4x4 problem (wont engage)
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im having this same problem with my 01 f150 5.4 MSOF transfer case.
i can move the shift lever to 4hi but the light doesnt come on and the 4wd doesnt engage? i changed to fluid in the t case and still nothing. any ideas?
i can move the shift lever to 4hi but the light doesnt come on and the 4wd doesnt engage? i changed to fluid in the t case and still nothing. any ideas?
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I had a similar problem - clicking in a dashboard, 4x4 light was turning on, but the 4wd was not engaging. Turned-out to be a loose electrical connection to my left selenoid (4wd, the one with the blue line).... Found the problem by following this thread. Thanks to all!!!
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I hadn't posted or heard from this thread in over a year! Merry Christmas everyone. And happy New Year; Twice!
My prob ended up being the actual electiric motor that turns the transfer case nobber thingy on the back of the transmission. Under the truck. I didn't spend a dime on it. I just pulled off, opened up and squirted some cleaner and such on it and after I put it together again, it has worked great since then. A year later and still working. It acutally snowed the last couple days (Tulsa) but I have been using off and on (so to speak) for the last few weeks without probs. I forgot about this problem last year.
I think last year at this time, I took the motor off, turned the nobber thingy with big plyers to the 4X4 spot, and drove for a few days in ice without the ability to get out of 4X4. After a few days, I did the above (WD40 and sandpaper did it), and still works today.
Mine is a 1997 with the electic switch on the dash to get in 4X4. Good luck.
la
My prob ended up being the actual electiric motor that turns the transfer case nobber thingy on the back of the transmission. Under the truck. I didn't spend a dime on it. I just pulled off, opened up and squirted some cleaner and such on it and after I put it together again, it has worked great since then. A year later and still working. It acutally snowed the last couple days (Tulsa) but I have been using off and on (so to speak) for the last few weeks without probs. I forgot about this problem last year.
I think last year at this time, I took the motor off, turned the nobber thingy with big plyers to the 4X4 spot, and drove for a few days in ice without the ability to get out of 4X4. After a few days, I did the above (WD40 and sandpaper did it), and still works today.
Mine is a 1997 with the electic switch on the dash to get in 4X4. Good luck.
la
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