4x4 not working

[rosscassavant1]

i have a 92 ford ranger stx 4x4 when i press the button for the 4 wheel drive it dont do nothing. no clicking or sounds or no lights come on i just bought the truck so dont know about them thanks

 

[wildbill23c]

First of all check all of the fuses and relays, I believe the 4x4 is a fuse, should be labeled in the fuse box. If that isn't the problem there is a 4x4 module in the cab somewhere (can't remember where) do a search as there's tons of 4x4 issues on here with this problem that tells where everything is and can help you diagnose the problem completely.

 

[rosscassavant1]

alright thanks i guess before if you press it a few times it would work then finally it gave out thanks

 

[wildbill23c]

Sounds like it may be the switch itself being bad. The actual electronics module that controls the 4x4 I don't think goes bad very often so the switch in the dash may just need replaced, or may just need the contacts cleaned even.

 

[4.0B2]

sounds like when the button was bad on mine... the overhead console, go grab one of those from the junkyard... or use a test light and see if power is making it thru the switch.

 

[70roadrunner]

my first electric shift 4x4 had an issue like that. i was gonna test the switch, and found that it was just not plugged in all the way. after plugging it in i found that there is a delay of a couple seconds before it shifts. hope this helps!

 

[Earl43P]

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/transfercasetroubleshooting.shtml

 

[rosscassavant1]

thanks i will work on it saturday and let you know what i find out thanks

 

[a31ford]

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Here, I'll give you a copy of the electric shift Transfer case diagnostics manual.

http://www.inetlink.ca/a31ford/xfer-case.pdf

it's about 1/2 a meg in size, so it might be a bit when it opens (you'll need a PDF reader like acrobat to view it).

Greg