4x4 not working
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4x4 not working
So i decide to turn on my four wheel drive for the first time in a month or so i thought. after a few seconds my a/c stops blowing out the vents and starts blowing out of the defog vents. But there is no 4X4 Turn the switch and a few minutes later my a/c works OK. Where do i begin with this one?
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Search the forum it happens lots. Probably a vacuum leak. For me it was the 4x4 vacuum solenoid. I just swapped the part and it now works fine. I had the Ford tech check for vacuum leaks a few times when in for oil changes etc. and they said my 4x4 was fine. I think he meant I didn't have a leak in the hubs because it definitely didn't work. The light would come on but the hubs weren't locking. I saw another guy on a thread say his solenoid was bad, so I figured, why not. Shelled out the cash and tried it. Worked for me. But check the threads for ways to check for a vacuum leak because your situation may be different.
FYI the little bearing thingy on my solenoid was completely rusted. On the solenoid there is a plastic part that has what appears to be a metal ball or bearing up inside, somewhat visible from the outside. The new part had a nice shiny little ball thing. That's about as technical as I can get on that
Maybe some of the techs can chime in on the correct terminology lol
FYI the little bearing thingy on my solenoid was completely rusted. On the solenoid there is a plastic part that has what appears to be a metal ball or bearing up inside, somewhat visible from the outside. The new part had a nice shiny little ball thing. That's about as technical as I can get on that
Maybe some of the techs can chime in on the correct terminology lol
