Wucko
Member
- Joined
- July 6, 2000
- Messages
- 23
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- City, State
- Tulsa, OK
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 Explorer Sport
I finally got the thing fixed!
I was having the standard "push the 4x4 button, get the clicks and nothing else". I followed the advice from Dr. Bob...removing the transfer case motor, cleaning up the limit switch contacts and the armature, replacing the rubber around the limit switch stop...all to no avail. I then spoke to a local mechanic from a 4x4 specialty shop. He informed me that on some Explorers (about 1 out of 10 he estimated) when the transfer case motor is fully tightened to the transfer case is does not operate. He did not know why or how...it just happens. The fix he suggested is to put about a 0.050" to 0.060 gasket between the motor and the transfer case. I cut a gasket out a piece of rubber and am not even sure how thick it is...looks like about 1/16". It fixed the problem. Total cost about $0.50!
I was having the standard "push the 4x4 button, get the clicks and nothing else". I followed the advice from Dr. Bob...removing the transfer case motor, cleaning up the limit switch contacts and the armature, replacing the rubber around the limit switch stop...all to no avail. I then spoke to a local mechanic from a 4x4 specialty shop. He informed me that on some Explorers (about 1 out of 10 he estimated) when the transfer case motor is fully tightened to the transfer case is does not operate. He did not know why or how...it just happens. The fix he suggested is to put about a 0.050" to 0.060 gasket between the motor and the transfer case. I cut a gasket out a piece of rubber and am not even sure how thick it is...looks like about 1/16". It fixed the problem. Total cost about $0.50!