Assocracer
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- Mar 23, 2015
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- Vehicle Year
- 2011
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
Ok, so I switched my 2011 Ranger Sport 4x4 into four wheel drive a few weeks ago and the front end started whining like a little bitch. So I switched it off and it took about 3-4 min for it to finally disengage the 4x4. When it did it made a huge thud and shook the whole truck. Tried it again with the same results. Later that day I did it one more time to show the wife what I was talking about and then it wouldn't come out of 4x4 at all. When I got to where I was going, I backed up about 10 feet and the 4x4 disengaged without a sound or so much as a small shudder. Took it into the dealer, they tell me the transfer case is shot. Ok, thank God for extended warranties. They put a new transfer case in. I pick it up last night and try the 4x4 as I'm pulling out of the dealership, and it's doing exactly what it did when I brought it in. Turned around and took it right back. I just get a call telling me that the problem is because my front tires have 6/32 tread (which I didn't think they were that low) and that the rears have 11/32 (replaced them a couple months ago). Now I sold, mounted, and balanced tires for 10 years. I know that when you replace tires on a 4x4 you should do all 4, but when I replaced the rears, the fronts were still somewhat new (had about 15k on them). The dealer replaced those when I bought the truck and left the old ones on the front. Those are the ones I replaced. I've never heard of tires causing this kind of problem before. Can someone school me on this or tell me I'm right and that the dealer is full of shit?