jco77on
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- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
I've been reading through piles of "my 4x4 doesn't work" posts, and haven't seen a definitive answer to this question. If my shift motor is bad, will that prevent my 4x4 lights from coming on at startup and also prevent my switch from lighting?
-I did the self test on the control module and it said it was good.
-I have no 4x4 lights when I start the truck.
-I have no lights at the 4x4 switch panel when the buttons are pressed.
-When I hit 4HI I can hear a relay at the CM, but it doesn't actually shift.
-I tore down the transfer case motor and the rubber stop bushing on the bottom of the gear was destroyed.
I'm going to pull the dash and check the switch out tonight, and hopefully find something to replace that rubber bushing on the transfer case motor.
I'll also be trying to follow this guide once I get my hands on a meter. But isn't this just to check the CM which is supposedly good from it's own self test? http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4wd_control_module.html
Any helpful hints?
Oh, 1989 Ranger. 2.9L - 6 cylinder. Auto trans. Auto hubs. The guy I bought it from said the truck was barely driven the last two years.
-I did the self test on the control module and it said it was good.
-I have no 4x4 lights when I start the truck.
-I have no lights at the 4x4 switch panel when the buttons are pressed.
-When I hit 4HI I can hear a relay at the CM, but it doesn't actually shift.
-I tore down the transfer case motor and the rubber stop bushing on the bottom of the gear was destroyed.
I'm going to pull the dash and check the switch out tonight, and hopefully find something to replace that rubber bushing on the transfer case motor.
I'll also be trying to follow this guide once I get my hands on a meter. But isn't this just to check the CM which is supposedly good from it's own self test? http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4wd_control_module.html
Any helpful hints?
Oh, 1989 Ranger. 2.9L - 6 cylinder. Auto trans. Auto hubs. The guy I bought it from said the truck was barely driven the last two years.
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