four wheel drive will not engage

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12-20-2008, 10:21 AM

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four wheel drive will not engage

turn four wheel drive selector switch to 4h or 4l and nothing happens.. no light or anything..worked perfectly before..2005 f150 fx4

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12-20-2008, 12:33 PM

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take a hammer and lightly hit the electric motor on the back of your t-case

then try 4x4 again.

if it works, only a temp fix. you'll need a new shifter motor eventually

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12-21-2008, 09:45 AM

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thanks alot..that did the trick!!!

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12-21-2008, 12:48 PM

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keep an eye on it...eventually it will stop doing the trick. then you'll need to replace that little motor

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12-21-2008, 01:53 PM

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mine is not shifting into 4L, it will go in and out of 4H but not into 4L. Any suggestions?

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12-21-2008, 05:02 PM

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You need to have the truck in NEUTRAL to go into 4 low, unlike shifting on the fly into 4 hi. Its something that is easily mistaken and overlooked.

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