4wd problems thread.
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From: Elmira
Originally Posted by marvin martian
Anybody ever have the 4wd engage by itself, without touching the switch? When it happened I couldnt get it out. Tried twisting the switch a thousand times, in gear, in neutral, engine on, engine off, backed up about a block. Finally drove it home (20 miles) at 25mph. When i shut it off I could hear and smell the 90 weight boiling. It sat for 3 years and when i started it back up it was no longer in 4wd but now will not engage at all.
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From: Elmira
Originally Posted by cbjr61
i have a 99 f150 manual on flour 4x4 shifter cant move shifter at all to put in 4x4 any ideas it snowing here and im going to need it
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Originally Posted by SCrew2thousand3
So here is my issue. I have check that the actuator moves freely and through its full stroke. But the arm that attatches to the actuator has a "hitch" in its movement. What is my next step to getting this to work? 2003 FX4 4.6
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From: Springfiled, Mo
Yes. I soaked it with PB, dried it off and coated it with white lithium grease. It feels like something inside is keeping that arm from moving smoothly. Can I get to that from the diff cover? Or does that axle tube need to come off?
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Originally Posted by SCrew2thousand3
Yes. I soaked it with PB, dried it off and coated it with white lithium grease. It feels like something inside is keeping that arm from moving smoothly. Can I get to that from the diff cover? Or does that axle tube need to come off?
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99 f150 my four wheel drive engages but when i flip switch it sounds rough kinda like gears not meshing like 2-3 seconds then a loud thud. Started end of last winter have not used it since. Any help would be great.
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Originally Posted by josephray32
99 f150 my four wheel drive engages but when i flip switch it sounds rough kinda like gears not meshing like 2-3 seconds then a loud thud. Started end of last winter have not used it since. Any help would be great.
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ok so i got off work early yesterday and on the way home i was at a stop sign and decided to try to put it in 4x4hi and it went fine herd the click in the dash and then drove around for a minute, then I tried to put it in 4w low and it wouldnt do anything not surprisingly(never has gone in 4w low since i got the truck) tried to hit the motor with a hammer with no result. But now it wont come out of 4x4hi? It seems like everything works fine when i hear the click from the relay in the dash, i believe its the transfer case shift relay? Im guessing it could be going out, but was wondering if the relay would just pick and choose when it wants to work, if it was going out, or if the transfer case motor itself can engage and disengage even though the relay wasn't working? Thanks for all the help guys
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Originally Posted by Anythingmuddy!!!
ok so i got off work early yesterday and on the way home i was at a stop sign and decided to try to put it in 4x4hi and it went fine herd the click in the dash and then drove around for a minute, then I tried to put it in 4w low and it wouldnt do anything not surprisingly(never has gone in 4w low since i got the truck) tried to hit the motor with a hammer with no result. But now it wont come out of 4x4hi? It seems like everything works fine when i hear the click from the relay in the dash, i believe its the transfer case shift relay? Im guessing it could be going out, but was wondering if the relay would just pick and choose when it wants to work, if it was going out, or if the transfer case motor itself can engage and disengage even though the relay wasn't working? Thanks for all the help guys
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so does the relay only click after the transfer case motor engages? Also would you know anywhere online that can get one for a good price becasue i heard the stealership charges like three hundred for a new one hope this works. Thanks again 1999f1504x4