transfer case motor

[97X]

The motor to engage the the 4wd is acting up again. The first time it acted up, I cleaned the connection by the motor and that fixed the problem. The problem started again so I cleaned the connection really good and sealed it with electrical grease. This worked for a couple of weeks. Now the lights are flashing again. I talked to the dealer and they said that the connection down at the motor cannot be changed because it is part of a body harness, which means it is part of the main "spine" of wires for the truck. If I wanted to replace it I would have to rewire everything. That is not an option. I don't think replacing the motor will help b/c that will only give me half of the clean connection I need. Has anyone ever cut out the connector and just hardwired the motor? Is there something that I can do to fix this without hardwiring?

 

[97X]

ttt

 

[97X]

someone has to have a suggestion or something?

 

[410Fortune]

there is no reason why you cannot replace the wiring and connector. Solder all the connections and heat shrink, then seal with electrical tape, then cover with conduit.

I doubt your problem is the connection at the plug, the shift actuator (motor) probably needs to be rebuilt, see here:

www.therangerstation.com

Look under T cases.

Dont always believe the dealer, they dont know as much as they think they know........
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[TPLYNCH]

What's the sequence of the flashes??? 6 flashes repeated every few minutes is generally a code for the Speed Sensors on the T/F case being bad. If that the flashes you are getting, try cleaning them first and reset the computer.

 

[97X]

i am getting 5 flashes. if i am able to clean the connection and everything works ok, then that should be the problem right?......the connection. i dont want to replace the motor only to have a new one not work because of a half dirty connection. this explorer is starting to be a PITA.