Please help! urgent 97 explorer XLT

[410Fortune]

You guys this 97 is a control trac!!!!
His issue sounds like classic transfer case control trac issue
The nylon guides inside your transfer case wear out and will make this noise/chatter

You need to drain the transfer case fluid, I bet you find small bits of white nylon

I would consider a transfer case rebuild, or consider a control trac delete by installing a real non control trac t case

Seems to me @drdoom had it nailed further up this thread

Any 95-97 truck that has this issue FIRST PLACE I LOOK is the control trac t case, they are problematic
I usually fix them by installing a t case from a lower mile later truck, like a 98-01 explorer BUT you have to use the back half of his original T case to retain the speed sensor since it is a 97
The BEST FIX is to install a 1354e non control trac, bypass the GEM module and install a motorolla 4x4 control box from a later ranger to now control the E shift t case, or go all out and install a manual shift 1354m

 

[Mbrooks420]

Update, This has been solved thank you all

So……….how did you solve this?

 

[96eb96]

You guys this 97 is a control trac!!!!
His issue sounds like classic transfer case control trac issue
The nylon guides inside your transfer case wear out and will make this noise/chatter

You need to drain the transfer case fluid, I bet you find small bits of white nylon

I would consider a transfer case rebuild, or consider a control trac delete by installing a real non control trac t case

Seems to me @drdoom had it nailed further up this thread

Any 95-97 truck that has this issue FIRST PLACE I LOOK is the control trac t case, they are problematic
I usually fix them by installing a t case from a lower mile later truck, like a 98-01 explorer BUT you have to use the back half of his original T case to retain the speed sensor since it is a 97
The BEST FIX is to install a 1354e non control trac, bypass the GEM module and install a motorolla 4x4 control box from a later ranger to now control the E shift t case, or go all out and install a manual shift 1354m

No one maintains their T-Case. There is a 50K mile OCI. Not saying it is always the reason but it could buy some time.

 

[410Fortune]

@WolfMatrix
Do not leave this thread open ended! If the truck has been fixed post up the fix so everyone from 10/23/21 until the end of time can see how to fix their exploder