crashdocs Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 :cry: Well.... not the best day to find out my 4wheel drive does not want to engage. A freak windy snow storm hit us today. It was only forecasted as a wind advisory, but snow came down with it. Argh, after slipin and sliding I decided I would put it in 4wheel drive, so I pulled it over and went 4hi. hmmm started off sliding from my stopping place. ok I thought maybe it needed to engage and I would be on my way. Ok stopped slipping and I was off until I needed to get up a slight incline. That's when I realized I had no 4wheel drive and it snowed harder until I gave up and went home. Not familiar with the 4x4 sytem on the JEEP seeing as I'm new to the Comanche but have owned a couple cherokees before my tinkering really kicked in. Any easy fixes or trouble shooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifixit8 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 specs on the truck? more than likely central axle disconnect not working. that is what I have whitnessed happen to other members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashdocs Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 87 comanche pioneer 4.0 4x4 long bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Chances are good that it's a problem with the CAD or Central Axle Disconnect. A simple way to eliminate this as a problem is to pull off the CAD cover on the front axle and use washers to keep the fork shifted all the time. Doing this is in no way detrimental to anything. Jeep eventually did away with the stupid design altogether. Image Not Found It's the blob of cast steel on the passenger's side of the diff with all the vacuum lines coming out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashdocs Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 would a spare socket work just fine? hmmm maybe I should pull off the cover first before I think of a size. have plenty spare junk sockets I have busted in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Anything that will ensure that the shift fork stays to the engaged side will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 band clamp works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashdocs Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 ok, i got to get under the truck today and took the cover off to look in the box and found the fork was broken in 2 so it looks like I need to replace this first before I can move on to all time 4wheel drive. DOH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I think I remember someone putting a band clam around the axle shaft to keep the collar engaged. Memory's fuzzy on it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confedneck Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 if i ever broke the fork, id buy a 2nd collar, weld them together, then slip them on and weld them to the shafts... when i replace the d30 it'll be trash anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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