Melted plastic switch in front hub

[hcgiles]

I have an 84 Bronco II. The red plastic switch in the front hub, (the one that you lock it in 4-wheel drive) has melted. MELTED. It is held on by a phillips head screw. It appears that you can just unscrew it and it will pop right off. Yeah, right. I've been told that there is just a spring behind it. I'm afraid that if I unscrew it, all sorts of stuff will fall out. Does anyone have any experience with this?

[Sport45]

Sounds like your wheel bearings are fried or your brakes are really dragging. It will all have to come apart in either case. If you want to do it yourself I recommend getting the Ford repair manual or a Haynes manual. Either should walk you through the teardown and reassembly. The plastic part works fine as long as the assembly stays in its normal operating range.

[Sport45]

Oh yeah, IIRC nothing comes off but the knob with that first screw. You have to remove a keeper to get to everything else.