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Old 01-16-2019, 03:21 PM
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My 4wd won’t enguage. When I shift the transfer case, my front driveshaft will lock, but my front tires don’t turn. I was thinking it was my actutor cable, or something wrong inside my differential, what should I check?
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It's likely the vacuum operated axle shifting on the front axle.

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I thought they got rid of the CAD on the 91 models?
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I thought they got rid of the CAD on the 91 models?

Not initially.
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