sheky
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- Joined
- September 10, 2008
- Messages
- 11
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- City, State
- Annapolis,MD
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1994 XLT
We had our last snow storm of the year here in MD two weeks ago.
The Explorer when into 4wd fine and we made it through the storm, but it
had a hard time coming out. The transfer case came out of 4wd but the computer didn't believe it and kept the 4HI indicator on.
I followed the troubleshooting guide posted to check the module, which was good.
Some one else posted" if you see a voltage drop when trying a selection change, the motor is jammed". I did see a voltage drop and the amperage surge identified a loose battery cable after I tried the transfer case selection again.
I didn't have the guts or time to try rebuilding the motor myself, but rockauto had Cardone rebuilds for $56 plus $25 core, Advance Auto wanted $122 plus $30 core and they had to order it, same Cardone part.
Pulling the wires out of the connector for the transfer case clutch and speed sensor I found tricky since I never like pulling on wires the way the Ford Service manual advises to do. My wires were tough coming out, so I took a small wooden dowel and pushed the terminal out, being careful not to break on of those small plastic tabs inside the connector. The red plastic keeper block comes out pretty easy with a paper clip hook. Putting it back in the new motor connector was a bit of a pain. It wouldn't go it, I thought I had an alignment problem, but one of the wires on the connector, that I didn't touch , wasn't seated all the way.
And yes I struggled initially trying to break the transfer case connector because I couldn't comprehend for a while what "push" meant on the tabs.
A lot of great stuff is posed here, I am about to turn 220k on my '94XLT, bought it new and I want to keep it as long as I can.
Another motivator to keep my truck, is that Ford didn't give my friends with new Explorers and Expeditions dipsticks to check their Transmission Fluid!
The Explorer when into 4wd fine and we made it through the storm, but it
had a hard time coming out. The transfer case came out of 4wd but the computer didn't believe it and kept the 4HI indicator on.
I followed the troubleshooting guide posted to check the module, which was good.
Some one else posted" if you see a voltage drop when trying a selection change, the motor is jammed". I did see a voltage drop and the amperage surge identified a loose battery cable after I tried the transfer case selection again.
I didn't have the guts or time to try rebuilding the motor myself, but rockauto had Cardone rebuilds for $56 plus $25 core, Advance Auto wanted $122 plus $30 core and they had to order it, same Cardone part.
Pulling the wires out of the connector for the transfer case clutch and speed sensor I found tricky since I never like pulling on wires the way the Ford Service manual advises to do. My wires were tough coming out, so I took a small wooden dowel and pushed the terminal out, being careful not to break on of those small plastic tabs inside the connector. The red plastic keeper block comes out pretty easy with a paper clip hook. Putting it back in the new motor connector was a bit of a pain. It wouldn't go it, I thought I had an alignment problem, but one of the wires on the connector, that I didn't touch , wasn't seated all the way.
And yes I struggled initially trying to break the transfer case connector because I couldn't comprehend for a while what "push" meant on the tabs.
A lot of great stuff is posed here, I am about to turn 220k on my '94XLT, bought it new and I want to keep it as long as I can.
Another motivator to keep my truck, is that Ford didn't give my friends with new Explorers and Expeditions dipsticks to check their Transmission Fluid!
