stuck in 4 wheel drive

[Audio_1]

well, ive been stuck in 4 wheel drive sense about mid winter. horrible gas mialage. when i turn the dial the light lights up like it is just engaged in 4 wheel and then i drive a bit then i stop and put it in N and put it back to 2 wheel and the lights go off but it is still in 4 wheel drive. i have tryed driveing in reverse and all that. i really dont want to take it to the ford dealer. is there anything i can do? could i try to mess with the hubs or something? i cant afford manual hubs right now so getting new ones is out of the question. any replies and suggestions to help me would be gladly taken

 

[double_take]

Check the shift motor on your tranfer case. Also I think I heard someone say their started workin after they disconnected the battery.

 

[Audio_1]

where is the shift motor located at? the battery was just disconected the other day

 

[double_take]

it is on the beck of the transfer case.

 

[beeree1]

Having similar problems

Mine will engage by itself driving down the road or just parked in the carport. I can get it to disengage by shifting to 4LO then back to AUTO while in nuetral with truck running or just key turned on. I plan on taking a look at the shift motor but I've never really messed with any 4X4 parts of a vehicle yet, only motors, brakes, suspensions, etc. So I don't know my way around that t/c well, and I'm not sure exactly how the front axle plays into how the 4wd engages.
Did you find the problem with yours engaging? Any info would be a big help.