danno
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- PA
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hi All,
I am quite confused. I have 2000 ranger ( 02/00 build). It's a farm truck, non-highway use. Recently it has left me setting a few different times in the snow. It will sit there and spin 1 back tire while in 4WD and the other tires sit motionless. It seems to have loss some power as well, over the past year or so, but I attributed that to blown-out exhaust system and lack of regular maintenance (air, fuel filters etc.) It also had some clunking earlier in the year but that was solely when in 4Lo. So I get the truck back on flat ground and jack the truck up so all 4 wheels are off the ground. Put it in 4 Hi and sure enough, all 4 wheels turn. However, I could stop both of the front tires (wearing leather gloves) fairly easily (if I stopped one, the other would keep spinning), doesn't make any strange noises or grinding. I noticed that one of the connections to hub was electrical taped and wiggled it some, which I found it helped some with the resistance and made it a little harder to stop the tire. I took it off the jacks and tried again, sure enough, got stuck again, same problem. The truck does not have PVH hubs and from everything I have read, most models up to a 2001 use the pvh system which makes it extremely difficult to find any answers.
So my question is A) why under load would my front tires be struggling in 4wd, and is there any remedy to get both front wheels turning at full power? B) what kind of 4WD system is in my ranger because it doesn't make any sense from what I have read, the only two connections going to the hub are a brake line and an electrical line which I'm thinking is just a speed sensor.
PLEASE any help would be super appreciated.
I am quite confused. I have 2000 ranger ( 02/00 build). It's a farm truck, non-highway use. Recently it has left me setting a few different times in the snow. It will sit there and spin 1 back tire while in 4WD and the other tires sit motionless. It seems to have loss some power as well, over the past year or so, but I attributed that to blown-out exhaust system and lack of regular maintenance (air, fuel filters etc.) It also had some clunking earlier in the year but that was solely when in 4Lo. So I get the truck back on flat ground and jack the truck up so all 4 wheels are off the ground. Put it in 4 Hi and sure enough, all 4 wheels turn. However, I could stop both of the front tires (wearing leather gloves) fairly easily (if I stopped one, the other would keep spinning), doesn't make any strange noises or grinding. I noticed that one of the connections to hub was electrical taped and wiggled it some, which I found it helped some with the resistance and made it a little harder to stop the tire. I took it off the jacks and tried again, sure enough, got stuck again, same problem. The truck does not have PVH hubs and from everything I have read, most models up to a 2001 use the pvh system which makes it extremely difficult to find any answers.
So my question is A) why under load would my front tires be struggling in 4wd, and is there any remedy to get both front wheels turning at full power? B) what kind of 4WD system is in my ranger because it doesn't make any sense from what I have read, the only two connections going to the hub are a brake line and an electrical line which I'm thinking is just a speed sensor.
PLEASE any help would be super appreciated.