Resetting 4WD system after Shift motor swap.

[sk1er17]

This story's been preached on this site over and over..

Ive done hours of research and came to the conclusion my friends shift motor was bad (trust me,,, hours and hours of research).

We opted to replace the whole unit, not just clean it. I had the place i work at do it one day and we picked up the car when we got home from the beach... yea my day off .

Anyways... the lights started to blink just like before (but some of the other symptoms were gone.. i dont want to go too into detail). I disconnected the batt for a good 15 min and alls well. Is there something needed to be reset?

A speed sensor/fuse/celenoid was not the problem, it was deffinetally the motor (ie: getting stuck in 4x4, blinking lights, windows work, bad noise when it tried to shift in, etc...)

So the motors fixed but could that have caused any other problems?

 

[Nate1]

Incomplete shifts dont cause blinking lights. I believe it is only sensors that cause blinking lights. Why not have the codes read? (I know, everybody says that, but seriously, why not?)

 

[sk1er17]

The dealer around here charges $80 to bring your car in the shop and then another $50 to hook up the "machine" to read the codes. I know thats all bull but whatever...

Anyways, replacing the shift motor fixed the major problem; stuck in 4x4, not shifting into 4x4 etc..

About the codes i know all the wires were cut to put the thing on and reconnected so i disconnected the batt for 15-20 min to reset everything. Its worked fine since and no flashing.... i was just curious if someone had knowledge as to whether this actually did correct the problem or if we should expect blinking in a few days.

 

[tenikiwon]

How much did you pay for the shift motor?

I just pulled mine and I can't find anything that makes it look "bad" I was able to manually shift mine into 4LO and the 4LO light came on so I'm still thinking it's the motor.

Could it be wiring somewhere? My Auto vs 4WD seems to work although it seems at though it slips. (When in 4x4 under touque it will sound like a loud bang/slapping noise) I know 4x4 is working somewhat because it's still helped me get over and through things.