4x4 not working
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4x4 not working
hey sorry if this has been posted or asked already but i couldn't find it. i've got an 04 f150 new bodystyle 4.6 with 8.8 ifs and manual transfercase shift lever and when i try to engage the 4wd (hi or lo) it makes a clicking noise and jumps in and out of 4. when it actually goes into four i hear the clicking right up to the point that engages, then bang, it slams in and bites. anyone have any theories or suggestions?
thanks in advance for ur help
thanks in advance for ur help
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thanks for the help ranger.
and f100 i know that the old school 4wd (straight axle) had a vacuum problem that would cause ur 4wd to click in and out but the new ifs cv joint setup is completely different
and f100 i know that the old school 4wd (straight axle) had a vacuum problem that would cause ur 4wd to click in and out but the new ifs cv joint setup is completely different
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don't have manual hubs and can't get them bc i have cv joints. i already tried that route but thanks
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i would do an online search on the electrical system of your 4wd set up i believe these have solenoids that that control alot of it. my dad had this problem on his 97 f150 4wd would get stuck locked in then it would go in hard all kinds of problems and the problem was electrical.
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Josh i believe he said it was a Manuel Trans case with the shifter not the electrical turn the switch BS, just a few thangs to check this morning as im still asleep but check and make sure the shifter isnt binding and not putting it all the way in 4wd, also check the fluid in the trans case, another thang is the hubs, if im not mistaken yours are vacum operated (not a 100% on this one all i have is Manual stuff)
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Josh i believe he said it was a Manuel Trans case with the shifter not the electrical turn the switch BS, just a few thangs to check this morning as im still asleep but check and make sure the shifter isnt binding and not putting it all the way in 4wd, also check the fluid in the trans case, another thang is the hubs, if im not mistaken yours are vacum operated (not a 100% on this one all i have is Manual stuff)
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thanks a lot for the info but i'm not having a problem shifting it inand out of 4wd. the shifter is working fine. it's the actual power to the front wheels that i'm having a problem with. i can pull the tcase shifter into 4 just fine but when i try to go i'm hearing a clicking sound like teeth are touching just not grabbing, and then all of a sudden it grabs and that wheel has power for like 3 seconds then back to clicking. i'll go check the fluids tho. i don't think i'v checked that in a while
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The more and more he says about it thats what im betting on, that or hes got some screwed up spider gears in the Front Diff, when i busted my spiders they grabed for a couple seconds every now and then (until i got pissed and did a 2800 launch and finished them off 
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It's either going to be something in the transfer case or the differential. When you have it in 4wd, see if you can turn the front driveshaft by hand. If you can, it's prob something in the transfer case.