I am ready to buy an 03 F150 4x4
108K at $12500.

My dodge owner friend has told
me that Ford saved money and weight
by using a plastic gear in the 4x4
transfer case.

That if the 4x4 is used the gear wears out.

Any truth to this Myth?

Thanks

 

Tell him not to worry that your transfer case will long outlast his transmission. Sorry but I have never been inside on of the TC from that year, so I cant comment on the plastic gear myth. I will mention though many members here hunt and offroad. I have yet to see any real issues with the transfer cases.

 

Sounds to me like you need to find smarter friends.

 

^^^ X2 ^^^

Or he's just jealous, lol.

Just counter-accuse his truck as having plastic gears in his tranny - which would explain their reliability record, lol.

Metal gears, but plastic intake.

bubba

 

I figured it is just a myth.

I plan on getting the King Ranch if it is available
next week.
I am not too scared of the high mileage, as
the dealer sold the truck and serviced it regularly.

It will come with a warrantee.

Anything to look,listen for on a test ride???

 

lol and you believed him???

 

The speedometer gear is plastic....
You'd be surprised to find out exactly how much plastic has been being used in transmissions, transfer cases and torque converters for many many years by all of the manufacturers.
Alan

 

If those components are not directly handling driveline torque, that's fine.

But I don't think the Doodge Dood was referring to those sorts of components

 

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Speedo gears have been plastic for MANY years.

 

if you ever remove the transfer case you will know for FACT that there is nothin plastic in there,without openin it up. them bitches are heavy,not as heavy as an old 205,but still not light. i think some of em might've used a plastic shift fork,i think i remember hearin somethin about that. but if there was anything plastic in tere that mattered i'da found it and broke it by now

 

tell your buddy that if ford has pastic gears then its a fact his dodge is Mostly Old Parts And Rust

 

Oooh - I like that one!

 

when i took apart the transfer case on my 94 exploder, it had quite a few gears in it that were plastic. though that was an electronic shift pushbutton deal. So it is possible but i kinda doubt it on the F150.

 

I bet if that F150 still uses PVH hubs, there's plenty of crummy plastic in them. Very crummy. I went the 2wd route as a result.

I know the 4x4 Rangers from 98-01 were nothing to brag about...