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| james dean boggs (Jd_boggs)
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User manual says you can't tow my 1999 Ford Explorer All wheel drive! Then went to Ford dealer they said they can install a $19.00 'transfer case neutral indicator' plus $260 labor. The Ford dealer didn't know squat and they would not divulge details. Called another dealer 60 miles away, they called it P/N F77Z7H332AB and they were a little more confident. Before I drive 60 miles, a few questions. 1. Does anyone know what this is? 2. Does anyone have solution beside placing it on a trailer? 3. Has anyone had this installed? thanks. | ||
| J.C.B. (Eagle)
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The all wheel drive CANNOT be towed all wheels down. Only the 4-wheel drive models can be towed wheels down. (Message edited by eagle on May 23, 2006) | ||
| JW Smythe (Jwsmythe)
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Personally, I feel better about trailers. There's something about putting road wear and tear on a vehicle doing nothing, that seems wrong. I'm planning for an enclosed trailer, to keep the dirt and other various damages off of my car. My car wouldn't take nicely to being towed wheels down anyways. An enclosed trailer will give me a nice place to keep my tools, spare parts, etc. I believe J.C.B. is right. From what I understand, the AWD vehicles use a more active transfer case, that you can't just shift out of gear. | ||
| JW Smythe (Jwsmythe)
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I found this thread on the topic. http://www.coastresorts.com/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15425353/gotomsg/154500 65.cfm | ||
| R.J.(Bob) Evans (Bobofthenorth)
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I've got one on my '05 Sport Trac Exploder. We've put probably 3500 miles on towing the trucklet with no problems. I'm not sure what the light does other than tell you that the trf case is in neutral. If I had an unmodified Explorer I'd like to experiment with it. The sequence to put the trf case in neutral is as follows: - A/T shifter to neutral - ignition switch to off (column unlocked) - depress brake pedal for 5 seconds or maybe a few seconds longer - trf case will now be in neutral On my 05 you can hear a click as the trf case goes into neutral. The indicator light comes on to confirm that the trf case is in neutral but my guess is that it will go into neutral without the light. NOTE: this is clearly only a guess - you assume all responsibility for fried transmissions or exploded trf cases if you do this at home. | ||
| james dean boggs (Jd_boggs)
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Thanks for the information JW,RJ,JCB. I also found this link which involves a new drive shaft with a coupler installed. Spoke with the technician at Remco, he said there is nothing could be done about my car. http://www.remcotowing.com/drive_dtl.asp The Neutral switch indicator is a 2 step process that includes reprogramming the computer and installing a wire cable with LED indicator under the dash. But as I understand it this works only on 4.0L engines not 5.0L's. If only I had a competent Ford dealer nearby. I'll just have to buy a new Japannese truck to tow. | ||
| J.C.B. (Eagle)
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James please don't buy that Japanese truck as I retired from FORD. | ||
| mel 4104 Rating: N/A |
James i tow a Mazda pickup and have for the last16 years and have had NO trouble with the suspension or the drive line or steering, however the Ford i tower before it was finally tow to the scrap yard rather than pay the cost to repair all the above items that went bad. | ||
| Rob King Rating: N/A |
James I cannot comment on Ford products but I towed a Chevy Suburban, Silverdao pickup and Tahoe 4 wheels down wihtout any problem. They were the 4X4, not 2 wheel, 2 electronic shifter and 1 manual shifter. If you choose to trade American in that direction, I can offer instructions. Good luck Rob 91 LeMirage XL Missouri | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
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We just purchased a 95" Jeep Grand Cherokee 4X4 6 cyl., automatic after looking at several Ford Explorers. The Jeeps have a manual transfer case shift lever on the floor, so there is no question wether you are in neutral and I like the manual transfer case shifing (less to go wrong). YMMV Jack |
