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#52 of 122 4x4 problems by ford4life2 Mar 19, 2008 (8:30 am)
When I put my ranger into 4x4, push button, and take off it makes a growl noise like it is slipping, not locking in all the way. Could mean that my solenoid is bad. Because we jacked up the truck, put it into 4x4 and you can grab the wheel and stop the wheel comepletely.
#53 of 122 4x4 problem by ford4life2 Mar 19, 2008 (8:54 am)
If you could help me out with my ranger problem that would be great, respond ASAP.
#54 of 122 rowboat99 by rowboat99 Mar 28, 2008 (10:17 pm)
Have an 87 4X4 Ranger. Bought truck used drove it on beach 4 wheel low wasn't working only 4 high. Went surfing tried to reverse off of sand transmission wouldn't engage into reverse only into Drive. Almost forgot truck is automatic. Pulled truck out of sand and discovered I now have no reverse. Any suggetion on how to trouble shoot or repair. Friend told me it could be the modulator. Thank you.
#55 of 122 loud humming noise when deacelerating by mydaema Apr 12, 2008 (8:26 pm)
For about a week or alittle more, I have heard a humming noise when I take my foot off the gas on my Ford 2001 Ranger 4 x 4, no matter what the speed. It seems to be getting worse. I asked a friend what he thought the noise was, and he thought either the transmission, or the differential. Anyone have any idea what it could be, and how much this is going to cost? I cannot tell if it is comming fromthe front of the engine or the back. Seems like the front, but not sure. Thanks for any help. Replies to this message: bolivar (Apr 12, 2008 10:26 pm)
#56 of 122 Re: loud humming noise when deacelerating [mydaema] by bolivar Apr 12, 2008 (10:26 pm)
Replying to: mydaema (Apr 12, 2008 8:26 pm) The Idle Air Valve, when it gets dirty can vibrate and cause a humming.   This can be removed and cleaned, or replaced for about $60 at a parts house.
#57 of 122 Periodic lockup of wheels by muzman Apr 16, 2008 (1:48 pm)
Year/Make/Model: 2000 FORD RANGER SUPER 2000 Ford Ranger: Body Style: SUPER CAB PICKUP Engine: 3.0L V6 EFI FLEX FUEL Drive line: 4 WHEEL DRIVE Brakes: 4wd anti-lock brake system Odometer: 106,000   I've had this vehicle for 2 years and have been pleased with its performance--when the wheels don't lockup occasionally--after sitting overnight. The incidents in the past happened about 6 times over the first 18 months, but are more frequent now. During one episode this winter, the rear and/or front wheels on the driver's side would spin on the ice--depending whether is was in 2 or 4w drive--but the passenger side wheels would not turn at all. The low range 4wd light remained on in this case, even when I switched to 4wd high, then 2wd high (I had parked it the night before in 4wd low-range). We jacked up the passenger side to try and manually rotate the front wheel...barely moved and the front drivetrain and axles budged with the wheel movement. The engine was off, the transmission in neutral, the setting at 2wd, and the parking brake off. After we pondered our options for an hour, we removed the jack, out of curiousity, started up the truck and backed up with no problem! Did we manually unlock some problem? Locked auto hubs? Last Monday, I took the extra precaution to take the truck out of 4wd and into 2wd high range, back it up about 20 feet, go forward again, then kill the engine and set the parking brake. To my dismay, I found the truck locked up again this Wednesday morning. We had one of our typical snowstorms that dropped the temperature from 70 degrees on Sunday to the low 20's on Monday when I ran the truck into town in 4wd, high. I was ready to check the fuses after leaving the truck in the sunshine for 5 hours, but decided to see if it'd move first. It did!
#58 of 122 Re: 97 Ranger 4WD problem [russpatz] by twalden Apr 23, 2008 (6:34 pm)
Replying to: russpatz (Feb 27, 2008 11:34 am) i have a 95 and it does the same thing. the auto locking hubs suck.
#59 of 122 Auto locking hubs by copperranger Jun 02, 2008 (10:22 am)
2000 ford ranger 3.0 flex engine my front hubs wont connect. when i shift into 4X4 high or 4X4 low you can feel the the transfer case hooking up but the front wheels wont pull. anybody have any ideas about what could be wrong Replies to this message: cessna180 (Jun 02, 2008 5:18 pm) fordsucks01 (Apr 21, 2009 9:32 pm) mjumper (May 03, 2009 6:49 am)
#60 of 122 Re: Auto locking hubs [copperranger] by cessna180 Jun 02, 2008 (5:18 pm)
Replying to: copperranger (Jun 02, 2008 10:22 am) i have a 98 ranger, its a vaccum, system, and ive had similiar problems, if the system, gets gunked up, [actually the fork, wont engage]... from eithier lack of use,.. or,..bad vaccum, [aka hose,] ive found and spoken with ford dealers ,... this sounds crazy but, smack the housing with a rubber mallet, or take the unit apart and clean it,... obviously bad design, the key ive heard... switch to manual locking hubs, or use it once a month,.. id like any more feedback, on this as well.. sincerely cessna 180. Replies to this message: fordsucks01 (Apr 21, 2009 9:32 pm) mjumper (May 03, 2009 6:49 am)
#61 of 122 Broken u-joint yoke by jbreshears Jun 19, 2008 (6:22 pm)
Hello, I've acquired a nice '87 Ranger 4x4 with 4 cyl, 4 speed and manual hubs, for crawling through the woods. I have broken the left front u-joint yoke when the joint went out. The axle side yoke is ok. Can anyone tell me the steps to disassemble that part to replace the broken yoke? Must I pull the axle to install the u-joint. It looks like it might be done in place. I appreciate the help. j

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