Review on Dorman 600 802 Transfer Case Motor by Leon Johnsson

Item as described. OEM quality and design. Prompt loading. Vehicle Application: 1998 f150 5.4l,4wd,4r100 automatic transmission PROBLEM SOLVED? - The car shifted unevenly and could not accelerate. It was sluggish when accelerating. The wide-open throttle caused the revs to be limited to 1500. The car acted like it was running out of fuel and/or pulling away in high gear. There were NO CODES in ODB2. Two stores diagnosed the problem - FRIED TRANSMISSION - price tag $2800. I denied and disagreed with the diagnosis. I made a diagnosis myself - I found a malfunction of the transfer case shift motor and the inoperability of the transmission range selector. Exchanged both. The vehicle works perfectly. Shifts and accelerates as intended. INSTALLATION TIPS: Simple task. basic tool. Excellent access. Need tools. 1/4 drive, 10 mm head; Pliers with needle jaws. small screwdriver, regular small pliers or needle nose pliers, jack, jack. Lift the truck off the ground. Install bushings. Set the gear selector to the NETRAL position. If possible, set the transfer case switch to the 2H position. If not, then no problem. The workaround is given below. DISCONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY terminal. Not out of habit; serves a real purpose - this assembly has memory built in and when the switch is on and the new motor spins, additional steps are required to reset the new motor to its 2H index position on the transfer case. 4 x 100mm bolts are removed. 1 screw holds the bracket, 3 screws hold the motor. Remove EVERYTHING except the top bolt on the transfer case. Place the new motor in close proximity to the torsion bar, loosely secure with wire, zip ties, etc. so you can insert a wire into the new motor's electrical connector. Take a picture of the wiring at the OLD motor connector. Remove the old motor base holding the wires. Determine the wire or wires to be connected to the NEW engine connector. Remove the outer electrical retaining wires on the new motor. Remove with needle nose pliers located inside the connector plug, red retainer, or other colored retainer. Route the old wires to the new connector. Collect the butt. ENSURE the transfer case is in the 2H position. Look for a splined shaft on the transfer case where the engine is mounted. IF the narrow part of the points is sticking, install a new motor. If not, rotate the rear drive shaft a few turns and then manually rotate the key to match the 2H position on the circumference mark where the motor is installed. Direction of rotation can be indicated with an arrow or rotated CLOCKWISE. It is possible for the wedge to rotate when pressed with your finger or when using pliers. Tighten the bolts carefully - remember with an aluminum body steel bolts break easily if over tightened - so use a 1/4 drive ratchet. Connect the engine connector to the chassis wiring harness. Connect the negative pole of the battery. Take a test drive. Count your savings; be generous, donate something to charity. Estimated time: 1.0-1.5 hours.