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Old 04-17-2014, 07:58 PM
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Recently I had a scare with the tranny,ended up being the power train motor stuck in neutral. Now i can shift into 4x4,but not back into 2x4 without removing the power train motor and manually turning it back. I don't know if it is the sensors, the CPU, or the wiring... Any ideas? I found a new motor and CPU for 50$ for both of them so I'm hoping that is the solution, I still need to go get them though.

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Old 04-17-2014, 08:07 PM
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Recently I had a scare with the tranny,ended up being the power train motor stuck in neutral. Now i can shift into 4x4,but not back into 2x4 without removing the power train motor and manually turning it back. I don't know if it is the sensors, the CPU, or the wiring... Any ideas? I found a new motor and CPU for 50$ for both of them so I'm hoping that is the solution, I still need to go get them though. 1990 AT v6 2.9 4x4 xlt
Power train?

You mean the transfer case shift motor
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Old 04-17-2014, 08:26 PM
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Power train?

You mean the transfer case shift motor
Yeah, sorry
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Old 04-17-2014, 08:48 PM
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Yeah, sorry
sounds like the motor is bad
replace it
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Old 04-18-2014, 03:02 PM
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When I had problems with mine I got rid of the electric transfer case and installed a manual one
Much happier now with an actual lever to pull for 4x4
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Old 04-18-2014, 04:42 PM
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When I had problems with mine I got rid of the electric transfer case and installed a manual one Much happier now with an actual lever to pull for 4x4
This is what I'm doing lol
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Old 04-18-2014, 06:43 PM
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I got my manual xfer case out of an explorer, it was a 4.0 model but had the same xfer case
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Old 04-18-2014, 07:34 PM
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When I had problems with mine I got rid of the electric transfer case and installed a manual one
Much happier now with an actual lever to pull for 4x4
ive been thinking about it myself on mine. how hard is it to swap it over, ive seen lots in the yards. besides cutting the floor its bolt on?
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Old 04-19-2014, 09:53 PM
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Yep

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Don't forget the manual hubs too, much more reliable than the auto hubs. They are just bolt on too
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