Mobbit Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 hello just got this car is there a bypass i can do to get the 4wd to work the wiring was eaten by rats on driver side firewall the 2 black an 2 white wires found a vacuum hose was chewed as well is there a way to lock it in 4wd an bypass the push button.... thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 the action happens behind the drivers side strut tower. there will be two vacuum solenoids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 You could rig up a cable to the actuator arm on the RHS of the gearbox, near the rear end. Best thing to do would just repair the damaged wiring and replace thechewed vacuum hoses. Much easier than rigging up a new system that may or may not work. Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobbit Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobbit Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 9 hours ago, RMS said: the action happens behind the drivers side strut tower. there will be two vacuum solenoids. thank you what are the 2 vacuum solenoids. called looking for them at parts store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Mobbit said: thank you what are the 2 vacuum solenoids. called looking for them at parts store. These are the items that have some wires and vacuum hoses going to/from them. There’s two of them mounted side by side, black cylindrical looking things. The solenoids rarely fail. Repair the wiring and vac lines and the 4wd system *should* begin to wor again. Take some pics of the rear of the driver’s strut tower andpost them here. Cheers Bennie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 x2 on fix the wires. i broke a nipple off the 4wd disengage solenoid and ended up swapping in a 5spd DR because the only vacuum solenoid I could find was over $400 used on epay. you could switch 4wd on and off with a vacuum source I did it for a wile but no fun to stop and pop hood to shift... could have run lines in to the cab but good excuse to swap in a dual range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 What do these solenoids look like? Any one from any car with similar sized and number of ports would probably work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Grab a front diff actuator solenoid set from a Mitsubishi Pajero/Shogun. You should be able to pick these up on eBay for about $22 from memory. OEM Mitsubishi part number MR430381 The subi unit looks like two of the solenoid on the left in this link: https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Mitsubishi-MR430381-Freewheel-Solenoid/dp/B0773WB58D#immersive-view_1574667952144 Might need two of these to replace the two factory Subi units. Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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