ford explorer automatic 4x4??

[1993fordexploere]

ok si im new here and have a question. my explorer has the automatic 4x4 and i have only used it like 4 times.....so far cause it was a family rig before i got it. well the buttons light up when i put it in 4x4 and it isnt in 4x4. i hear it lock. i did a test and i know its not the transfer case cause my front drive line locks and i kno its not the auto locking hubs either cause they lock when i tur them. any one kno what could be wrong??

 

[Tbars4]

...If you hear your t/c engaging and you know the front axles engage, it is your auto hubs..

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Check # 27 in my list of useful threads for information on the auto hubs: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122696

 

[1993fordexploere]

...If you hear your t/c engaging and you know the front axles engage, it is your auto hubs..

well see if you grab your front axles and you turn them they should turn a little then lock. well it does and if the hubs where blown/broken they would keep spinning.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

welcome

 

[atistang]

well see if you grab your front axles and you turn them they should turn a little then lock. well it does and if the hubs where blown/broken they would keep spinning.

how come you think its not in 4x4?

 

[MrShorty]

Auto hubs and transfer case issues are the most common. I expect it's possible that the auto hubs lock up well enough under the torque of your hand, but then slip under the greater torque the motor supplies.

How are you determining that the 4wd isn't engaging? I don't mean to be condescending or cause offense in suggesting this (I just don't know how much you know about 4wd systems), but probably the 3rd most common cause of these questions is someone who doesn't understand that open diffs mean that all the power to the front can go to one wheel. With only the 6 sentences you've written to go by and no way for me to personally inspect it, I just want to understand why you think it's not in 4wd.

 

[Tbars4]

...Good point on open Diff's...

 

[1993fordexploere]

Auto hubs and transfer case issues are the most common. I expect it's possible that the auto hubs lock up well enough under the torque of your hand, but then slip under the greater torque the motor supplies.

How are you determining that the 4wd isn't engaging? I don't mean to be condescending or cause offense in suggesting this (I just don't know how much you know about 4wd systems), but probably the 3rd most common cause of these questions is someone who doesn't understand that open diffs mean that all the power to the front can go to one wheel. With only the 6 sentences you've written to go by and no way for me to personally inspect it, I just want to understand why you think it's not in 4wd.

well because none my front tires are spinning when i try to spin the tires and when i go through the mud.i am almost 100 percent sure its the autolocking hubs cause i lifted my truck earlier and i manually locked the axle so when i turned the drive line the axles turned but the tires didnt. i am sure its the auto hubs. any one kno anything about the manual hub conversion??????

 

[MrShorty]

That sounds like bad auto hubs.

What do you need to know about the manual hub conversion? In my mind there really isn't much to know. Get a Haynes/Chiltons manual and follow the instructions for disassembling the auto hubs, then reassemble according to the manual hub instructions.

 

[1993fordexploere]

That sounds like bad auto hubs.

What do you need to know about the manual hub conversion? In my mind there really isn't much to know. Get a Haynes/Chiltons manual and follow the instructions for disassembling the auto hubs, then reassemble according to the manual hub instructions.

i mean ike do you guys recommend it?????and what about the warn hub kit???

 

[Tbars4]

...Stock Ford hubs are made by warn, for Ford..Warn manual hubs take the guess work out of things...Search "hubs" on here and you will find your question has been answered several times...

 

[atistang]

i mean ike do you guys recommend it?????and what about the warn hub kit???

manual hubs new with the conversions will run you almost 300 bux

but if you live somewhere where it snows or are often in mudd situations then i recommend them

 

[Tbars4]

...Actually, they are under $200 brand new...
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1867081&postcount=457

 

[1993fordexploere]

manual hubs new with the conversions will run you almost 300 bux

but if you live somewhere where it snows or are often in mudd situations then i recommend them

wow then you didnt look around i found the warn hub kit conversion for 85$ brand new.

 

[Tbars4]

...If you look at the link I posted, the conversion kit from Dana/Spicer is under $10...You can get the Warn kit for 50-60 at the same place but why pay more for the same parts...
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1809056#post1809056

 

[atistang]

wow then you didnt look around i found the warn hub kit conversion for 85$ brand new.

i did look around, but the problem was i left work with no 4x4 and ****ty tires all the way around in the beginning of a snow storm and was having a hell of a time getting anywhere, so i went to the nearest parts store and bought them

but i don't remember seeing them much cheaper anywhere else

guess i was wrong, the price you pay for procrastinating

 

[Tbars4]

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