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4x4 shift problems by cbinkcak
Nov 29, 2008 (7:34 am)
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4x4 shift problems by cbinkcak
Nov 29, 2008 (7:34 am)
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Hello,I put manual hubs on a 1997 ranger last year,it worked fine then.
  
Now it will not go into 4 wheel drive(hi or lo).The lights on the dash light up when it is started,they work when you turn the switch from 2 wheel drive to 4 hi and lo,but the eletric shift motor doesn't turn.
I checked the fuses in the cab and under the hood,all looked fine.
I installed a new electric shift motor,but it doesn't do anything either.There was a wire from the transfer case to the old shift motor.I stripped the wire on the plug going up thru the floor (black I think) and connect the wire from the transfer case to it,still nothing.
  
What else can I try now?
 
Thanks for any help.
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2006 ford ranger sport // recurring 4x4 problems RECALL lemon by red100
Dec 05, 2008 (10:31 pm)
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my 4x4 traction repeatedly disengages ! winter 2007,ford dealer blamed my lighter [gunked-up w/ashes] on blowing my shared fuse for 4x4...cost me $120, to which ford refuses to reimburse ! ** I ARGUED THAT IT WAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW , & FUSE SHOULD BE DEDICATED. fast forward december to 5th 2008,4x4 disengages once again.lighter cannot be blamed because i removed lighter stick after first incident. i purchased truck brand new, & i've used 4x4 lightly [no off-roading] maybe 10x. this is a recall waiting to happen !!
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Re: 2006 ford ranger sport // recurring 4x4 problems RECALL lemon [red100] by hjo1
Dec 22, 2008 (1:37 pm)
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Replying to: red100 (Dec 05, 2008 10:31 pm)

Did it feel like the differential was slipping? Like hitting a bump? Only in 4 wd? It has happened to me this winter and the dealer tells me nothing is wrong. Have you fixed the problem? Was wondering why my lighter was missing when I bought it!
thanks!
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Ford Ranger 4X4 Problems by ken228
Dec 26, 2008 (3:47 am)
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Hi, my son has a 2003 Ford Ranger. The other day it was an icy glaze when he drove it home and parked it in the garage, and he had it in 4 wheel drive. I think he disengaged it at the last minute, but anyway, this AM he tried to back it out of the garage and the rear wheels didn't want to turn, it was like they were locked up. I let him take my car to work. What does he need to do next when he gets home later to make it work again?
thank you....
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4 wheel dash lights say im in 4 wheel but front wheels noy pulling by shawnranger99
Jan 01, 2009 (8:49 pm)
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I switch to 4 wheel drive and the 4 wheel dash light lights up and says im in 4 wheel drive but the front wheels are not pulling. I put it in neutral and than turn the dial to 4 low and the 4 low light lights up and front wheels still are not pulling, i can tell that it has went into low range. my ranger is a 99 3.0 automatic. could this be those piece of crap vacume hubs? ive been told that i need to put some manual locking hubs on it and by pass them vacume hubs. transfer case seems to be working.
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need help by fomocobro1
Jan 01, 2009 (10:27 pm)
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driving my 93 4.0 4x4 5 speed..all of a sudden the thing just loses the clustch or somethin..it was whining all the way home and then it just went out..i pulled over and there was smoke comin from the bell housing..then when i push the pedal in it is fine..when i release it makes a god awful noise like a growl or somethin..hard to explain..then it starts smokin and i can smell clutch..but as i said when i push the clutch in its fine..it makes the same noise in nuteral with the clutch out..is it the clutc or the tranny or the t/c..manual shift t/c
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need help by fomocobro1
Jan 01, 2009 (11:03 pm)
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okay my 93 ranger manual t/c 5 speed just died when i was coming home...it felt like the clutch went..so i pulled over and i noticed smoke coming from the bell housing..then i tried to get it to go again and when i got the clutch in it dont make the noise..when i release the clutch either in neutral or in gear it makes a rough noise comin from the bell housing i believe! would this be the transfer case tranny or clutch..as it only makes noise when released in gear or in neutral..but dont make any when engaged..it tries to move then it slips and makes that noise like somethin not metal slapping around in somethin..as i said there was prominenet clutch material smell..im used to the rigs ya could see through the bell housing!
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Re: 4 wheel dash lights say im in 4 wheel but front wheels noy pulling [shawnranger99] by spyac3
Jan 02, 2009 (4:35 pm)
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Replying to: shawnranger99 (Jan 01, 2009 8:49 pm)

After much of my own searching I found the answers if your switch is activating the shift motor on the transfer case. Take off the shift motor and mark the position of the trianular bushing turn the switch to 4 hi and see if the busing moved. Yes in 4 wheel low you can tell it has engaged into low however the 4 wheel still does not work. If you dont want to spend the $150 for manual hubs try this I did it to my 99 Ranger in 2007 and it really works no more problem.
 
 http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Apr04/offroad.htm
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Re: 4 wheel dash lights say im in 4 wheel but front wheels noy pulling [spyac3] by shawnranger99
Jan 03, 2009 (5:09 pm)
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Replying to: spyac3 (Jan 02, 2009 4:35 pm)

i purchesed a set of rugged ridge manual locking hubs. I was woundering if they will go into my ranger like a set of avm hubs. the address of the hubs on the net will be at the end of this messege, please take a look at them and tell me what you think. I was woundering how to inststall these myself and how hard it will be? When i put them into place do i put them in set in the locked position?
 
http://www.speedycarparts.com/sku/Ford_Ranger_Rugged-Ridge_Locking-Hub_1999_2001- _15001.7.html?srccode=cii_9324560&cpncode=17-25758297-2

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