4 high works, 4 low doesnt

[rangercracker]

i just bought a 94 ranger with electric shift and manual hubs. the only problem is the truck shifts into 4 high with no problems but when i press the low range button nothing , no clicking sounds from the back seat and the light wont come on. any ideas wat the problem might be?

 

[BRUTUS_T_HOG]

is this a manual transmisson? you have to push the clutch in and push the button.

i don't know if you need to be in neutral with an automatic trans

 

[srteach]

Manual ... brake and clutch both applied

Auto ... Neutral/park and brake applied

Let us know if this fixes it.

 

[91_LoneRanger_4.0]

Same problem, 4-high, no 4-low

I have the same problem, my truck is a 91 ranger 4x4 i just bought about a month ago. Tried with it in park with brakes applied and as well as neutral and still couldn't get nothing???

 

[tailgate_mafia]

I have the same problem but half the time 4 hi dose not even work. Also if its damp out side when i start me truck the 4 hi and 4 low lights are on and do not respond to pressing the buttons. is there anyway to convert my transfer case to manual engagement and not electric?

 

[Jspafford]

Tech library has a link on how to swap in a manual case. It's been covered umpteen times.

 

[feellnfroggy]

With all transmissions manual or auto it must be in neutral. My 93 with pushbutton and manual tranny has to be in neutral to get the 4 low to kick in. And when i want out of 4 low, I have to reverse about 6 inches to release the tension of the tranfer case so it will disengage the 4 low, again in neutral).

 

[91_LoneRanger_4.0]

"My problem fixed a few months ago, sorry for the delay in response" I went to "Part's Galore" (Local pull it yourself junkyard) and found two identical used shift motors one from a '94 ranger and the other a '93 explorer. got home and tried the one from the explorer and worked like a charm no problems since, so now I have a spare that hopefully works too. So try that out if you can

 

[Fast Doc]

On my truck the problem was the connector to the ECM.