damn man im pissed i gotta take aprt the other side tomoroe but ill try that and see if it locks almost instantly

 

yes if looking at CAD from the back side the red is on right black on left

 

ok heres the status:

18" of vac at the cad, so im getting full vac, and it locks and unlocks perfectly, with one exception... and dont laugh- it locks in 2wd and unlocks when i switch to 4wd. what the hell???

 

The lines are backward some where. One line should have vac in 2wd (no vac when in 4wd) and the other should have vac when in 4wd ( no vac when in 2wd).

 

ok ik for a fact the ones at the cad are right

 

regardless of where its switched, simply swapping the red and black boots that attatch to the metal lines at the skid plate will be ok right? cuz i did that and its workn right now

 

Yes, either place will do it. If it's working now and you have the red line toward the passenger side of the cad, that means the lines are not right on the TC switch or going into the soft lines before the CAD.

 

i tried to switch em on the tc switch but there are notches in the rubber boot that fits on it only one way. so i guess somehow someone connected them wrong, but i guess as long as its working with those two lines switched, everythings good.

and so far the drivers side u joint replacement was a sucess, man were the needle bearings in that old joint dry!

 

The lines are switched from where they come from the TC switch,to where they go into the soft lines on the cross member then.

 

ok, so you've replace both axle u-joints, passenger side seal, cad parts, t-case vac switch, and everything's working and the front axle is full of oil, and nothings leaking. right?

and your previous mechanic who blamed the new seal leak on a damaged axle was full of ****? right.

and the only thing you haven't replaced yet is the driver's side seal? right.

man, you're good to go. nice work and congratulations.