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Old 07-11-2009, 07:35 PM
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i went mudding today, and when i put my 2000 blazer in 4hi, the rear dug in but my friend said the front wheels werent turning. So i put in 4low, and when i put it back in drive i felt the usual 4low tug, but when i went through the mud again i got stuck and once again my friend said the the front wheels still werent spinning, Any ideas? your feedback is much appreciated.
 
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Typical problem. Try searching for "actuator", "vacuum switch", or other such keywords and I am sure you will find more than enough information to fix your problem.
 
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Old 07-13-2009, 12:18 AM
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so i figured my actuator and vacuum switch on the t-case are bad, so im just gonna replace the actuator with the posi-lock cable system that mysons95 posted. i messed with the actuator while my truck was on jack stands, and i finally got the front diff to engage, reconnected my battery and went to find some mud, well it didnt work and i got stuck again, so while i was stuck i had to remove the battery and hand squeeze the actuator to engage the 4x4, soon as i did though i got unstuck. good thing is it isnt something major like a bad t-case or front diff.
 
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Well at least you have figured out what the problem is!
 
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