1st dumb question
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1st dumb question
the truck was delivered to me when i bought it . no 4x4 light was on, i took the the 4 wheel drive stick thru the gears and drove it forwar like 2 feet in 4h, then putting the stick back in 2h the 4x4 light is still on, so why wont it go away, like i said first dumb question
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Well, if you haven't tried it yet, the N means nuetral, so it won't move at all.
For normal driving, 2H is where it should be. That should disengage the front axle. 4H and 4L engage the front. You don't want to be driving around with the front engaged on hard surfaces. Not only can it damage the alxes and transfer case, but the steering wheel will do all kinds of funny things when you try turning corners......
For normal driving, 2H is where it should be. That should disengage the front axle. 4H and 4L engage the front. You don't want to be driving around with the front engaged on hard surfaces. Not only can it damage the alxes and transfer case, but the steering wheel will do all kinds of funny things when you try turning corners......
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ya i know not to drive in 4wheel drive while on street surfaces n stuff like that, and im not sure what the hubs are, auto or manual or whatever, im thinking maybe its just out of adjustment a lil bit
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If you have manual hubs, there will be a **** that you have to turn between "free" and "lock" to lock the hubs. If the hubs aren't locked then the axles will turn but they won't drive the front wheels. If you have auto hubs there will be no **** on them. They may even say "automatic" on them. If you have these, my advice would be to take them off, throw them in the garbage, and replace them with manual hubs.
Do you have an electric transfer case or manual?
Do you have an electric transfer case or manual?
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no it wasn't a joke. if you have a friend with a 4x4 ask them some questions or find an owners manual and read it. it was a simple question. manual or automatic hubs. manual hubs need to be engaged by you, automatic hubs engage when you put truck in 4x4 and the auto hubs sense axle shaft movement
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last i checked that was the point of this site, and i know the difference between the two, just havent looked at em, and response to elec or manual transfer case, who knows, lol i havent even been able to look at the truck weve had record setting rain since the last friday when i bought the truck so its been raining since friday, and i just got it legal today
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That is the point of the site, saying people are stupid because they don't know as much as you is very unproductive. We all had to start somewhere, no one starts out knowing everything.
To tell if it's electric or manual transfer case is easy, if you have a stick to move it into 4wd its manual, if it has push buttons to engage its electric. On my brothers explorer he had problems with it not disengaging. He had automatic hubs and one sided was broke and the other was sticking so they wouldn't disengage, so he put manuals on, but still needs to put in reverse to unlock them completely. If it is an electric transfer case sometimes the actuator thing on the side of the transfer case goes bad and gets stuck and beating on it with a hammer gets it unstuck, but will eventually need be changed. I think my brother bought a remaned one for around 50 bucks.
To tell if it's electric or manual transfer case is easy, if you have a stick to move it into 4wd its manual, if it has push buttons to engage its electric. On my brothers explorer he had problems with it not disengaging. He had automatic hubs and one sided was broke and the other was sticking so they wouldn't disengage, so he put manuals on, but still needs to put in reverse to unlock them completely. If it is an electric transfer case sometimes the actuator thing on the side of the transfer case goes bad and gets stuck and beating on it with a hammer gets it unstuck, but will eventually need be changed. I think my brother bought a remaned one for around 50 bucks.
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i never said he was stupid. and your correct we do all have to start somewhere and thats normally looking at a vehicle before you buy it. and if this is the first 4x4 you were buying you might want to pay a little bit of extra attention to the front axle and transfercase. i'm not here to belittle people, i just figure sometimes people need to use common sense. if you were trying to engage 4x4 and you didnt think to check the hubs to engage them, and you claim to know the difference between auto and manual hubs, maybe you should stick with 2 wheel drives