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Old 03-21-2009 | 03:36 PM
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went wheeling by the house today....4wd doent work. light comes on in 4hi and 4lo..you can feel it engage and tell the t case is engaging but front tires dont spin neither one... vac lines are hooked up in front but doesnt engage front axles for somereason... any suggestions?
Old 03-21-2009 | 03:41 PM
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did you try going in reverse for a few meters?
Old 03-21-2009 | 03:45 PM
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yes. only thing i noticed is the vac canister on axle is lose it spins...
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you might want to use the mechanical replacement this way you can just use a switch to engage it verses the vacuum method that can fail some times
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i would try to find a non disco front dif or u can find axles from a non disco front and and replace those
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Originally Posted by matejcekautoworks
i would try to find a non disco front dif or u can find axles from a non disco front and and replace those
you just need to get a plate to cover the vacuum port on the axle this way you only need the seal in the diff to not the ones in the disconnect
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i got it to work but i dont trust vac disco...never have...

found a set of chromoly shafts from hp dana 30 for 400 bucks... is those and a plate to cover the vacume port all i need to convert to non disco?
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