1999 ranger 4x4 problems
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1999 ranger 4x4 problems
I drive a 1999 ford ranger and can't figure out why my 4x4 won't ingage. I have vaccume all the way down to the hubs and when I turn the switch it sounds like the transfer switch is ingaging but the 4x4 still doeant ingage. What do you all think could be the issue? I thought about just putting a set of the manual locking hubs on it and just be done with it.
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If you have vacuum all the way out to the hubs, then it could be that the hubs themselves are not sealed. There are O-rings that can break down over time and allow for leakage.
Have you pulled the hubs off and checked them out? If it looks even a little dirty inside then you have a hub-seal leak. That's what happened when my 4WD failed.
You have three options:
1. Keep the original hubs. Purchase some new O-rings from Ford. Remove the hubs, clean them up, re-install with new seals and then cross your fingers.
2. Keep the original hubs. Remove the hubs and modify them to be engaged full-time. This is what is called a "constant-engagement" 4WD system which relies only on the transfer case to shift in and out of 4WD.
3. Replace the original hubs with AVM manual lockers which allow for free-wheeling front hubs when your not using 4WD.
Check out the links I reference in THIS POST.
Have you pulled the hubs off and checked them out? If it looks even a little dirty inside then you have a hub-seal leak. That's what happened when my 4WD failed.
You have three options:
1. Keep the original hubs. Purchase some new O-rings from Ford. Remove the hubs, clean them up, re-install with new seals and then cross your fingers.
2. Keep the original hubs. Remove the hubs and modify them to be engaged full-time. This is what is called a "constant-engagement" 4WD system which relies only on the transfer case to shift in and out of 4WD.
3. Replace the original hubs with AVM manual lockers which allow for free-wheeling front hubs when your not using 4WD.
Check out the links I reference in THIS POST.
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