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My son's Ford had a fuel pump failure. Some bandit in New Orleans (where he lives) gave him a $600-$1000 repair estimate:--) So, I went there and verified the pump wasn't working, hooked up a tow bar and brought it to my shop. Prior to leaving we disconnected the rear driveshaft. When I arrived here I found that the pickup is a 4WD. I towed it 500 miles with the transfer case selector in 2H. Anyone know enough about the F brand to tell me if I damaged anything?
 
I would say no. Depending on its vintage, the proper way to tow a 4X4 years ago was to put the transfer case in neutral and engage the front hubs to provide lubrication in the TC. It was not necessary to remove any driveshafts.
 
I know little to nothing about 4WDs. On my brother's Ford you had to manually spin the hubs. This pickup looks like a 2WD front end, it is the axles that I saw after I towed it home that alerted me. I read that to engage 4WD required the engine to be running and the TC is controlled by vacuum. I can not move the actuator lever with the engine not running. Thus, the post.
 
A friend had a 93 ford 7.3 diesel. We were told the automatic provided the lubrication for the transfer case, so we had to pull the rear driveshaft. I know it's significantly older, but hopefully they got smarter...
 
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