2007 Ford F-150 4 wheel drive only engages when stopped

Tiny
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Hello
I have a 2007 F150 FX4 and the truck will no longer shift into 4H while on the fly. However, when I come to a stop, the 4H engages without any issue. When rolling, the 4x4 light will come on and you can hear a slight humming noise, but it will not engage. When I first noticed this, I had recently put a small front end raise on the coil towers and anticipate this caused the issue. I could just pull these back off, but the rear end has an added leaf spring and the truck stance would look odd. Im hoping you can help me identify if there is an easy fix or way to troubleshoot the issue. Thanks.
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 AT 12:50 PM

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Tiny
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Ride height shouldnt have anything to do with engagement. Be sure all speed sensors and if equipped, vacuum lines to the hubs are ok. Might want to try finding a shop witht the proper software to scan the 4wd system to see if it sees any problems, if so it will have stored a code which will give a starting point to fixing it
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Monday, April 12th, 2021 AT 10:45 AM
Tiny
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I ended up doing enough research online and on the Ford Forum to identify that it was the IWE Solenoid that needed replacing. $27 later and a few minutes of work, and everything seems to be working great!
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