On the verge of a breakthrough need help!
#1
08-08-2018, 01:26 PM
On the verge of a breakthrough need help!
Alright this is my first post but I’ve been reading on here for forever getting insights, mods, etc about my car. I have a 2000 olds bravada awd that is in perfect running condition and I have a 2000 4wd blazer totaled in the yard. I’ve been trying to come up with ways to get rid of this bs Smarttrack system in my car. The awd is out anyway because the transfer case needs an encoder motor. But I think I found out a way to do away with the smarttrak awd and get selectable 4wd. As I am aware the awd transfer case stays engaged 24/7 as long as the car is moving it’s just when the car needs to shift into awd the encoder motor sends the signal to the front diff to engage so it’s computer driven. The front axel of the blazer is manually driven through the vaccuum line. If I swapped that axel into my bravada and used a Posi-lok cable to engage the front axel instead of a vaccuum line shouldn’t I have selectable 4wd?
#2
08-09-2018, 07:08 PM
Keep your front axle the way it is. MANY folks with the 3 button 4wd system have swapped out the two piece axle on the passenger side with the one piece axle from the Bravada to eliminate the vacuum actuator system you are looking to bypass.
I would look more into replacing the transfer case and the TCCM/TCM. It isn't that hard to convert the transfer case in a 3 button configuration to a manual transfer case eliminating the whole computer/electronic/electrical/awd system.
However, if your Bravada is running perfect and you aren't looking to do a lot of off roading, I say leave well enough alone. No sense in trying to fix something that isn't broke.
I would look more into replacing the transfer case and the TCCM/TCM. It isn't that hard to convert the transfer case in a 3 button configuration to a manual transfer case eliminating the whole computer/electronic/electrical/awd system.
However, if your Bravada is running perfect and you aren't looking to do a lot of off roading, I say leave well enough alone. No sense in trying to fix something that isn't broke.
#4
08-10-2018, 11:57 AM
It's not bad at all to convert to manual shift with a np233c. You pull the encoder motor, and make shifter that comes off of it. Hardest part would be cutting the slot in the floor in the proper spot.
#5
08-10-2018, 12:42 PM
Well technically couldn’t I do that with the tcase I have? If I swapped to the 3 button case I would still have to come up with something so the transmission would know I’m in low gear when I’m in 4-lo. If I did that to the one I already have the tcase just has a 2 hi and 4 hi. So I wouldn’t have to wire anything.
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