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Bronco IWE?

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Hi All,
This will be my first Ford and while I am waiting for the P&B I've been searching around off road Ford forums to find out what issues come up with Fords and stumbled upon the IWE issue that some owners have. Can someone shed some light on this for me and if it will be applicable to the Bronco as well.
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If they're anything like what Ford has been using for the last 20 years, you shouldn't have anything to worry about a long time. I just replaced the IWEs on my 05 F150 with it having 175k miles on it.
 
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If they're anything like what Ford has been using for the last 20 years, you shouldn't have anything to worry about a long time. I just replaced the IWEs on my 05 F150 with it having 175k miles on it.
Good to hear.
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I have had a lot of vehicles with it, it is no more problematic than anything else on a modern vehicle from my experience and lot's of conversations/research/posts on this and other Forums.
 

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I have had a lot of vehicles with it, it is no more problematic than anything else on a modern vehicle from my experience and lot's of conversations/research/posts on this and other Forums.
Does it keep the half shafts engaged when in 4WD? Is that the purpose?
 

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My F150 has an IWE that's messed up currently. Very aggravating design if you ask me with constant vacuum being required. I guess if vacuum fails you still have 4WD, but annoying.
 

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Does it keep the half shafts engaged when in 4WD? Is that the purpose?
Yes -- it's how the auto locking hubs work. When you engage 4WD, it locks the hubs to the half shafts.
 

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I can't find the post now, but someone claimed the new Ford IWE is electric. Not sure if thats true, and not sure if it will be better than the vacuum IWE. The one thing I am sure about is it can't be much worse. Vacuum IWEs suck...im sorry to say that.
 

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