Ford F-150 4X4

Tiny
DONALD DUCK
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  • 1997 FORD F-150
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
My 4 wheel drive will not lock in I can turn the switch and the light on the dash will not register on and I can hear faint clicking under the dashboard its a 97 f150
Thursday, December 16th, 2010 AT 10:31 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check to see if there is power the actuator on the transfer case. IF there is no power, check the relay.
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Monday, April 12th, 2021 AT 11:17 AM
Tiny
DONALD DUCK
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I checked the actuator on the transfer case and there was power, so proceeded to take it off to double check it and found out that one of the magnets epoxy broke down and came loose inside the guts of the actuator and was jamming the gear, so I just odered a new one instaled it and now the 4 wheel drive works fine. So food for thought for anyone who is having the same problem, double check the actuator.
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Monday, April 12th, 2021 AT 11:17 AM
Tiny
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That will do it. That is the first thing I check when there is a 4wd issue. They always seem to have actuator problems.
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Monday, April 12th, 2021 AT 11:17 AM

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