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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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4x4 disconnect?

Do these F-150's, 97-03, have a disconnect at the wheels for the four wheel drive axle shafts, or do they keep turning even when in 2wd?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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The system is known as a center or differential disconnect. The front wheels, hubs and axles continue to turn - even when the truck is not in 4x.

There's a shift fork at the differential that manipulates, when operated by vacuum motors, a collar to engage the front differential.

Here's a similar thread with the factory explaination from Racerguy a while back... look about 3/4's of the way down the thread: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=309867

-Kerry
 
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