4x4 low dont kick in

[dangerranger94]

i have a 94 ranger and its got the electric 4x4 switch. 4x4 high will go in but low ranger want. when i push the low range button it turns off the 4x4. how do i get my trck in low range

 

[Fast Doc]

On my truck it was a bad connector at the brain under the driver's side jump seat. You may want to check there. In most cases I'd expect it's the shifter servo motor.

 

[dangerranger94]

thanks. well could it be a bad fuse? maybe the whole thing sitch bad?

 

[93offroad4.0]

do you have the truck in nueutral?

 

[dangerranger94]

yea with e brake in and still nothing

 

[gettle03FX4LevelII]

you can try reverse also if it is push button like mine were you can try 4 hi then hit the 4 low button. but like they said have to be in neutral and i believe reverse works too. Also try driving forward a little then trying it again if it does not go in right away.

 

[hondaxr650]

You have to be stopped, in neutral with your foot on the brake. E-brake doesn't matter.

 

[dangerranger94]

ive done that. i think its a bad fuse or connector or short but idk

 

[hondaxr650]

Just to toss another idea out there. Have you checked to see if your brake lights are working? A bad switch or broken wires at the switch would stop it from working.
I just noticed that you have a manual trans. You have to push the clutch too.

 

[dangerranger94]

thanks my brake lights work. il try to push the clutch in. but 4x4 high goes in without all that

 

[hondaxr650]

4 high will work at any time. You only have to jump through all the hoops to go into 4 low.

 

[dangerranger94]

oh ok i see.

 

[dangerranger94]

i tried puttin it in. its the wires behind the driver side jump seat. i just keeps clickin and cancels out 4 hi.

 

[mathyou]

I was having the same problem...

I got a switch out of an explorer and swapped it for mine. Fixed my problems of all the ongoing clicking without engaging.

 

[feellnfroggy]

Im sure its been suggested, but follow the 4x4 module self test procedure in the tech library for that model truck. Its mounted in the body behind the jumpseat. Then try the shift motor cleaning article. The shifter rotates one way for 4hi then even farther for 4 lo. If something is dirty r blocking the shifter from fully rotating it was go back to the point where it started. A

As far as shifting procedures, like everyone said 4hi can be accessed anyway at all below 20mph, (mine actually kicks in at any speed) But 4 Lo you must be
a. complete stop
b. clutch pushed in
c. neutral
d. (alot of people dont realize this) but little to no stress on the drivetrain. If tires are worn uneven then the front pulls at a different speed thanthe rear, which puts uneven stresses on the drivetrain. The shifter will recognize this as the wheels puling in motion. If you are driving in 4hi then come to a complete stop, reverse about 4 ft, then stop and go thru 4lo procedures, If that dont work, then turn the truck off, turn it back on engage 4hi then 4lo consecutively. This shoudl do it. After the self test and shift motor cleaning.