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#97 of 184 Re: 2002 ford explorer v-6 automatic 4x4 [fillr68] by jtruckergirl

Jan 23, 2010 (4:52 pm)

Replying to: fillr68 (Jan 23, 2010 4:42 pm)
Thank you...would the wheel hub cause it to want to try engaging into 4x4?? We just bought the truck last week and it has 2 matching tires on back but 2 different tread designs up front...all the same size though, the 235/70/16's all the way around. So you think its the tires or could still be the wheel hub. Now we do have a noise on the driver side, sounds like a rotor rubbing, would that be a wheel hub?? or jsut the tires you think?? I am willing to try anything before taking it to a dealer because i have been reading horror stories on here all day..lol...thank you so much!!

#98 of 184 Re: 2002 ford explorer v-6 automatic 4x4 [jtruckergirl] by jtruckergirl

Jan 29, 2010 (7:30 pm)

Replying to: jtruckergirl (Jan 23, 2010 4:52 pm)
ok i just bought brand new tires all the way around and mytruck still making noice up front. You turn it to the left and it makes a rubbing type noice ( wawawawa) you go straight or to the right it doesnt make the noice...any ideas??

#99 of 184 Re: 2002 ford explorer v-6 automatic 4x4 [jtruckergirl] by fillr68

Jan 30, 2010 (2:09 pm)

Replying to: jtruckergirl (Jan 23, 2010 4:52 pm)
yes......wheel bearings hubs make a nasty grinding rubbing noise..and the driver side goes bad first..I changed both of mine and the truck drives great..and they are fairly easy to replace..

#100 of 184 Re: 2002 ford explorer v-6 automatic 4x4 [fillr68] by jtruckergirl

Jan 30, 2010 (3:26 pm)

Replying to: fillr68 (Jan 30, 2010 2:09 pm)
Thank you, We are ordering the wheel hub for the drivers side. We still have our 4x4 unplugged so that wont keep engaging. We live here in Florida so we dont use it anyway. The tires sure did make a difference in the ride and took care of some of the problem. So we have our fingers crossed that the wheel hub makes the difference and fixes the problem. I will keep you all posted. Thank you again for the suggestions,

#101 of 184 Re: 2002 ford explorer v-6 automatic 4x4 [jtruckergirl] by jtruckergirl

Feb 06, 2010 (1:49 pm)

Replying to: jtruckergirl (Jan 30, 2010 3:26 pm)
Ok any other ideas????? we have replaced all 4 tired with brand new ones, today we jsut replaced the drivers side hub and still no change at all....any other guesses?? I am starting to get irritated and im going to sell it if we cant figure it out....this is nuts. The ford dealer dont know whats wrong with it...the truck has been in for a complete trans service including fluid and filter change...everything looked great with the tranni...no burnt fluid or metal shavings in it...he said its one of the best condition trannis he has seen. So what the heck else could it be...we have the shift motor on the back of the transfer case unplugged so that the 4x4 cant keep trying to engage....took it for a ride after changing the drivers side hub and still makes a rubbing type noise when turned to the left....still have a shutter up front when driving down the road but not all the time.....please help me!!!!!

#102 of 184 Brown Wire Mod by fillr68

Feb 07, 2010 (6:43 am)

there is a Brown Wire Mod this will bypass the automatic 4wheel drive.. you will still have the 4wheel but you will have to turn it on yourself.. you will have low and high I could not find the link to that thread I will give you a link to the forum look up Brown Wire Mod..it is very detailed to show you how it is done ..I feel it is worth it to do this..
it is a very good forum..you may have to pay a small fee to join I have been there for a longtime... Brooklyn Bay is a user name you can look him up on that forum he is better at this.......hope this helps.....

#103 of 184 Re: Brown Wire Mod [fillr68] by jtruckergirl

Feb 07, 2010 (10:56 am)

Replying to: fillr68 (Feb 07, 2010 6:43 am)
Ok, Well before we did the tires and the wheel hub, we unplugged that brown wire mod. So we drove it like that for a while and didnt have the problem of it trying to engage. When we put it in 4x4 manually it would make a bunch of noises and you couldnt drive it in 4x4 high. So we left it in 2 wheel until we bought the new set of tires and then we were still having issues of it grabbing an makin noise up front in 2w drive....so we changed out the front drivers wheel hub bearing which when we got the old one off it didnt turn freely like it should...so obviously that is what we were feeling...it felt like it was grabbing up front...so after we put the new hub in last night...i decided to plug back in the brown wire mod and try the 4x4 out....I was shocked and amazed I was able to put it into 4H and drive it...so it definatly the tires or the new wheel hub or both that fixed the 4x4 trying to engage itself...I have drove it 200 miles since last night with it plugged back in and the new wheel hub and tires and no issues...the only problem now is it still feels like the front end is binding up when picking up speed but is fine once you are to your speed you want. So I am thinking if the drivers side hub was that bad then most likely the passenger side is too...So this next weekend I will change out the other side....seeing how I bought the last one at our parts store. They gotta order another one. So I think I am on the right track...I am able to drive with that mod plugged back in finally and it seems to be fine so far ( knock on wood ) I can drive in 4x4H if i want to..other than the slight binding up up front...Thank you so much for your help. I will keep you posted!!

#105 of 184 2002 Explorer 4WD problems, HELP please! by plm454

Feb 11, 2010 (3:21 pm)

2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.6 V8>>>4x4 won't engage...dash light blinks 4x4auto and 4x4 high simultaneously ramdomly. No 4x4 in any mode when buttons are pushed. The front wheel bearing hubs have been making noise and I am having them both replaced tomorrow (could this be related to the 4wd problem?). The 4wd worked fine up til 3 mths ago when I had brake pads and rotors replaced on the front. A couple of weeks later, I noticed that the 4wd lights would blink ramdomly while driving. In the snow the other day, the front wheels would not engage in any mode attempted.
HELP!!!
Thanks in advance for all replies,
Pete

#106 of 184 2004 Explorer 4x4 High Flashing> Where is module loated under dash by tahoecc

Feb 11, 2010 (4:42 pm)

Just bought 2004 explorer and am having the 4x4 flashing issue but cant seem to locate module under dash, does anyone know where it is?

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