Ok, I know it's not a Jeep, but I'd rather not join another club to ask a question when there's plenty of inteligence in this club to help with a small issue. I've already done some research & troubleshooting & trying to figure out what the repair is before I start throwing money at parts. here's where I'm at....
99 Ford F150 5.4 Lariat
When switching to 4wd, I hear a click, but no engagement. It seems to be geared for 4wd, but no FWD engagement. Reading a few articles, I tried the T case motor. I took it off & had the truck switch 2wd to 4wd (hi & lo). The motor turned about 45 degrees for both 4wd hi & lo (ie: it turned 45 when switching to 4wd hi & didn't move when going to 4wd lo), but should have turned more, about 90 degrees for hi & 180 for lo. The motor is supposed to turn the lever on the back of the t case in order to engage 4wd (fyi).
I took apart the motor & everything appears to be functioning ok & nothing damaged. I had read that sometimes the stop on the gear that turns sometimes wears over time & the motor doesn't know how to turn or when to stop, but the stop on the gear looked fine. I also cleaned up some of the electrical connectors & magnets.
All that being said, I don't know if it's a bad motor or something is telling the motor to only turn 45 degrees instead of 90 or 180. There's a $65 motor at AAP that I may try, but if it's not the cuprit, I just wasted $65 & still have the problem. I've also read it could be an IWE solenoid, GEM module, or actuator, but after seeing the gear turn partially, I think it's something computer related or bad motor.
Thoughts?
99 Ford F150 5.4 Lariat
When switching to 4wd, I hear a click, but no engagement. It seems to be geared for 4wd, but no FWD engagement. Reading a few articles, I tried the T case motor. I took it off & had the truck switch 2wd to 4wd (hi & lo). The motor turned about 45 degrees for both 4wd hi & lo (ie: it turned 45 when switching to 4wd hi & didn't move when going to 4wd lo), but should have turned more, about 90 degrees for hi & 180 for lo. The motor is supposed to turn the lever on the back of the t case in order to engage 4wd (fyi).
I took apart the motor & everything appears to be functioning ok & nothing damaged. I had read that sometimes the stop on the gear that turns sometimes wears over time & the motor doesn't know how to turn or when to stop, but the stop on the gear looked fine. I also cleaned up some of the electrical connectors & magnets.
All that being said, I don't know if it's a bad motor or something is telling the motor to only turn 45 degrees instead of 90 or 180. There's a $65 motor at AAP that I may try, but if it's not the cuprit, I just wasted $65 & still have the problem. I've also read it could be an IWE solenoid, GEM module, or actuator, but after seeing the gear turn partially, I think it's something computer related or bad motor.
Thoughts?
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