so ive done a ton of searching and all the trouble shooting and yes, unfortunately this has happened to me as well.. i was curious if any of you could help me out with any kind of diagram or step by step instructions on this task.. the dealer wanted 1k so i'd like to take a shot at it myself

btw 2003 screw about 65k miles

 

Have you checked Haynes and Chiltons manuals, I have not taken one of these apart yet.

 

ive checked hanes.. its not the greatest break down i didnt think

 

My online manual doesn't help either, sorry.

 

anyone else?

 

come on guys...someone has to know something lol

 

I am having the same trouble. Does anyone think a 4x4 posi lock central axle disconnect system would help. because I can get it to engage manually if I take off the vacume valve.

 

if ur talking the the forks in the transfer case it would be much easyer too just replce the whole transfer case with one from the junk yard then too tear the transfer case apart. the shifting forks in my 88 f150 4x4 broke so i thought i could just take it apart and fix it haahah ya right and i can only imagen that with the newer trucks its goten more complicated. lol it took me 2wks too change the engine in my 97 f150. i can change the engine in my 66 pontiac tempest in a weekend.

 

not in the transfer case. its in the actual differential im told. it locks the front diff. its on the driver side front. im going to have to do some more investigating

 

ahh ok hmm guess i need too check that out so i knowbout it if somthin goes wrong with mine. the only shifting forks i knew of was the ones in the transfer case lol learn somthin new every day

gone are the days of simplicty of the locking front tires and pull the lever not much too fail there unless its just abused