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- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
- Messages
- 1,147
- City
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 99
- Engine
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- Tire Size
- P235/75R15
- My credo
- A properly suspensioned Ranger can be safely airborne for up to 4 seconds at a time! =:O
1999 5-spd. Ranger as listed under avatar, bone stock.
Recently noticed that vacuum hoses to my PVHubs had disintegrated. I replaced those, which immediately restored my 4-HI function, with appropriate clicks and dash light feedback when engaged.
When switching to 4-LO, I immediately hear the same clicks, see the '4WD LOW' light come on, but... I don't hear/feel the heavy CLUNK that I (dimly) remember coming from T-case, and, sure enough, I'm still ACTUALLY in 4-HI mode.
If the shift motor is not rotating selector shaft all the way to 4-LO position, would dashbd. indicator light still illuminate? I plan to pull and lube that puppy anyway, but don't want to get my hopes up if not the culprit.
I've perused all relevant threads (AFAICT), incl. Sasquatch's bullet-point checklist of conditions that must be met to engage 4-LO, but that leaves me with a few follow-on questions:
> BJB fuse 13 (20A)... what does "BJB" stand for? (No GF/ex-wife jokes, lulz)
> Digital transmission range (TR) sensor... never heard of it, What the Hey?
Not sure how "smart" GEM/control module is as far as what inputs = OK to light up 4-LO dash indicator...??
OTOH, I'm pretty sure it's not due to removing the lame 'Sport' decals from the rear fenders, lol.
Recently noticed that vacuum hoses to my PVHubs had disintegrated. I replaced those, which immediately restored my 4-HI function, with appropriate clicks and dash light feedback when engaged.
When switching to 4-LO, I immediately hear the same clicks, see the '4WD LOW' light come on, but... I don't hear/feel the heavy CLUNK that I (dimly) remember coming from T-case, and, sure enough, I'm still ACTUALLY in 4-HI mode.
If the shift motor is not rotating selector shaft all the way to 4-LO position, would dashbd. indicator light still illuminate? I plan to pull and lube that puppy anyway, but don't want to get my hopes up if not the culprit.
I've perused all relevant threads (AFAICT), incl. Sasquatch's bullet-point checklist of conditions that must be met to engage 4-LO, but that leaves me with a few follow-on questions:
> BJB fuse 13 (20A)... what does "BJB" stand for? (No GF/ex-wife jokes, lulz)
> Digital transmission range (TR) sensor... never heard of it, What the Hey?
Not sure how "smart" GEM/control module is as far as what inputs = OK to light up 4-LO dash indicator...??
OTOH, I'm pretty sure it's not due to removing the lame 'Sport' decals from the rear fenders, lol.
