Need a little help ASAP- no 4x4 in the 97

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jroman

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bought the truck a few years back- in jersey - some kind of storm is headed my way.
i have never owned a 4x4 till the tahoe- talk is possible a foot of snow. not sure if i will need. but would be nice to have 4x4 in a 4x4 truck.
so since i had no clue how to get it to engage. its the 3 button on the dash model.
anyway- tried neutral- nothing. tried park- nothing,

i see nothing on dash- hear nothing happening. a whole lot of nothing.

dont need to go off roading. dont have monster truck tires to go off road or blow through snow. just a daily driver. never tried it. figured id try before the snow in case my kid needs the truck to get to work.
NOTHING

2 and 24 fuses are good. not sure if that matters.

no lights, changing on the switch. nothing on cluster at all showing 4x4.

any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
 

Jason in DLH

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Being that you’re not hearing anything makes me think you might want to check the button itself. Might want to take it out and look at the wire connections as one may have broken. I’m sure you could find a YouTube video on it.

Im interested to see what others think...
 
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jroman

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been looking. thats why i said the 2 and 24-
but dont have an answer so i thought id come here and ask those that know.
 

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No lights on the switch? My guess would be switch or power to it. Switch or actuator/actuator wires are the "normal" failures on these. I'll try to find ya a manual reference.
 
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thanks for reply guys. changed the switch this morning after snow. light lit up- heard a noise. watched light blink then stop. showed 4
believe its fixed. thanks again folks.
ready for the next snow in jersey if we get any.
 

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