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I have a 1991 pioneer longbed, I am tired of messing with the actuator and the 4x4, I am wondering if I can put a straight axle in so when I engage the 4wd on the transfer case that's all that needs to be done for it to stay in 4wd. I already moved the collar over and pinned it to keep the front wheel locked in and that keeps breaking so there probably other problems as well. If I can put a different axle in it to get rid of the actuator what year make and model could I pull one from? Thanks

Yes that looks like some of the pieces that I pulled out. I'll pull the axle and see what I can find. Thanks

Not from the forks. I replaced it and when I pulled the old one both pieces were intact. The plastic I pulled out looked to have a circular shape to them.

I have a question regarding some pieces of plastic I found inside the 4wd actuator cover?? I think that might be what it's called. I will apologize in advance for not knowing technical names. Last year I moved the fork over inside the cover to engage the front driveshaft all the time. This worked fine and my 4wd worked fine as well. I accidentally left it in 4 wd on hard pavement and made a right turn and I heard a loud pop and there was a bad grinding noise when I put it in 2wd. I had to leave the case in 4wd so there wasn't grinding but the 4wd was not working. When I got home I pulled the cover and the fork was riding in the 2 axles. I move the fork back over and the 4 wd worked again and the noise in 2wd went away. A Little later while in 4wd I heard the pop again and the same thing happened. When I pulled the cover off I found some small pieces of plastic and there was a little play in the passenger side axle and that axle will still not stay engaged. What are these small pieces of plastic and what can I do to fix it. Thanks in advance.

Got tires on it and a new front bumper we made out of some old basement supports and rebar and some angle. Ive done several test drives and its running great, next thing is an exhaust...

Got it, thanks

looking good man

Another big thing checked off the list thanks to the help from the forums and the replies Ive been given. I have working 4 wd now. I will keep it posted as it continues to get closer to being on the road.

To most of us, "column" refers to the steering column, which happens to be where your transmission shifter is located. The 4WD shifter would be referred to as a "lever." ok I'm with you now, I'm proud to say I did check the vacuum lines going to the actuator and they had good vacuum, I pulled off the actuator and cleaned the rod and put it back on still didnt work, so I pulled it back off and did the fix that PETE M told me about, It worked great, I only have one question....... I was under the impression that when I moved the fork on the cover and the small piece inside the driveshaft to lock in the 4 wd this would make the front drive shaft spin everytime the truck is in drive even when the LEVER ;) is in 2 wd. I bolted the cover back on, started the truck, put it in drive and my front drive shaft was not spinning, I put it in neutral and moved it to 4 wd and then to drive and I had my front left wheel spinning, when I put it back into 2 wheel the front drive shaft stopped spinning....so thats what I'm confused on, I thought one of the down falls to fixing it this way was having your front drive shaft spinning constantly. I'm not complaining because its working fine the way it is. Just trying to figure out how everything is working down there. Thanks for all the replies everyone, I'm slowly learning, I know I'm doing it backwards, Its hard to fix things when your not really sure how its suppose to work in the first place. Thanks again. :D

ok, I have a grasp on it. Thanks

Pete M, I read up on your post and read about 7 pages into it, makes alot more sense now, If you could make sure I understand this correctly all I need to do is take the cover off the actuator, pull off the c-clip, slide the fork to the other side, replace the clip on the same side it was on, put the cover back on, plug the lines, an that it.......does it matter if I have the xfer case in 2 wd or 4 wd when I do this? :hmm:

I'm confused by the original post. The column shift controls the transmission, not the ntransfer case. It has nothing to do with being in 2WD or 4WD. That said, I'm inclined to agree that the front axle disconnect probably isn't functioning. my drive,reverse is on the steering wheel, the column is on the floor that controls the 4wd, maybe column is the incorrect term for the handle that shifts the 4wd, if I understand correctly the transfer case is controlled by the 4wd shifter on the floor, or as I called it the column. Is there another name?

I looked at your post, If I understand correctly this will keep the truck locked in 4 wheel high all the time? An is there a spot to stop the fork so it won't be in 4w low or by doing this is it only going to be 4 w hight. If so is it going to hurt me driving it on pavement on a regular basis?

Its all good, whats funny is when I was reading through the forums i kept wondering why so many peoples names said "can spell comanche" it all makes sense now.

I'll do that, thanks

Alright, thanks for all the input so far, has been very helpful, my taillights would still not be working if someone didnt tell me about the ground wire inside the tail light. Onto the next problem, the 4x4. When I put the column shift into 4 wd the front drive shaft is spinning but nothing else is happening. The front wheels do not turn, I checked the lines going to the actuacter and found that one was disconnected and dragging on the ground so I replaced it.. I'm not sure how the actuacter actually works but would this be a good place to start checking. The truck is a 1991 pioneer. I will also say that when I brought the truck home it was in 4wd because the drive shaft was out, It drove fine in 4wd but now that I put the drive shaft back in and put it into 2wd it won't go back into 4wd. Any idea on where I could start looking for issues. I don't know for sure but the issue shouldnt be the shifter because the front shaft is spinning??? Any help would be awesome. Fixing this thing to be road worthy again has almost become an obsession.

Yes I wish I knew how hard one of those are to come by in that shape, it wouldnt have been trashed to where it is now.

Yup I cleaned the wire the rear ground wire and replaced the bulbs and everything worked so I'm not sure if all the bulbs were bad or if it was the ground but there all good now. I updated the ongoing projects so you can check out the pics if you would like, its under 1991 pioneer.

Here it is when I brought it home back in 2006.

I should clarify that my defination of rebuild meant work on it till it will go up and down the road, gonna be a trapping/hunting truck so I'm planning on welding some cool stuff on, trying to figure out how to make a fake bear trap to put on the front grill after i get a new header panel. As far as the body goes it was the family wood truck for awhile so if there was a tree in the way it was ran over, buddy also dropped a tree on it at one point. It seems to run good, spits and stutters some when I start it so I'm not really sure where to check for that issue but will come in time.

^^^^^^ft peachcracker and matt wheels, rely1120 is correct, I was looking at the wrong name, looked at the one right above the picture rely1120, i checked the connection and somehow it looked brand new when I pulled it apart.

Mj junkie, comanche fan, I pulled the light off and found the ground wire, cleaned it up, replaced some bulbs and everything worked great. Thanks for the help

It still has all my origional stickers from high school, can't believe the guy that bought it off my dad never took them off.

Well here she is. Got alot done today. Have working tail lights not and wipers that work. Before the wipers nor the lights did nothing so I can scratch that off the to do list.