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mccombs07 · 11-01-2005, 08:21 PM

When my buddy got his explorer 4x4 there was a sticker on it that said dont push this button ( being the 4x4 button) I dont know anything about auto locking hubs or fords. What could be his problem?

93chico4by · 11-01-2005, 09:46 PM

My guess is that it was put on there by the dealer so that nobody would test out the 4x4 on a test drive and have the shift motor crap out. I would push it and see what happens

Explorer · 11-01-2005, 09:53 PM

Check out this page: http://www.explorerforum.com/Singlet...ges/tcase.html

It has info on diagnosing the system and rebuilding the shift motor if needed.

el ranger loco · 11-01-2005, 09:54 PM

Push the damn button! Warn manual hubs are the greatest thing to ever happen to an explorer.. so put them on anyway. If it doesnt do anything when you push the button, have somebody push it over & over while you whack the shift motor with a rubber mallet or softly with a dead blow.

el ranger loco · 11-01-2005, 09:55 PM

Haha Rick I was lookin for that page while you were posting it.

section525 · 11-02-2005, 12:29 PM

Maybe someone re-geared the rear end but not the front??

TNRanger · 11-02-2005, 01:21 PM

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Maybe someone re-geared the rear end but not the front??

I'd be careful pushing that button since this IS a possibility.

el ranger loco · 11-02-2005, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TNRanger

I'd be careful pushing that button since this IS a possibility.

Step one: Put truck in 4 lo.
Step two: Put truck in drive.
Step three: Listen for some crazy shit.

If you dont hear any crazy shit, see if youre actually in 4wd & go from there. You guys are making too big of a deal outta this. You'll feel it bind if the gears are different, & you cant fuck up the hubs unless theyre already broken. Ill bet the shift motor is tempermental & sometimes doesnt come outta 4x4 or something stupid..

11-01-2005, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
mccombs07 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10864 Location: Texas Posts: 81	Auto Exlplorer Hubs When my buddy got his explorer 4x4 there was a sticker on it that said dont push this button ( being the 4x4 button) I dont know anything about auto locking hubs or fords. What could be his problem?

11-01-2005, 09:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Explorer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1540 Location: Wittmann, AZ Posts: 661	Check out this page: http://www.explorerforum.com/Singlet...ges/tcase.html It has info on diagnosing the system and rebuilding the shift motor if needed. __________________ Ford Explorer & Ranger Offroad www.ExplorerForum.com

11-01-2005, 09:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
el ranger loco Fuck a police chase Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 23035 Location: East Mesa, ARIZONA Posts: 1,175	Push the damn button! Warn manual hubs are the greatest thing to ever happen to an explorer.. so put them on anyway. If it doesnt do anything when you push the button, have somebody push it over & over while you whack the shift motor with a rubber mallet or softly with a dead blow. __________________ Kyle Prettyman AzUndertakers

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el ranger loco Fuck a police chase Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 23035 Location: East Mesa, ARIZONA Posts: 1,175	Haha Rick I was lookin for that page while you were posting it. __________________ Kyle Prettyman AzUndertakers

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11-01-2005, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
93chico4by Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 37770 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 704	My guess is that it was put on there by the dealer so that nobody would test out the 4x4 on a test drive and have the shift motor crap out. I would push it and see what happens

11-02-2005, 12:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
section525 Interweb Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 14692 Location: Red Bluff, CA Posts: 413	Maybe someone re-geared the rear end but not the front??