4x4 locking in, but front tires not spinning
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4x4 locking in, but front tires not spinning
My husband is stuck in our 2005 Fx4 once again.... The 4x4 light is lighting up on the dash, it makes the clicking sound like it is locking in, but the front tires are not spinning. Any suggestions on what to try? We are not really worried about the truck being stuck right now because we can get pulled out, but we don't want this to happen again. Are there some things we can try ourselves before taking it to a mechanic and forking out lots of $$$?
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NEVER go offroading in 4x2 then get stuck and try to engage 4x4... if you get it to work, you got lucky.
My buddy learned the hard way when he got his F350 stuck on ice one winter. Parked in a spot with ice, and then he tried to get out, no go, so he through oh, 4x4 low will get me out... nope, the rears were still spinning. Fustrated he got someone to push his truck, and like 10 feet it finally locked in, and voila, 4x4!
I think it's somewhere around the 10 to 20 feet range where the gears will actually, "sync" inside the transmission to transfer case. I think it also depends on the gear ratios within those transfer cases. Like if it's 3.55's then it might take 20 feet for it engage... if you got 4.10's in both, it might take 10 feet.
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Good luck. P.S. There are some fun off-road trails around Tally!
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Im betting your hubs and CADS are the issue My 04 done that it was caused by the check valves on the vacuum system went bad and I didn't realize that they were bad thought I had a heat shield that was vibrating when it was the cads chattering while going down the road.
before you throw money at it engage the 4X4 and get under the truck and try to turn the front axle shafts if they will not move the transfer case is working. then leave it in 4x4 then jack up the front end one side at a time and try to turn each wheel If they turn its a hub and cad issue.
before you throw money at it engage the 4X4 and get under the truck and try to turn the front axle shafts if they will not move the transfer case is working. then leave it in 4x4 then jack up the front end one side at a time and try to turn each wheel If they turn its a hub and cad issue.
Last edited by jhartley; 03-28-2021 at 02:39 AM.