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Old Jan 22, 2012
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4 wheel drive not working?
i have a 97 ford ranger 4.0. now my 4 wheel drive isn't working. the 4 wheel drive motor is working you can hear/feel it clicking on, but the front wheels don't engage. any ideas?
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012
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My push button 4wheel is not working checked both fuses they're fine push the button and nothing happens . Any ideas? Got a guy just drove 5 hours to look at it and now this
please help!
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012
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Originally Posted by Cometboy1964
i have a 97 ford ranger 4.0. now my 4 wheel drive isn't working. the 4 wheel drive motor is working you can hear/feel it clicking on, but the front wheels don't engage. any ideas?
sounds like an issue with the front hubs...clean/repack the wheel bearings as a start
 
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Old Jan 22, 2012
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Vacume lines maybe, swap it out for manual hubs.
 
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Originally Posted by Ford04Ranger4.0
Vacume lines maybe, swap it out for manual hubs.
3rd gens dont have the the vac. set up
 
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Originally Posted by djfllmn
3rd gens dont have the the vac. set up
Oh my bad , check the hubs
 
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Do a search for "Shift Motor" and member names "n3elz" and "rwenzing". There may be information in those threads that could be of some help with your problem.
 
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