Proper way to engage/disengage 4WD
spelegan
(unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully disengage 4WD, you
need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after you've pushed the 4WD button.
I thought I went at least 10 feet in the opposite direction before I parked my
car. But, when I went to start it this morning, I stepped on the gas and
nothing happened. Then, all of a sudden, I heard this LOUD pop(like someone
crashed into me) and off I went. Can anyone explain this?
Also, do you have to start the car in 2WD or can you shut it off in 4WD?
Thanks.
Stewart Pelegan
Computer Sciences Corporation
(301)921-3206
FAX:(301)840-8934
JoeB
>I've got a '94 Explorer with "on-the-fly" 4WD. According to the manual,
>(unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully disengage 4WD, you
>need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after you've pushed the 4WD button.
>I thought I went at least 10 feet in the opposite direction before I parked my
>car. But, when I went to start it this morning, I stepped on the gas and
>nothing happened. Then, all of a sudden, I heard this LOUD pop(like someone
>crashed into me) and off I went. Can anyone explain this?
This has happen to me and I expect it was some kind of binding in the
FWD mechanism. Don't worry only worry about it if it happens all the
time.
>Also, do you have to start the car in 2WD or can you shut it off in 4WD?
You can shut the car off in 4wd and start it up in 4wd.
>Thanks.
>Stewart Pelegan
>Computer Sciences Corporation
>(301)921-3206
>FAX:(301)840-8934
The proper way of disengaging 4wd is of course to push the 4wd button
and then back the vehicle up until your hear a click sound emitting
from the front hubs. Thes magical distance may be 10 feet but I
usally hear the hubs unlock after rolling back a few feet. BTW, that
clicking sound is the front hubs unlocking.
You are out of 4wd when your turn the switch off. Your front hubs are
still locked until you back the vehicle up.
Tony Abeyta
I have a 94 Explorer XLT. I have engaged the 4WD going forward and also
in reverse, and have had no problems. It takes about eight feet for my
hubs to lock. I have shut the ignition off in 4WD after coming back into
the garage, and the next morning it is still in 4WD.
Tony, Abeyta (ton...@fc.hp.com)
JoeB (j...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
Steven R. Pearson
>
> I've got a '94 Explorer with "on-the-fly" 4WD. According to the manual,
> (unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully disengage 4WD, you
> need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after you've pushed the 4WD button.
> I thought I went at least 10 feet in the opposite direction before I parked my
> car. But, when I went to start it this morning, I stepped on the gas and
> nothing happened. Then, all of a sudden, I heard this LOUD pop(like someone
> crashed into me) and off I went. Can anyone explain this?
Did you listen for the sound of the hubs disengaging while you were
backing up? (Some folks have said they can't hear it, but I've had
no trouble so far with mine.)
> Also, do you have to start the car in 2WD or can you shut it off in 4WD?
I've never tried this, but I've heard from others who did this on purpose
if the weather was supposed to be real cold overnight. I guess there may
be some problem where in the very cold the electronic hubs won't engage
until you've driven a little ways to warm/loosen something up.
Cheers, -steve p.
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Anthony Chapman
pearson...@tandem.com (Steven R. Pearson) wrote:
>
>> Also, do you have to start the car in 2WD or can you shut it off in 4WD?
>
Hello All,
Great newsgroup!! I left Florida at 12:00 midnight on Saturday to return
home to the Washington,D.C area. Some of you may ask, Why did you leave sunny
Florida for the Blizzard of '96? Well I figured I spent $23,000+ for a 4x4
and I might as well get my monies worth :) So I drove back all day sunday so
that I would not miss the hart of the storm. And I didn't!! It has been
great driving past everyone and going places only 4x4's could go.
To answer your question, In Petersburng, VA (140 miles from D.C) I engaged
4WD and have not disengeaged it since. I start and turn off the car in 4WD
and according to a mechanic at a Ford dealer, this is not a problem.
Anthony
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> spelegan@ [Stew Pelegan] wrote:
>
> >I've got a '94 Explorer with "on-the-fly" 4WD. According to the manual,
> >(unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully disengage 4WD, you
> >need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after you've pushed the 4WD button.
> >I thought I went at least 10 feet in the opposite direction before I parked my
> >car. But, when I went to start it this morning, I stepped on the gas and
> >nothing happened. Then, all of a sudden, I heard this LOUD pop(like someone
> >crashed into me) and off I went. Can anyone explain this?
> FWD mechanism. Don't worry only worry about it if it happens all the
> time.
>
>
> >Thanks.
>
> >Stewart Pelegan
> >Computer Sciences Corporation
> >(301)921-3206
> >FAX:(301)840-8934
>
> The proper way of disengaging 4wd is of course to push the 4wd button
> and then back the vehicle up until your hear a click sound emitting
> from the front hubs. Thes magical distance may be 10 feet but I
> usally hear the hubs unlock after rolling back a few feet. BTW, that
> clicking sound is the front hubs unlocking.
>
> You are out of 4wd when your turn the switch off. Your front hubs are
> still locked until you back the vehicle up.
>
>
backup, that the front hubs will also disengage when you do a sharp 90 degree
turn, like when you turn a corner.
Faelyne Templer
> I've got a '94 Explorer with "on-the-fly" 4WD. According to the manual,
> (unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully disengage 4WD, you
> need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after you've pushed the 4WD button.
> I thought I went at least 10 feet in the opposite direction before I parked my
> car. But, when I went to start it this morning, I stepped on the gas and
> nothing happened. Then, all of a sudden, I heard this LOUD pop(like someone
> crashed into me) and off I went. Can anyone explain this?
>
I had some problems disengaging my 4WD in my '92 Explorer. It siezed on
while I was driving from Ottawa to Florida over Christmas. Driving
backwards wouldn't work, nor would making sharp right turns. I was in
Tenessee when this happened, and had just driven through a big ol' snow
storm. To my surprise, the owner's manual actually helped!!! What
happens in cold weather is that the 4WD can freeze in the "ON" position,
and the only thing to do is to leave the truck off for 15 minutes. Then,
start the truck and disengage the 4WD. Oh, and for that person who
replied to this original post saying that they had driven their Explorer
in 4WD for a long time without disengaging, I should tell you that my Ford
Dealer mechanic said that driving on flat, no-slip surfaces in 4WD for and
extended period of time can screw up your suspension.
--
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed person rules.
Eric P. Madsen
(Mark Hughes) wrote:
> spelegan@ [Stew Pelegan] writes:
> > I've got a '94 Explorer with "on-the-fly" 4WD. According to the
> > manual, (unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully
> > disengage 4WD, you need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after
> > you've pushed the 4WD button.
>
> Huh? I seem to recall on my '94 that it would engage/disengage any
> time, as long as you were travelling less than 55 mi/hour. If you can
> hear or feel it engage/disengage you should be able to verify this. If
> I recall, 4WD LOW is engaged/disengaged when the vehicle is in PARK.
> This is all from memory, since I don't have the '94 anymore, but I
> don't recall ever reading that you had to travel in reverse to
> disengage 4WD.
Yes, it has shift-on-the-fly 4WD; however, the front hubs will still be
locked.
Eric Madsen
Electronics Packaging Analysis
Lockheed Martin Astronautics/Denver
"The examining body examined her body . . ."
Charles J. Lord
Rolling back disengages the automatic HUBS. The xfer case disengages
when the light goes out on the dash. I found that the front end roared
like a banshee when I went at highway speeds with 2WD but hadn't unlocked
the hubs (and thus was pulling the front differential, axle, drive shaft,
etc at highway speed).
gpo...@trex2.oscs.montana.edu
>Rolling back disengages the automatic HUBS. The xfer case disengages
>when the light goes out on the dash. I found that the front end roared
>like a banshee when I went at highway speeds with 2WD but hadn't unlocked
>the hubs (and thus was pulling the front differential, axle, drive shaft,
>etc at highway speed).
>
broken in it makes a slight whirring noise when engaged (in 2wd). The only
sucky thing about driving in 2wd with the front axle engaged is that fuel
economy suffers greatly.
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my plan is to go to that place where those people do that stuff for them
other guys who have that one thing that doesnt work due to that problem that
you caused.
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> I've got a '94 Explorer with "on-the-fly" 4WD. According to the manual,
> (unfortunately I don't have it with me) in order to fully disengage 4WD, you
> need to put the car in reverse for 10 feet after you've pushed the 4WD button.
> car. But, when I went to start it this morning, I stepped on the gas and
> nothing happened. Then, all of a sudden, I heard this LOUD pop(like someone
> crashed into me) and off I went. Can anyone explain this?
>
>