4 low
 

The 4 low wont engage in my truck and i was wondering if anyone else had this problem or knows how to fix it

nuetral, foot on brake??

yep, you have to be in neutral and have the foot on the brake. same to get out of it to.

i always do that anyway because i have a 5 speed and because of the cheap hubs that ford uses

Does it go into 4Hi like its supposed to?

Do you hear the motor? Are the 4wd lights flashing?

yeah it doesnt have any troble going in 4 high just 4 low

no the light will not come on when i try to put it in 4 low but it comes on when i put it in 4 high just fine

it takes a good few seconds to kick in sometimes..

i can let it sit for a long time and nothing will happen

push the clutch in a little farther. it could be a sensor problem.

if that don't work, have someone tap the transfer case with a hammer while you do the process. it could be seized and need a little love tap.

i think that is the problem. my truck belonged to a 65 year old lady that lived in pennsylvania so the 4 low has probably never been used

where should i tap on the transfer case?

the motor to engage. it's either stuck or seized. if that is the case, it might need to be replaced. from what you said tho, i think it's just stuck and needs a jolt since you have 4hi.

That may work.

you have a live axel up front no hubs....

when getting into 4 low I put my foot in the brake, clutch in, then go into 1st then to reverse or vice versa. The damn thing shifts everytime immediately after; If I dont do this it will sit there forever. I have no idea why. Never got it checked out I just figured it was one of the quirks.

Am I the only one that has noticed this???

not with me, it just automatically goes into 4low.

well i was just going on what a friend told me. he said that he was always replacing the hubs in his and i have always been a car person and just got into trucks so i dont know much