killscree123
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- 2007
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Hey Everyone,
I bought a 2007 FX4 Level II Ranger about two weeks ago. When the 4x4 was lightly tested, it appeared to be working. Well, this past weekend I headed out to the cabin and decided to test it out a little further. I drove to the sand pit near the cabin and put it in 4 hi, the light illuminated on the dash. It was going through the sand alright, but I suspected the 4x4 had not engaged. So I took it up a slight hill, and got stuck in the sand. Sure enough, the 4x4 was not working. I tried 4 lo, 4 hi and back again, still nothing.
I noticed a loud grinding noise coming from underneath the truck when I gave the engine a bit more gas. I tired to find the problem but it was too difficult alone. I gave up and headed back to the cabin.
Once I got home I put her up on stands and proceeded to search for the issue. Again, the light illuminated, but this time, the grinding noise happened immediately due to the truck being on jack stands. I'll post a link to the video I took here.
https://youtu.be/urrK0xm9Cgo
Does anyone on here know what's wrong with my Ranger? At the cabin I thought it could be the auto hubs, but when the 4x4 switch is engaged, the auto hubs are locked as I can't turn the front wheels with them off the ground. With the 4x4 switch set to 2 hi, the front wheels can be rotated freely. The front drive shaft also spins with the front wheels.
Could it be that the shift motor is busted? Or is my whole transfer case toast? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I bought a 2007 FX4 Level II Ranger about two weeks ago. When the 4x4 was lightly tested, it appeared to be working. Well, this past weekend I headed out to the cabin and decided to test it out a little further. I drove to the sand pit near the cabin and put it in 4 hi, the light illuminated on the dash. It was going through the sand alright, but I suspected the 4x4 had not engaged. So I took it up a slight hill, and got stuck in the sand. Sure enough, the 4x4 was not working. I tried 4 lo, 4 hi and back again, still nothing.
I noticed a loud grinding noise coming from underneath the truck when I gave the engine a bit more gas. I tired to find the problem but it was too difficult alone. I gave up and headed back to the cabin.
Once I got home I put her up on stands and proceeded to search for the issue. Again, the light illuminated, but this time, the grinding noise happened immediately due to the truck being on jack stands. I'll post a link to the video I took here.
https://youtu.be/urrK0xm9Cgo
Does anyone on here know what's wrong with my Ranger? At the cabin I thought it could be the auto hubs, but when the 4x4 switch is engaged, the auto hubs are locked as I can't turn the front wheels with them off the ground. With the 4x4 switch set to 2 hi, the front wheels can be rotated freely. The front drive shaft also spins with the front wheels.
Could it be that the shift motor is busted? Or is my whole transfer case toast? Any help would be greatly appreciated!