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Originally Posted by aaron_jones
thank you trogdors4x4 and kingfish51. i did a little researchin but still confused. is the IWE and the actuator the same thing. if so that makes sense. the pop i heard came from the passenger side as did the whining sound. so did the gears strip on the actuator side, not allowing it to engage anymore. if so what all do i need to order to replace it. and is there anyway to test and make sure before i go spendin a pile of money on it? don't think the solenoid is the culperate because it was working right before the POP. unless i lost vaccuum and it slammed it out of 4x4.
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The IWE is the hub at the wheel that disengages and engages. The solenoid on the firewall is what sends vacuum to it to disengage. As the default is engaged (what it would be in 4x4), if there is a problem with the solenoid, the IWE will give off a grinding noise because it is engaged when in 2wd. When this happens, if not taken care of it will destroy the hubs.