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Oct 3, 2014 | 01:37 PM

crazymut

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No 4lo

When I shift into 4Lo I get no 4 wheel drive. 4Hi works. Did have a/c redirect to defrost a couple of times. I remember something about the air redirecting having something to do with not having 4x4 but don't know just what it was.

Oct 3, 2014 | 01:39 PM

JM96F250

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Year and model?

Manual shifter or Shift on the Fly?

Oct 3, 2014 | 01:40 PM

seville009

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I think it's all or none if it's a vacuum issue.

Did you have it in neutral when you tried to go into 4lo? You need to. Sometimes it takes a few seconds.

Oct 3, 2014 | 01:52 PM

JM96F250

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I think it's all or none if it's a vacuum issue.

Did you have it in neutral when you tried to go into 4lo? You need to. Sometimes it takes a few seconds.

Yea, that's why I asked. Is it a manual shifter and just not shifting. Or are you shifting and front wheels aren't turning (are your hubs locked?)?

Shift on the fly, I have no idea on what is involved with that system.

Oct 3, 2014 | 02:01 PM

crazymut

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It's a 2001, auto,shift on the fly. Stopped in neutral waited and nothing. Don't even get the "low range" indicator light. 4 hi worked just not 4 lo.

Oct 3, 2014 | 02:07 PM

JM96F250

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It's a 2001, auto,shift on the fly.

Someone else will have to fill him in. I have no idea how those systems work.

Oct 3, 2014 | 02:10 PM

Paso1

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Mine has to be in neutral and foot on brake before it will engage

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Apr 26, 2015 | 01:48 PM

crazymut

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Found the problem. At the tranny there a shifting unit attached to the tranny. Where this unit attaches to the shaft there is as alignment mark on the shaft and another on the shifter. These marks were about 1/32 inch from lining up. Adjusted shifter and all is good now. Even my reverse lights work normally now.