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#1 92cherokee

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 02:42 AM

Ok so monday i was up in burney messin around in the snow. By, the way i am no longer running my jeep i have bought a 99 dodge ram sport 4x4. Anyways we start up this trail and all of the sudden my 4wd goes out 8| now im cruzin in 2wd :thumbsdown:

. try to turn around that didnt work so i keep on goin up the trail. anyway long story short i got stuck, i buried it to the axle and had to get pulled out by my friends dads ford :"> . So i have no idea what went wrong i have looked underneath it numerous times and have found nothin. Any ideas?

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 04:47 AM

sounds like a sensor but ive heard stories from a couple of people about the mechinisim freezing up but i wouldnt know about that

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 06:42 AM

I don't know much about those vehicles. Does it have a physical lever to engage the 4wd or is it all electronic with the push of a button type 4wd.

Did you hear or feel anything happen? Did you know it wasn't in 4wd by the dash light not being lit or did you look out the window to see if the front tires weren't turning?

I know Onk had a problem with the TC "slipping" into 2wd because the shift linkage was loose and wasn't holding it in 4wd. If you have pushbutton 4wd it could be electrical. Did you try putting in low range?

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 12:12 PM

the same thing happened to my friend danny. it turned out that the mechanism was the problem :headbanger:

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 02:09 PM

Its all a physical system, nothin electric. Theat is the weird part there was no loud pops or anything like that. I first noticed when the rearend started to sink, then looked on the dash and the light was gone. I am almost possitive that it is not the TC. It still shifts into low. It just wont engage the front end.

the same thing happened to my friend danny. it turned out that the mechanism was the problem>>>>>> What kind of mechanism was it?

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 09:40 PM

92cherokee, on Jan 5 2005, 05:09 PM, said:

Its all a physical system, nothin electric. Theat is the weird part there was no loud pops or anything like that. I first noticed when the rearend started to sink, then looked on the dash and the light was gone. I am almost possitive that it is not the TC. It still shifts into low. It just wont engage the front end.
the same thing happened to my friend danny. it turned out that the mechanism was the problem>>>>>> What kind of mechanism was it?

couldnt tell ya all he said was "it turned out to be a little machanism" I will ask him as soon as i see him but we dont talk unless we are out on trail runs. sorry :x :headbanger:

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Posted 05 January 2005 - 11:15 PM

The dodge has the axle disconnect....I believe.....similar to the one on the jeeps, which is vacuum operated, although I didn't know they had them on trucks that new, so I very well could be wrong, but it's something to check out.

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Posted 06 January 2005 - 06:45 PM

I know what the problem is...........

It is a Dodge. :-"

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Posted 06 January 2005 - 08:33 PM

well at least the tranny didn't fall out like in our durango :-"

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Posted 08 January 2005 - 12:24 AM

LOL Yea Yea I know its a dodge oh well, but i finally figured out the problem. I broke one of the vac lines. The stupid thing is i looked right at it the night it happend and that was the first thing that popped into my head. It all just seemed to simple guess im just to dumb. :blink:

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Posted 08 January 2005 - 07:03 AM

I hate it when you do that!! Some of the most simple things that cause a big pain is so frustrating.

There isn't anything wrong with Dodge. I think they build a good truck. I think Sage's son is just a bit partial to Fords.

Glad you got it figured out. Funny that Dodge uses a disconnect in that new of a rig... learn something everyday :read:

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Posted 08 January 2005 - 07:18 AM

maby u should look into replacing that vacuum line witha 4x4 posi-lok actuator im sure they might make one for dodge
and heres the link
http://www.4x4posi-l.../app_dodge.html