Re: Ram has no four wheel drive... hmm

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Wed Sep 16 2009 - 10:56:40 EDT


On Sep 15, 2009, at 22:42 , SilverEightynine@aol.com wrote:

>
> A few days ago I was up north getting some work done at the cabin,
> and was
> hauling out debris with my 5x10 utility trailer behind the Ram. The
> truck was
> loaded up pretty good so I decided to put it in 4-low. hmm - 4x4
> indicator
> light no workey... 4-hi.... hmm - 4x4 indicator light no workey...
>
> Could be a failed light, an electrical issue, or actual 4x4-no-
> engage issue.
> This might explain why I kept getting stuck sunday morning at the
> BBQ. I
> honestly do not remember looking to see if the 4x4 light was on. I
> threw it in
> gear and went - I was little more occupied with not driving off
> cliffs and not
> hitting trees, to notice the light.
>
> Time to see if the F***ing CAD has decided to stop working.
>
Well that answers my question as to whether the list is working or
not.....

and CAD is where I'd start too.

I'm looking at a Ford knuckle swap on my new toy, if I do that and
gain locking hubs, I'm definitely locking out the CAD. Even better if
I could put on a set of the newer SuperDuty vacuum-actuated locking
hubs and run the vac lines that used to take care of the CAD to them.
Though they seem to suffer seal issues as I've seen on a friend's '06
F350.

Mike
now with a tow rig



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