Part time light
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Part time light
So m 4 wheel drive works incredibly. but my part time light doesnt come on. is it worth ripping apart my dash to replace a tiny little bulb?
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Don't tear dash apart until you do this test, crawl under drivers side of jeep, there are 2-3 sensors on the transfer case look for the one up on top, it has 2 wires when you find it unhook it and take a paperclip and connect both prongs together with paperclip. Now go and just turn your ignition on, and if its the switch underneith the light will light up,if not then your bulb is bad. If its the switch it takes a 7/8 wrench to remove, the switch is like 6 bucks, hope this helps.
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ive replaced that sensor with a new one so you are saying its ether the switch or the bulb?
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Do yourself a favor and check that its not just a bad connection. I replaced the switch on mine also as it tested bad, no continuity between the two pints on the connector when you push on the ball bearing.
I replaced the switch with a new one from NAPA and the light still didnt work, tested the bulb by using a paperclip between the two pins on the connector and the 4x4 light came on. So i wiggled the connector and it worked, so it was just a poor connection. I had to tweak (crush the pin slightly) the pins on the new connector a little so they fit tighter on the car harness, everything works as it should now.
I replaced the switch with a new one from NAPA and the light still didnt work, tested the bulb by using a paperclip between the two pins on the connector and the 4x4 light came on. So i wiggled the connector and it worked, so it was just a poor connection. I had to tweak (crush the pin slightly) the pins on the new connector a little so they fit tighter on the car harness, everything works as it should now.
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there is a dash board light test you can do....i'm not 100% sure that it will check the "part-time" light tho.... hold down the trip odometer reset button....the turn key to "on" position and you will see all the gauges and lights run thru a test mode....hope this helps
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Take the plug off teh top of the tc, jump the 2 pins together and turn the key on. If the light comes on, you simply have a bad switch. If it does not come on, you need to look for shorts or change your lightbulb.
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THANK YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH!!!! i stuck the paper clip in there and boom the part time light comes on so what now?
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YAAAYYYY!!!!!! so i cleaned the connection wiggled it around and got it to come on when i put it in 4wd.....then when i take it out it turns off!!! so i just fixed my 4wd for free thanks. I got a free sensor and a new shifter fork and diaphram. this jeep has never had working 4wd cuz someone stuck a screw in the fork so it could never shift! so free sensor and free diaphram shifter fork and a clean connection and i have working 4wd! thanks everybody for the help!!!
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