OK, after having issues with my CAD shift motor (and having bad luck with them in the past on other vehicles) I decided yesterday to permanently lock the fork/collar into the locked position. The mechanical part of the job went off without TOO much of a hitch - except one broken bolt, but the housing drilled/tapped surprisingly easy.
Anyway, now that the collar & fork are permanently in the locked position, the piston that the fork rides on is constantly pushing the plunger on the switch for the 4x4 indicator light, so the indicator light is on all the time when the key is on.
I'd LIKE to have a functioning 4x4 indicator light (I know... pull the bulb and just look at the T-case shifter, dummy!! :laugh: )
My last Jeep was an 87 XJ with the NP242, so I had no CAD, and the 4x4 light would come on when I pulled the T-case lever... but I don't know if it was mechanically or vacuum activated.
When I disassembled the shift mechanism, I just pulled off the vacuum connector, plugged it, and zip-tied it out of the way. Is there some sort of vacuum activated switch I could use to turn on (and off) the 4x4 dash light? Something I might be able to find at an auto parts store? I could use the vacuum lines I pulled off the shift motor to activate the switch (if such a switch exists)
Sorry for the long post... but I didn't take pictures, and wanted to give as much (probably more) info as needed.
Thanks :cheers2:
Anyway, now that the collar & fork are permanently in the locked position, the piston that the fork rides on is constantly pushing the plunger on the switch for the 4x4 indicator light, so the indicator light is on all the time when the key is on.
I'd LIKE to have a functioning 4x4 indicator light (I know... pull the bulb and just look at the T-case shifter, dummy!! :laugh: )
My last Jeep was an 87 XJ with the NP242, so I had no CAD, and the 4x4 light would come on when I pulled the T-case lever... but I don't know if it was mechanically or vacuum activated.
When I disassembled the shift mechanism, I just pulled off the vacuum connector, plugged it, and zip-tied it out of the way. Is there some sort of vacuum activated switch I could use to turn on (and off) the 4x4 dash light? Something I might be able to find at an auto parts store? I could use the vacuum lines I pulled off the shift motor to activate the switch (if such a switch exists)
Sorry for the long post... but I didn't take pictures, and wanted to give as much (probably more) info as needed.
Thanks :cheers2: