Cracked IWE
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That looks good. Just needs cleaned up and plenty of grease applied. What did the IWE look like? Half my IWE was frozen out (engaged position) and it ground about 1/3 of the hub gear off. It still works though. The half of mine that was stuck was at the bottom, so I'm guessing it was water in the system and the IWE was rusted inside.
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I haven't gotten one yet but I plan to if the new solenoid doesn't solve the problem. I'm still waiting for it to come in the mail hopefully tomorrow if not the day after Christmas.
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Well, your hubs are good so the only other parts in the system are the vacuum lines, check valves, and reservoir. We'll get it working yet! With as deteriorated as your IWEs were, it's very possible that some water and crud got sucked into your solenoid.
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The new solenoid came earlier than I thought. Put that in and it seems to have fixed the problem the rest of the way. Truck goes into 4wheel fine and the grinding is no longer there. Thanks again for all your help and quick responses!
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