4 wheel drive stopped working
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4 wheel drive stopped working
hello i have a 2001 f250 diesel automatic with electronic 4wd the dial on the dash 2wd/4 high/4 low i have locking hubs also problem is no 4wd and no light on dash (comes on before starting ) i checked the wires also tapped on the activators it went on and worked but after switching back to 2 wd it wont go back to 4wd even after tapping again need advise thanks
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What do you mean by "tapping the activators"?
If the light on the dash isn't coming on, your transfer case is probably not shifting. Find the relays and switch them. if it goes into 4wd but won't come out, then you know you need new relays.
If the light on the dash isn't coming on, your transfer case is probably not shifting. Find the relays and switch them. if it goes into 4wd but won't come out, then you know you need new relays.
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there are 2 relays under the hood on the drivers side by the firewall, check those. one of them goes from 2wd to 4l and the other runs the motor on the tcase from 4l to 2wd. with it not working all together Id check out the 2 wires to the transfer case motor and check the plug that senses the position of the transfer case.
I have the same problem with my truck and it's because the clip on tcase motor lets the plug slide loose a little bit
I have the same problem with my truck and it's because the clip on tcase motor lets the plug slide loose a little bit
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Well snow is coming so i took a look at it tonight and found the wires going to the activators on the transfer case were broken so i repaired 4 of them i guess the salt took them out last year thanks again
