firefighter1
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- City, State
- Midlothian, VA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Ford Explorer XLT
Ok I have a 2000 Ford Explorer XLT with Auto Electric 4WD V6 SOHC. For some reason it went into 4wd high. It must have lost some traction in some sand on the road or something. But it is stuck in 4wd high. I have cycled through 4wd low and it goes in fine. It will go back to 4wd high but will not go back to 2wd. I jacked up the front end and can spin one tire and the other tire spins the opposite way. (normal) However I cannot rotate the front drive shaft. Started the truck and tried both park and neutral and I still could not rotate the front drive shaft. I removed the actuator motor and the pin was not all the way to neutral position. I moved it to neutral and still no change. I have removed the transfer case and can feel the difference with 4wd low but none between neutral and 4wd high. It hard to describe but if you rotate the front and rear opposite it feels like a clutch rubbing together. I can feel the fork click but no change in the fwd unlocking. It had plenty of fluid. A little old and ready to be changed but not original. Is the clutch pack stuck or something? The truck does have around 205000. The engine was replaced at 70k do to a failed oil pump shaft snapping and breaking several chains. The transmission last year was replaced. So yea its got some mileage but its what I have right now. Times are tough. The front diff is leaking some at the pinion seal some and I have been keeping an eye on it. was going to do it this spring when warmer. Oh and when the truck was running I could hear a slight whining noise coming from transfer case while I was under the truck.
So what recommendations? Do I find a good junk yard transfer case, try and rebuild it myself or take it to someone to rebuild or what? This is my daily driver and I am stuck right now.
So what recommendations? Do I find a good junk yard transfer case, try and rebuild it myself or take it to someone to rebuild or what? This is my daily driver and I am stuck right now.
