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4x4 doesn't work, no lights, no nothing

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Old 11-20-2006
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4x4 doesn't work, no lights, no nothing

hi to all, I'm new to the Ranger world and to this forum, I have a problem with the 4x4 system, I turn the **** to the 4x4 high and nothing happends, the lights don't turn on, I turn to the 4x4 low and still nothing, no clicks no sound, nothing, I know that the 4x4 lights work because I can see them turn on when I start the engine. I searched but I only found post that said that there 4x4 lights turned on and off, but none like mine. What do I start to check first??? Thanks a lot for your help.
 
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Old 11-21-2006
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well i would start with the switch... not sure if there are any fuses involved but thats another place to look for problems
 
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Old 11-21-2006
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check your fuses.....look in the owners manual for the fuse location and check there....if that dont work, check the switch, and if that dont work, check the shift motor........
 
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Old 11-27-2006
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Ok, problem found!!! , after hours of testing, checked all the fuses, relay box, switch connections, etc. And found nothing, I decided to clean the shift motor, then guess what, it works now. I didn't think it was the motor cause the 4x4 lights didn't turn on, I guess the lights turn on when the 4x4 actually engages. It works different in my mothers truck hers is a 99. But ohh well, but now that it works I have another problem , when I advance, theres a loud clunk from the front end, the tires roll a bit then "clunk" then they roll again then a big clunk again, what do I start to check? Could the front differential be damaged??? Thanks for your help.
 
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Old 11-27-2006
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glad to see you got it fixed
 
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Old 11-27-2006
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check your wheel bearings.....there also may be some dried mud and muck in the spindle that is causeing the chunck....
 
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Old 11-27-2006
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I not sure what you are really dealing with but know that with any four wheel drive it's good to engage it once a month or so just to keep eveything from getting seezed up....not sure if what your are dealing with would fit into that category or not.......what i am saying is if it has sat for a long time
 
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Old 11-27-2006
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Mine got stuck in low range about 10 miles from civilization once. The only way I got it to go again was beating the crap out of the T-Case with a tire iron. After several minutes of banging on it with my friends and family wondering wtf I'm doing, it clicked into 2wd and off I went.
 
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