4WD not engaging
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I have a 99 Silverado that I bought a few months ago. The 4WD would not engage, and I of course have to wait till the ground is covered with snow to figure out the problem. Well, the front axle will not engage in 4WD. When I push the button it sounds like it engages. When I have it on a lift the front driveshaft is turning, so I decided to buy the motor on the front axle assuming it wasnt working. I pulled the old motor out tonight, and it was moving back and forth. I did not put the new motor in as I assumed it would not fix the problem, and installed the old motor again. Does anyone know why it would not work?
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I have a diff but I have to make sure my current one is good before I get rid of the spare. The clutches are burned up in my xfer case on the autotrac.
Prob cheaper tho to find one locally as it's prob heavy
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Andrew is right, if the front spins but doesn't work once on ground, may be clutches. Drop the fluid and see what it looks like. Should be a nice smurf blue color.
I have TWO autotracs I'd be willing to sell...one is a local rebuilt with less than a 1000 miles the other is a remanufactured one with zero miles. I am just not sure how shipping would work. You can do the research on shipping and I'll take it (them) to where ever you tell me local (local to 20876) to drop off. Meaning shipping prepaid by you.
$300 for the 1000 mile one.
$450 for the 0 mile one.
Just shoot me a PM if interested.
I have TWO autotracs I'd be willing to sell...one is a local rebuilt with less than a 1000 miles the other is a remanufactured one with zero miles. I am just not sure how shipping would work. You can do the research on shipping and I'll take it (them) to where ever you tell me local (local to 20876) to drop off. Meaning shipping prepaid by you.
$300 for the 1000 mile one.
$450 for the 0 mile one.
Just shoot me a PM if interested.
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Well if anyone was wondering I got it fixed. I actually didn't even know there wasn't a cover until I looked at it. I dropped it out, and could not get the actuator to engage the piece that connects the axle together. I took everything apart, found a bad bearing, replaced it, cleaned everything and installed it. It works now with no problems. I never even put the new motor in that engages the 4wd. I guess I just got lucky.