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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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first off HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

97 f150, 4x4, 5.4,auto ,transfer case shifter on floor.

now i have replaced the oil switch and repaired 2 vac. lines. had the truck on a lift and watched the actuator on the front axle move back and forth. had to drive through a lot of mud to get to job site this morning. sunk 1/2 way through. pulled the stick 4x4 light comes on but the front axle does not engage. manage to get out in 2wd. when i get home i jack the front end up , start the truck and pull the stick. the actuator on the front axle moves but i can spin both front tires freely. anybody have any ideas??? thanks in advance
 
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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no ideas??
 
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Is the transfer case engaging and turning the front drive shaft? If so and the actuator moves and doesn't engage the axle, the axle shift fork must be bad.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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finally fixed it this morning, the previous owner had pulled the vac. lines off the front axle to test the actuator, he put them back on backward. all is well.
 
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