Trouble with 4 low
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Trouble with 4 low
I have an 03 SD CC 6.0 with the electric 4X4 switch. I have noticed lately that it seems to only go into 4 Low when it wants to. I have the truck in N and 4 hi then hit the switch for 4 low and sometimes it goes and sometimes it doesn't. Also a few times I had trouble getting it out of 4 low.
Any simple fixes for said problem?
Any simple fixes for said problem?
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Trans in N. Foot on brake. Truck not moving. Flip the switch, wait a few seconds, and it should go in or out of 4Lo. If not, put it in gear, move the vehicle a foot, repeat the above.
If *that* doesn't work, something's broken. There are little motors on the transfer case to make the switch, and it's possible you have one that's on its way out. (But that's pretty rare; usually it's the hubs that have problems on the ESOF system!)
Duncan
If *that* doesn't work, something's broken. There are little motors on the transfer case to make the switch, and it's possible you have one that's on its way out. (But that's pretty rare; usually it's the hubs that have problems on the ESOF system!)
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I think that may be it. I can't swear that I put my foot on the brake. I will check this and see if it cures my issue.
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That was it. I didn't realize there was an interlock between the brake pedal and the 4Low switch.
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That was it. I didn't realize there was an interlock between the brake pedal and the 4Low switch.
Last edited by Duksrule; Dec 30, 2004 at 08:24 AM.
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Originally Posted by Duksrule
That was it. I didn't realize there was an interlock between the brake pedal and the 4Low switch.
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No, I can't be...
I felt really dumb when I figured this one out...
I was having the intermittent engagement problem with 4 low. I got stuck once and couldn't get the truck into 4 low. Man was I mad. I felt like a huge moron when I realized I had to have my foot on the brake to make the 4 low engage. (of course this was after I had been pulled out, and 4 low probably wouldn't have done much for me anyway.) Duh.
Luckily I too figured it out before complaining to the dealer.
I was having the intermittent engagement problem with 4 low. I got stuck once and couldn't get the truck into 4 low. Man was I mad. I felt like a huge moron when I realized I had to have my foot on the brake to make the 4 low engage. (of course this was after I had been pulled out, and 4 low probably wouldn't have done much for me anyway.) Duh.
Luckily I too figured it out before complaining to the dealer.
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