Dodge 4x4 Issues

The Willamette valley has been blanketed with four inches of snow and it's time to jump in the 4wd and have some fun. Pulled out of the drive way yesterday and started sliding so through it into 4 hi got to the bottom of the hill and there was no going up again.


It will be nice to test the vegetable oil system with 4 inches of snow on top of it.


The front axle will not engage. Dodge has a vacuum actuator that couples together the 2 piece right axle illuminating the 4wd indicator light in the dash. This is a troublesome issue to 4 wheel drive owners. All manufacturers have went to something similar to this.

Replacement vacuum actuators can be had for $90. The Posi-Lock 4x4 system found here can be had for $200.

I fixed the problem by taking the actuator apart and reinstalling it in the 4wd position. Eventually I will replace it with the Posi-lock as soon as possible.

Found the vacuum link and put some rubber cement on it. No trouble for the last two years.