DIY Cable Actuator to engage 4wd??

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TB-XJ

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Missouri

• Mar 30, 2004

• #1

someone told me they saw an article somewhere about removing the vacuum crap off the Dana 30 and making your own cable actuator thing to engage the 4wd. Anyone here know of this?

Thanx

 

Weasel

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Billings MT/Rapid City SD

• Mar 30, 2004

• #2

I just locked the fork over on mine with a bunch of washers.

 

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KCI

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MAGALIA, CALIF.

• Mar 30, 2004

• #3

WWW.DRIVETRAINWAREHOUSE.COM
POSI-LOK CABLE ACTUATED LOCK-LOOK IN ANY 4WD MAG.

 

Phil

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West Sacramento, CA

• Mar 30, 2004

• #4

Well, yes, he could buy it for $200, but I think he was looking for something that he could rig up himself. And please turn off your caps lock.

 

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TB-XJ

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Missouri

• Mar 31, 2004

• #5

Weasel doesn't that make the front driveshaft spin all the time? Wouldn't that make stuff wear out faster?

 

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Grizzley

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North Central Mass.

• Mar 31, 2004

• #6

Here's one for you. I think there are more but I can't seem to find them right now.

http://home.earthlink.net/~stevenschreiber/cabledis.htm

 

azheep

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Crookston Mn

• Mar 31, 2004

• #7

there use to be a write up on cherokee america. but I can not find it.

 

Weasel

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Billings MT/Rapid City SD

• Mar 31, 2004

• #8

Yeah it does spin everything but the 91+ XJ have the same setup and they don't seem to have any problems with extra wear.

 

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prljeep

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Toledo, OH

• Mar 31, 2004

• #9

Can using washers to keep the fork in place ruin anything?

 

Weasel

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Billings MT/Rapid City SD

• Mar 31, 2004

• #10

not that I'm aware of, ran it this way in two XJ's and going on two years with no problems.

 

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Fozzy

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Lynnwood,WA

• Mar 31, 2004

• #11

Dude, thats a great link. Thanx.

 

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myjeepsbigger

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Location

Illinois

• Mar 31, 2004

• #12

Drilled and tapped the housing for 1/4" NPT fitting, attached 3/8 PTO cable using a 3/8 by 1/4 ferrule fitting. Drilled the fork for cable (3/32, IIRC) and placed a LOCKTITED cable stop on each side. Locktite to prevent cable stops from coming loose and going for a swim in 80W90! Works great.

Run the cable into the interior along the UCA, this will allow it to flex with the axle and prevent stretching/binding, etc.

 

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red87cherokee

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Central Oregon

• Apr 1, 2004

• #13

Here's another option:

 

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myjeepsbigger

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Illinois

• Apr 1, 2004

• #14

I don't think that one would hold up real well. You running it? Seems like an awful lot of band-aiding.

 

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red87cherokee

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Central Oregon

• Apr 2, 2004

• #15

myjeepsbigger said:

I don't think that one would hold up real well. You running it? Seems like an awful lot of band-aiding.

Click to expand...

Nope, it's a drawing I lifted from someone else. He said that he had been using it for a while. It was actually the first one that I saw on making the manual, cable actuated disconnect. I've seen several that I like better - I just presented it as another option. I guess I should have mentioned that I had no first hand info on its actual operation.

 

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myjeepsbigger

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Illinois

• Apr 2, 2004

• #16

Man, don't beat yourself up over it...it's only the internet! :wave1: