I was out 4Wding 2 weeks ago when I went to engage Low range but it wouldn’t, oh Bugger, not about to turn back after driving 170K’s to get there just used Hi range, didn’t get Bogged Yay, but my mate in his patrol did LOL (He was just unlucky but could have been me just as easy)
I am not getting any error codes flashing at me, So I figure the Shift motor Just need s a bit of Love LOL, Sunday climb under the truck and hit it with a hammer (Tuff love that is LOL) and hit the connections with some contact cleaner, but it still didn’t work.
So that Friday I spent a few hours laying on my back dismantling the thing and long behold it still looks new inside, the shift motors reduction gears were in good nick and the Electric motor looked like it had just been pulled out of a sealed Box. Switched the T/Case into 4WD Low by turning the socket with my hand so all good in that department.
Figure it’s a electrical problem So out of my league so duct into ford after admitting defeat, and $230 later they tell me there is a contact fault in the Shift motor Position sensor or something and it’s not repairable new motor $880 LMAO.
Now way mate I can get one for half that price easy, but this is a new Motor he says< yep so is the one I will get. LOL had a bit of a puzzled look on his face after that. He,He,He
When I was speaking to the Advisor when they were working on it, I asked what is stuffed in the motor Do you know?. Was told that the motors can’t actually be pulled apart so it’s hard to say for sure, oh, ok I say, But… I pulled it apart on the weekend. Now it’s I will need to wait for the report from the technician to know, shouldn’t be long mate.
So what isn’t fair about this?,
Well I have the Cooper ST’s going on in a little over a week, it’s been wet hear in
Perth, Got a 4WDing weekend trip planed for the end of the Month and I Got know low range Arrrrrrrrrrr…
Oh and I also have a stuffed Left hand Crash sensor and possible wiring Fault for the Airbags, so that’s way that annoying light has been flashing at me.
Well Electronics are fantastic until they get
water Mud, dust and every thing else 4Wding chucks at them for 8-9 years and they decide to call it a day. I think the owners of the D3’s are going to get some surprises in a few years when all that 4WD Electronics on those starts to play up.
Humm.. Maybe I can just attach a Bar to the shift socket on the T/case and every time I what low range I can just reach under the truck and lock it in, Now I am beginning to think, and that when things get dangerous LOL
Cheers..