General Ford Ranger DiscussionGeneral discussion of the Ford Ranger that does not fit in any other sub-forum.
Welcome to Ford Ranger Forums - The Ultimate Ford Ranger Resource
Welcome to Ford Ranger Forums - The Ultimate Ford Ranger Resource
You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, at no cost, you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join our community today!
The transmission is a regular auto that you shift on the column. The transfer case has a shifter on the floor to shift into 4wd instead of a switch on the dash.
So the only difference is the you shift the t-case not the motor so its a lot more reliable.
Your transmission and transfer case are independant of each other. That's why the levers and/or electonic controllers for each are independant as well.
Mines an 06. I can switch into 4wd or 2wd by flipping a switch reguardless of what my speed is or what gear I'm in. However to go into 4 low the computer won't allow the t-case to change unless I'm sitting dead still and in neutral.
I will see if I can find you one in a yard near me. They have all kinds of Gen 1 Explorers that are manual transmission, but no manual transfer cases.
Too bad you didn't say something sooner, I/Evan (Rangererv) had one this weekend that was already off the transmission. Evan sold it to Justin.
Hey thanks. That would be cool. I need to change the extension housing seal on my truck so I figured why not swap it while I have it off. I have found a few but none have the OSS sensor hole.
Pretty much exactly what Rich said. I'm guessing your thinking that the T-Case and the Transmission are 1 in the same. They are 2 independent functioning units that can either be manual or automatic. So essentially your transmission can just be going through the standard gears it has and output to the T-Case.
The t-case can then either send output through normal operation to the back wheels (2HI), to both differentials (4HI), or through some more gearing and then to both differentials (4LO).
Quote:
Originally Posted by wydopnthrtl
Your transmission and transfer case are independant of each other. That's why the levers and/or electonic controllers for each are independant as well.
Mines an 06. I can switch into 4wd or 2wd by flipping a switch reguardless of what my speed is or what gear I'm in. However to go into 4 low the computer won't allow the t-case to change unless I'm sitting dead still and in neutral.
Pretty much exactly what Rich said. I'm guessing your thinking that the T-Case and the Transmission are 1 in the same. They are 2 independent functioning units that can either be manual or automatic.
I gotcha now....I was thinking something different....Thanks for the explain..
Is there a HOW-to on this, more specifically what parts do you need to do this??
I gotcha now....I was thinking something different....Thanks for the explain..
Is there a HOW-to on this, more specifically what parts do you need to do this??
Do you mean a how-to on how you get a Manual T-Case mated to an Automatic Tranny?
Well if you have a 4x4 truck already, it would simply be a matter of swapping the current T-Case you have for a Manual T-Case. They aren't the easiest things to find, but they are around. I think there are a couple write-ups on the swap floating around somewhere (but at this moment I'm drawing a blank on where that write up is).
Need something explained
