That was a good one. I like to spray the terminals with WD-40 when they r stubborn like that. And then I spray the pins and plug it in and out a few times. That cleans the contacts. And then the dielectric grease. Just what u really need, some old geezer telling u how to do things. I am almost thru all your vids. And u r a great tech! As soon as a new one comes out, I say it’s time for a break. Thank u for your hard work!!
Just did this repair last night in my 2011 ram 1500. This video was very important in my success..my only issues was that the Dorman shift motor seemed to be in a different position than my truck. My truck was on 2wd. I couldn't find any help or info on this issues. What I did and I hoped worked was I plugged it in not mounted on the car. Had lots of lights as I hadn't connected the extra wire. I feel like the motor adjusted to 2wd because then it went on with only a minor deviation. No more lights. I also added some gasket maker to the area as on mine there was some seal before. Hopefully my 4x4 settings aren't off.
@Tomsfoolery. so I switched it through 4x4 full, 4x4 lock, and 4x4lo. When I turned 4x4 on first I heard something but then it was hard to hear any adjustments after as my truck has a louder exhaust. I did test 4x4 full time going over a high curb and it was much easier to go up the curb with full time on than off. No dash lights. I'm hoping everything is working right and lined up. Thanks so much for the video! I used your pick method for the wire, and it worked perfectly.
Good Vid, Been working on dodges for 22 years now, my advice about electrical connections, spray them with WD-40 before you even try to open them up. goes better.
Extracting the pinned wire from the male connector looked relatively easy. Is it just as easy to extract the pinned wire from the female connector? I ask because I'm wondering if having a separate harness for the brown wire would be better in the long run if these motors are as bad as the community says they are.
You never checked the fluid. That wire is probably a sensor. The fluid becomes low or burnt the ECU will put the vehicle in limp mode and keep the transfer case from shifting properly that way it does not get used and damaged. The ECU has a built-in counter. Only way to fix that is to clear the counter in the ECU then fix the trouble code after the ECU has been cleared. You read the trouble codes before clearing the ECU you are reading the codes that the ECU has locked out to protect the vehicle components.
Got a mechanic to put mine back in to 2WD because we were on a trip. Going to put a new one on because my motor is shot. Does the transfer case have to be in 4WD or neutral to install the new one?
Replacing actuator on 1500. First time ding it. I was told to manually put transfer case in due to actuator being pre postioned in 2. Truck was stuck in 4high. I think now it's stuck in between 2 and 4. Any advise???
"I hooked the scanner up to it" You have 3 scan tools listed above. Which one showed you the detail? I have an OBDII and, of course, it is showing no DTCs. I replaced the transfer case motor and nothing changed. :(
What model is that t case motor? I ordered a Dorman 600-935 which is what mine calls for but I need the one you installed, as that is what mine looks like. Thanks! Links do not work in comments.
Just changed mine, still no 4x4 light comes on, front diff actuator is working new cv and stub shafts. Should I be able to turn this shaft on tcase by hand? If I pull shift motor and watch it while someone shifts it i ahould see it move? Thanks in advance
Are you sure this is not a video on how to not disconnect a Delphi connector I wish your hand wasn’t in the way because I have so much trouble with these. I would like to see how it comes apart.
I used a Launch 431 pro in that video but I've since upgraded and there is an amazon link to the current scan tool I use now. It's a THINKTOOL PROS and its a couple steps above that old one. amzn.to/3JCxrD2
@@Theanimal182 it was fuse 77 which had to be the drive control module because my 4wd inside the truck would never light up. I changed the transfer case motor and the fuse and now it’s working again. So my motor went bad. All good now
@corey wright I wanted to say thank you. Middle of winter and working on mine on driveway. So with mine, 4wd quit working because of snow and the cold over a week ago. My 4wd dash switch still lit up but I had no 4wd lights on my cluster and would not engage the transfer case for 4wd. I had code: U0102-00 (Lost communication with transfer case) come up under my ABS codes section on my OBD2 scanner. Read several threads and watched several videos most lead to a broken or corroded wire, bad ground, bad connection throughout the entire electrical system I did what I could for visual inspections and voltage testing on wires, connectors, actuators. All seemed to check out. Got to cold outside so had a shop run a scanner on it. $150 later They said it needs to go to Dodge for a new Transfer Case Control Module and have it re programmed. While waiting for my appointment at Dodge in 2 weeks I thought maybe the Transfer Case Shift Motor as well, installed the new Shift motor (which I returned) because it didn't resolve the problem. Did tinkering between old and the new temporary Shift motor atleast 6 times. I took the connector apart on the old Shift motor, it had a very small amount of water in it. I cleaned everything throughly and put it all back together still didn't fix it. Found a small peice of corroded wire by fuse box for tcase repaired it, still didn't fix it. Swapped out all the 30A DTCM fuses for new fuses still didn't work After your comment about the 10A F77 fuse, I tried that, and my 4wd now works. If it wasn't for this comment I would of been lost. It's always been something mechanical not good with this electrical junk lol.
Hell yeah man I’m glad that was the issue. My 4wd cluster wouldn’t lite up at all , took it to my buddies shop and it kept blowing that fuse so he said try changing that transfer case motor than the fuse and soon as I did that it works now.
So in that video I’m using a Launch X431 pro. I’ve since bought a ThinkTool Proos. I use them both. But the ThinkTool does more stuff. Thanks for letting me know the links are dead. I’ll update them tonight!
Question how do you know you properly aligned the shift motor and transfercase I replaced this on my 3500 diesel and the code is off it feels like im still in 4 wheel drive on dry pavement when try to shift to 4 low light just blinks i did turn 3:39 the motor some to line up teeth and then pulled down to align bolt holes i am hoping i just didnt turn the transfercase tooth far enough Any help is most greatly appreciated
That was a good one. I like to spray the terminals with WD-40 when they r stubborn like that. And then I spray the pins and plug it in and out a few times. That cleans the contacts. And then the dielectric grease. Just what u really need, some old geezer telling u how to do things. I am almost thru all your vids. And u r a great tech! As soon as a new one comes out, I say it’s time for a break. Thank u for your hard work!!
Thanks! I appreciate the feedback.
Just did this repair last night in my 2011 ram 1500. This video was very important in my success..my only issues was that the Dorman shift motor seemed to be in a different position than my truck. My truck was on 2wd. I couldn't find any help or info on this issues. What I did and I hoped worked was I plugged it in not mounted on the car. Had lots of lights as I hadn't connected the extra wire. I feel like the motor adjusted to 2wd because then it went on with only a minor deviation. No more lights. I also added some gasket maker to the area as on mine there was some seal before. Hopefully my 4x4 settings aren't off.
Good job. Did you test out the 4x4 engagement afterwards?
@Tomsfoolery. so I switched it through 4x4 full, 4x4 lock, and 4x4lo. When I turned 4x4 on first I heard something but then it was hard to hear any adjustments after as my truck has a louder exhaust. I did test 4x4 full time going over a high curb and it was much easier to go up the curb with full time on than off. No dash lights. I'm hoping everything is working right and lined up. Thanks so much for the video! I used your pick method for the wire, and it worked perfectly.
This is a great video for install I did mine today and I also replaced my actuator on the front DIff.
my RAM 18' 5.7 stock on 4WD LOW, but somehow google this video!
thank you so much !
Good Vid,
Been working on dodges for 22 years now, my advice about electrical connections, spray them with WD-40 before you even try to open them up. goes better.
Fuking life saver. Mine was stuck in 4low and I clocked the motor the wrong way..... This is the only video out there. And it helped did my fuk up.
My is also locked on low which way does it unlock?
I like that grease!
Your vi f is sove my problem.
New motor from MOPARDIDNOT HAVE THE BLACK WITRE IN IT LIKE YOURS.
YOUR VIDIEO SOLVE MY CONCERN.
ISSUE.
THANKS
THANKS
Hey. Love the video. Would you happen to know if the motor is the same for the trucks with the “auto” features?
Nice work thank you for the information is definitely good information for the one that needs it and willing to do it 👍
Extracting the pinned wire from the male connector looked relatively easy. Is it just as easy to extract the pinned wire from the female connector? I ask because I'm wondering if having a separate harness for the brown wire would be better in the long run if these motors are as bad as the community says they are.
You never checked the fluid. That wire is probably a sensor. The fluid becomes low or burnt the ECU will put the vehicle in limp mode and keep the transfer case from shifting properly that way it does not get used and damaged. The ECU has a built-in counter. Only way to fix that is to clear the counter in the ECU then fix the trouble code after the ECU has been cleared. You read the trouble codes before clearing the ECU you are reading the codes that the ECU has locked out to protect the vehicle components.
Got a mechanic to put mine back in to 2WD because we were on a trip. Going to put a new one on because my motor is shot. Does the transfer case have to be in 4WD or neutral to install the new one?
So does the shaft going all the way clockwise to be be in 2wheel at installation ?
What about the clock position of the motor, or small shaft from the the transfer case? Did you have to position them first? If so, how?
Awesome video made it look easy thanks
Replacing actuator on 1500. First time ding it. I was told to manually put transfer case in due to actuator being pre postioned in 2. Truck was stuck in 4high. I think now it's stuck in between 2 and 4. Any advise???
Great video thank you sir
Nice job!
Thanks!
"I hooked the scanner up to it" You have 3 scan tools listed above. Which one showed you the detail? I have an OBDII and, of course, it is showing no DTCs. I replaced the transfer case motor and nothing changed. :(
Good fix.
Thanks
What model is that t case motor? I ordered a Dorman 600-935 which is what mine calls for but I need the one you installed, as that is what mine looks like. Thanks! Links do not work in comments.
Just changed mine, still no 4x4 light comes on, front diff actuator is working new cv and stub shafts. Should I be able to turn this shaft on tcase by hand? If I pull shift motor and watch it while someone shifts it i ahould see it move? Thanks in advance
Are you sure this is not a video on how to not disconnect a Delphi connector I wish your hand wasn’t in the way because I have so much trouble with these. I would like to see how it comes apart.
I need help finding mine on my 2002 ram 1500 4wd actuator. It’s a 5.9 gas
Did you do it for dry burn out to make sure that works
Naw. Roy does all the burnouts around this area... 😆
My ram 2010 have noise done seat driver
wish i could get mine fix dodge sure didnt do a good job fixing it 5 days and the problem is back.
What scan tool are you using?
I used a Launch 431 pro in that video but I've since upgraded and there is an amazon link to the current scan tool I use now. It's a THINKTOOL PROS and its a couple steps above that old one. amzn.to/3JCxrD2
Mine keeps blowing the fuse and is stuck in 2wd. So I’m going to change this motor see if this is the fix.
Which fuse
@@Theanimal182 it was fuse 77 which had to be the drive control module because my 4wd inside the truck would never light up. I changed the transfer case motor and the fuse and now it’s working again. So my motor went bad. All good now
@corey wright I wanted to say thank you.
Middle of winter and working on mine on driveway.
So with mine, 4wd quit working because of snow and the cold over a week ago.
My 4wd dash switch still lit up but I had no 4wd lights on my cluster and would not engage the transfer case for 4wd.
I had code: U0102-00 (Lost communication with transfer case) come up under my ABS codes section on my OBD2 scanner.
Read several threads and watched several videos most lead to a broken or corroded wire, bad ground, bad connection throughout the entire electrical system
I did what I could for visual inspections and voltage testing on wires, connectors, actuators. All seemed to check out.
Got to cold outside so had a shop run a scanner on it. $150 later They said it needs to go to Dodge for a new Transfer Case Control Module and have it re programmed.
While waiting for my appointment at Dodge in 2 weeks I thought maybe the Transfer Case Shift Motor as well, installed the new Shift motor (which I returned) because it didn't resolve the problem. Did tinkering between old and the new temporary Shift motor atleast 6 times.
I took the connector apart on the old Shift motor, it had a very small amount of water in it. I cleaned everything throughly and put it all back together still didn't fix it.
Found a small peice of corroded wire by fuse box for tcase repaired it, still didn't fix it.
Swapped out all the 30A DTCM fuses for new fuses still didn't work
After your comment about the 10A F77 fuse, I tried that, and my 4wd now works. If it wasn't for this comment I would of been lost. It's always been something mechanical not good with this electrical junk lol.
Hell yeah man I’m glad that was the issue. My 4wd cluster wouldn’t lite up at all , took it to my buddies shop and it kept blowing that fuse so he said try changing that transfer case motor than the fuse and soon as I did that it works now.
what scan tool you using i cant get any of the links to work
So in that video I’m using a Launch X431 pro. I’ve since bought a ThinkTool Proos. I use them both. But the ThinkTool does more stuff.
Thanks for letting me know the links are dead. I’ll update them tonight!
did you ever find out what the wire was for?
Nope. Never did. No issues with the truck though.
How did you remove the internal pin?
no wonder they fail made in india and china lol
Question how do you know you properly aligned the shift motor and transfercase
I replaced this on my 3500 diesel and the code is off it feels like im still in 4 wheel drive on dry pavement when try to shift to 4 low light just blinks i did turn 3:39 the motor some to line up teeth and then pulled down to align bolt holes i am hoping i just didnt turn the transfercase tooth far enough
Any help is most greatly appreciated
Not sure why the 3:39 is in my reply