 miles (3km). Once distance traveled has been achieved IWEs will disengage if vehicle is in 2H. Distance traveled will reset only if the temperature is below calibrated threshold and another key cycle has occurred or customer shifted to park and back to a driven gear within the same key cycle.
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Old Dec 22, 2018 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by southchatham
Are you saying my 2018 XL 4wd that does not have 4A sometimes locks in the hubs in colder weather, while in 2wd, I never heard this before.
Found one post on this, read post #37
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/not-s...407834/index4/
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Old Dec 23, 2018 | 01:43 AM
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Yup. On cold days I've stuck the truck in N while in 2WD and pushed it forward and have verified the hubs are indeed engaged.
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