1993 Ford Explorer 4x4 Doesn't Engage

[coalkickin]

Hey Guys...I am new here and hoping someone can help me out. I am pretty mechanically challenged Anyway I recently bought this truck and the 4x4 will not engage. It is a push button "on the fly" When I push the button I can hear a slight "clicking" sound coming from the rear, and at this time the interior lights flicker? I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Thks!!

 

[PARKINGLOT]

well...start with all the usual e-case troubleshooting. Check shift motor, connectors, uh...there's a couple things. i'm sure someone who's fixed an e-case problem can chime in...

 

[all4mud]

its proubly your hubs... get the warn manual converson kit ......... i did that to mine and it works 100 %

 

[Jspafford]

You say the interior lights dim when you hear the clicking? That sounds like an electical issue.

Do the indicator lights come on when you shift at all?

 

[coalkickin]

No..No indicator lights at all

 

[coalkickin]

Thanks Guys...I fixed it. I got underneath and gently tapped the shift motor with a rubber mallet....must have knocked some corrosion loose...cuz it now works

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

...cuz it now works

it'll quit again.

take it off and clean it up now before it strands you somewhere. i believe there is a walk-through in the tech section.