Hello
I want to get a 05-07 F-150 XLT RC long box
but i am having hard time finding one with a manual transfercase
i am wondering if it is posible to convert a auto transfercase to a manual
transfercase ??? and i also what manual locking hubs that too i am having a hard time to find aftermarket

Thanks

 

Since '04, to my knowledge, they have not offered a manual transfer case option on the F-150. Same for the manual hubs. Don't know of anyone making replacements yet either...

Sorry.

 

You can still get the Manual t-case but you are limited to certain models. When you get the center shift console with the captain seats you need to get the electronic shift. You will be hard pressed to find one as most of the buying public wanted the electronic shift. It is going to be a bitch to swap because of the GEM. it is now part and parcel of the fuse box. The GEM controls the electronic shift and you will no longer have one. DTC will be set as the GEM looks for the input from the contact plates in the shift motor assembly. Yours will be on the work bench.....

JMC

 

Crap that sucks
i realy waht a manual transfercase now that make it a lot harder to find
the truck i want
I am sure it can be dont but like you explane it JMC it sounds like a huge pain in the A**

 

I gotta go back and check the service manuals... I didn't see anything in there about a manual transfer case, only the ESOF... I could be wrong... wouldn't be the first time....

 

I have a 2006 Super Cab, 6.5' bed, with the manual shift t-case... they are out there, you just have to look.

I don't think anybody makes manual hubs though.

 

FWIW, I just found the section in the service manuals for the manual t-case. Apparently they were available... it's a 44-06 case apparently... Interesting...

-Joe

 

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

It is the same t-case used in the 97-03 & 04 Heritage F-150. The electronic shift on the fly have some problems with the electric shift motors when not used often enough. But for the most part it is a reliable unit.

JMC

 

if i remember right, the only difference between the esof & the manual is engaging the transfer case, everything else is done electronicly. the axle is locked, the gem tells you what youre in, etc. i have esof & have had no problems with it. Id rather turn a **** than reach down & yank a lever back any day. Especially in some situations

 

It is a question of personal preference. As you mentioned the only real difference is the method of shifting. Aside form the shifting method the internals are the same. The **** on the dash tells the GEM what you want and it controls the shift motor. I don't need to shift into Neutral and have my foot on the brake to shift into 4Lo.

JMC

 

since the transfer cases themselves are the same, could you get the parts needed to convert from manual to electronic, or vice versa w/o buying an entirely new transfer case?

 

What are the benefits to that? I rarely find myself needing 4Lo unless its really bad terrain I'm on.

 

There a few more hurdles to over come. The case itself is different. The front cover on the electronic shift model has no provision for the external shift linkage or the t-case indicator switch. The rear cover has the shift motor attached. Much easier to purchase a manual t-case than it is to machine the front cover or make a cover plate for the hole where the shift motor was. Inside the t-case the manual shift model uses a shift cam whereas the ESOF uses a shift shaft.

JMC

 

If you don't use it then it isn't a problem for you.

JMC