K guys..... I've got a AWD I picked up cheap last summer.... drove it a couple months and the front diff went out.

It's got a lot of miles on it, and like I said, I was in it cheap, so... no intentions of replacing the front diff.

I removed the front drive shaft and CV axles and the car drives.

Park doesn't work, have to use the parking brake.

Problem is, the transfer case 'slips'..... I'd like to 'lock' it out so it never tries to transfer anything to the front.

There is an electrical connector on it on the driver side. If you disconnect it, the transfer case is loose and won't lock at all and you can't move the car. Is this a solenoid?

I'm not sure if there is any electrical way around this...... If that connector is to a solenoid, I suppose I could try making a solid part the length of the extended solenoid to replace it. I guess I could also maybe try supplying constant 12v to it......

I'm not sure if 'programming' can take care of this..... I suppose if it comes right down to it I can buy a 2WD tail cone for the transmission, with 2WD driveshaft, but I'd like to see if there's a way to do this....

Any ideas?

Thanks!

(EDIT: I tried the pedal dance to see if disabling traction control would help, but the procedure doesn't work)

 

Maybe its possible to open up the transfer case and build some sort of a spool locker or just weld stuff up to lock it. But its probably best to buy a 2wd transmission but then you have to figure out the transmission module, thats in the main ecu.

Either way its more likely easier/cheaper to just sell the car and buy another cheap rwd. Or buy a wrecked GS and fix it with your parts, and sell your awd at the auction or for parts. Trying to chase a rwd swap will slowly eat up your funds without you realizing it.

 

Oh it isn't gonna sneak up on me with cost cause I'm not gonna spend the money.....

Welding up the gears in the TC is on my list ..... just a little bit of a turd to drop the case is all.... It might just be the quickest easiest way