- Joined
- Aug 7, 2007
- Messages
- 1,728
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- Points
- 113
- Location
- Costa Mesa, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 SOHC
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 33"
I recently disassembled my TC and found everything to be in good condition at 234K miles. The bearings were still in excellent shape so I just installed new seals and a new chain (it really didn't need it). Once everything was back together it shifted manually as it should and everything operated normally. Once I got it back in the truck, I noticed it was difficult to get it into 4WD hi. It is a manual shift so I could tell it was going part way into 4WD but not far enough to lock in. While driving, I can hold the shifter back and it will eventually drop fully into 4WD. Once it is in 4WD, I can shift it in and out easily. If I drive a while, it will revert back to being difficult to fully engage again. It is almost impossible to shift fully into 4WD when stopped unless I come to a stop in 4WD.
Once I get it in 4WD, I can shift into 4WD low easily (while stopped of course) and it shifts back out of 4WD easily. Before I disassembled the TC, it would easily shift into 4WD even while stopped. That TC seems to be fairly simple inside. I don't know how I could have made an error in assembly. Is there a way I could have flipped a slider or some thing that would cause this problem? Is there a way to somehow get something out of time to give these symptoms?
If there any danger that I could harm anything by driving it in 4WD with it doing this? Once in 4WD it is behaving normally with no unusual noises. Occasionally, it will easily drop into 4WD while driving like it did before, but that is about 1 out of 10 tries.
Once I get it in 4WD, I can shift into 4WD low easily (while stopped of course) and it shifts back out of 4WD easily. Before I disassembled the TC, it would easily shift into 4WD even while stopped. That TC seems to be fairly simple inside. I don't know how I could have made an error in assembly. Is there a way I could have flipped a slider or some thing that would cause this problem? Is there a way to somehow get something out of time to give these symptoms?
If there any danger that I could harm anything by driving it in 4WD with it doing this? Once in 4WD it is behaving normally with no unusual noises. Occasionally, it will easily drop into 4WD while driving like it did before, but that is about 1 out of 10 tries.