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Remote Free Wheel lock. It idicate whether vehicle front wheels are locked to the drive system (front diff) or not. When the lock is released, front wheels are not powered and they can rotate freely. Keep it unlocked while in 2wd mode and lock in 4wd mode. Harshana
unlock your front hubs
Since you do not have manual hub differtials you are hearing the electric motor dis-engaging the front diff from the drive shafts and trany...
Okay you have: Lloc L N H Hloc Lloc would be Low Locked - meaning it is in low gearing mode, and 4wd is locked on, Then you have L - Meaning low gearing mode - 2wd Then you have N - Neutral Then you have H - High gearing mode - 2wd Then you have Hloc - High gearing mode 4wd is locked on. Hope this helps.
it should be between 2000lb and 8000lb
The HOUSINGS are the same, But the gear ratio is probley different.
no 2wd jeeps have the same exact suspension set up as a 4wd the difference is the front axle is just a tube and doesnt have a diff on it. i would suggest a locker for your rear axle because your gonna need at the traction you can get
The hubs lock the axel to the hub, which drives the wheel. With the transfer case in 2WD, the rear driveshaft drives the rear wheels. Without front hubs, in 2WD, as the front tires roll, they spin the axles and the front driveshaft. With lock out hubs, in 2WD and the hubs unlocked only the tires spin. However, in 4WD if you forget to lock the hubs, only the driveshafts and axles spin. When I lived in MI, in the winter I always kept my hubs "locked", this way I could shift into 4WD whenever I needed to without getting out in the cold to "lock" the hubs.
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I don't know what year Jeep you have but there is a good chance that there are replacement aftermarket hubs available that you can manually lock in or out. Check with your local auto parts store.
Try to engage while in neutral.or another way I've heard is to reverse a few feet and then stop and put in to 4 wheel dr.AnswerIf when you engage it the 4wd light comes on but you are still in 2wd it might be that your hubs aren't locked. Rangers either have auto or manual locking hubs. If they are manual locking you will see something you can turn in the middle of the front wheels. When you turn them to the locked position your axels are engaged to the wheels and will spin together. When they aren't locked your front axel isn't enganed to the front wheels. Don't drive normally with them locked. Only lock them when you need 4wd.
take front tires off.