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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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2000 expy 4x4 issues

I recently purchased a 2000 E.B expy and could not wait to get some snow to see how well it would do in the N.E. Ohio winters. It has the auto 4wd/4hi/4lo setup, when I would turn the switch to 4hi no light on but the fronts would spin the auto seems to work ok. Today I tried the 4hi again and the light came on but no 4x4 so I switched to auto 4x4 and the light will not go out. Also tried 4lo and the light would not work. any suggestions would be appreciated
 
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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When you put it in 4 low did you have it in neutral and your foot on the brake ? If you don't do this it won't shift into 4 low, you also need to do this to get it out of 4 low.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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yup, tried all of that, im thinkin transfer case motor
 
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Try this, with the key on but the motor off and your window open, put your foot on the brake, then put it in neutral. Then turn the switch to 4 low and listen, you should hear the shift motor run underneath the vehicle. Then switch it back to A4WD, and you should hear the shift motor run again. There could be other things wrong if you don't hear it running, but from what I've seen in this forum, it's fairly common for these motors to go bad. This is what the motor looks like.

 
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Thanks for your input, do you know how much this motor costs?
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Thanks for your input, do you know how much this motor costs?
The cheapest I've seen them is on ebay. 00 01 02 Ford Expedition Transfer Case Shift Motor:eBay Motors (item 170423420498 end time Jan-21-10 19:06:09 PST)
 
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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Rockauto has them for $81.79
2000 FORD EXPEDITION Motor
 
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Thanks for all the help, the transfer case motor was the culprit, and it only cost me about $65 after core charges. I did have to pull about 6 wires out of the factory plug and put them into the new plug (thanks to my buddy Joe and an alldata wiring diagram). It was not as bad of a job as I thought it would be. Im glad i fixed it today we have gotten about 4-6 inches of snow now im ready, bring on the snow!
 
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Originally Posted by trsimmons25
Thanks for all the help, the transfer case motor was the culprit, and it only cost me about $65 after core charges. I did have to pull about 6 wires out of the factory plug and put them into the new plug (thanks to my buddy Joe and an alldata wiring diagram). It was not as bad of a job as I thought it would be. Im glad i fixed it today we have gotten about 4-6 inches of snow now im ready, bring on the snow!
Glad you got it fixed. $65, must of been a rebuilt huh ?
 
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