How far is the cable moving? It needs to move about a half an inch to engage the front axle

 

im not sure i will have to check tomorrow could it be the bracket needs to be straighten more?

 

I don't know about the bracket but, I would just see how far the cable is moving first, because if it is moving a half inch or so, we know that the cable is moving freely and has enough pull to engage. If it is pulling enough then your problem lies in the front axle: it could be the shift fork, the engagement collar, etc.

 

thanks for all the info. figured out the problem the cable came out of the actuator put the cable back in and everything works must not had it all the way in

 

Glad it was something so simple!

 

what holds the cable inside the actuator the spring on outside of the actuator? everytime i get it to work it pops off when i put in in 2wd how do you fasten the cable inside the actuator?

 

There is a groove that u slip a piece of the spring into, which then holds the cable in the actuator.

 

cool thanks a million

 

we tried that and the cable still comes out it is a new aftermarket cable and after market actuator maybe got bad spring ? is there a spring on the inside of actuator? the outside spring does not hold the cable it it just pulls right out

 

The spring is on the actuator and there should be a groove in the actuator that retains the cable in the actuator. In the lower right picture you can see how the spring is visible through the hole where the cable goes. Hope this helps out

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