4WD Low question??????????

[BamaSixGun]

First of all, NO, i didn't do another 4wd launch, and especially not in the low side.

Second, this ain't about my truck.

As some of you know, i haul Ford ReAquired Vehicles (fancy word ford has for a buyback), i went to pick-up one in moulton, al today.

it was a 2006 F250 crewcab 4X4. i was doin my inspection, and noticed it only had 3600 plus miles. i ask the salesman what happened to it.

he said, yours is a 4X4, right? i said, yes. he said, imagin doin 60mph and the truck goes into 4LO, all by itself.

i said, WOW. he said, yep.

so the question is, has anyone ever heard of this happening? at all, on any kind of ford 4X4?i hate to even imagine what that sounded like.

 

[powerboatr]

electric shift even if all the safeties failed
it could try,
but it would tear the transfer case to helll and back. not to mention a real quick slooooow down
maybe it tried to shift and it got hung up between 4h and 4l


was the transfer case still in one piece????? driveshafts
did you get a picture ????????


i bet he didnt like the payments ?????

 

[no-red 6 0]

that's sudden deceleration trama. hope seatbelts were used. any blood stains...

 

[BamaSixGun]

electric shift even if all the safeties failed
it could try,
but it would tear the transfer case to helll and back. not to mention a real quick slooooow down
maybe it tried to shift and it got hung up between 4h and 4l


was the transfer case still in one piece????? driveshafts
did you get a picture ????????


i bet he didnt like the payments ?????

it was only about 3 hours ago, when i picked it up. so it was dark.

driveshafts still intact, the innerds of the TC, have to be junk i would think.


i'll take some pics in the morning before i go.

it is still in 4LO, and will not come out.

and red, they said he did come to a very quick stop.

 

[bushpilot]

did you drive it up on your trailer ? or pull it up ?
man the things that would have to fail.

no less than THREE switches are required to select LOW...
brake switch <depressed>, Netural selected *AND* then the 4LO (esof)
selected...

 

[Tx_Atty]

The big question - how did he convince Ford and the dealer that it "happened all by itself?" - must have those Jedi mind control skills.

 

[Scarlet_Nape]

The big question - how did he convince Ford and the dealer that it "happened all by itself?" - must have those Jedi mind control skills.

Or, a really good attorney!!!

 

[BamaSixGun]

did you drive it up on your trailer ? or pull it up ?
man the things that would have to fail.

no less than THREE switches are required to select LOW...
brake switch <depressed>, Netural selected *AND* then the 4LO (esof)
selected...

yep, it drove up fine onto the trailer. but very slooooowwwwlllyyy.

The big question - how did he convince Ford and the dealer that it "happened all by itself?" - must have those Jedi mind control skills.

surely he wasn't stupid enuff to do it on purpose, but, crazy things have happened i'm sure.


and robert, i took a good look at the transfer case, it was completely intact.

it didn't look to have any exterior cracks.

the insides must be mush.

and another thing i noticed, when i delivered it today in smyrna, ga, i notice the selecter switch was on the 2wd position, i didn't try to turn it, for fear i would tear something else up.

the service adviser, that i have gotten to know pretty good at wade ford, just smiled real big and said "oh boy" when i told him what was wrong with the truck.

 

[BamaSixGun]

here is a picture of the truck on the trailer, just so you can see what it is.

i like the benz ml350 myself, a very sweet ride.

 

[Crazy Cowboy]

I know this is probably a dumb question.... how fast are you supposed to be able to go in 4WD Low? I haven't done gears on my truck yet and I'm running 46" Mickey Thompson tires. I had it in 4WD Low earlier and it convinced me I need to get the axle gears done SOON! Wow the difference!