My lights for 4HI and 4LO come on but it doesn't seem to engage. Could it be the actuator motor?

 

will it engage sometimes but not others? how long has it been happening? did you go thru high water?

 

I just bought the truck in September, and it doesn't seem like it will engage at all. I tried it about 3 times in the last month in snow and the back tires just spin when stuck.

 

hit the motor on the back of the t-case with a hammer (lightly) and then try shifting to 4x4

 

I do hear a cluck when I put it in 4LO and a little click for 4HI, but got stuck going through a 6" snow pile.

 

What does this motor look like or do you have a picture?

 

Is it alright to bump this.

 

sorry, no pics


it's about the size/shape of a 12 oz soda can and sits on the back of the t-case.

you'll see the rear driveshaft, and this motor will be adjacent to that.


just tap it lightly a few times with a hammer, then try out the 4x4