im just bought an 89 ram charger and it has a problem with the front wheel bearings.. they are CAKED full of mud and dirt from the pervious owner getting it stuck in the mud.. the issue is that now it wont ingaine in 4x4 the driveshaft spins and everythin but it seems the HUBS wont ingage.. is this due to the mud in the hubs or is it the hubs? .. ok i replaced the bearings.. cleaned everythin up new bearings.. seals races everything everything in the fnt axle is now brand new pretty much...

ok did some major work today on the ramcharger.. i put new brakes all around new calipers new drums an rotors... new negitive bat. cable (they didnt have the right length for possitive yet) lol i removed the light for the MAINT. needed thing.. thats no more... here is what i got to i had my nephew who was helpin me lay on the ground to watch the frnt diff.. i drove past him in 2wd and it didnt spin so then i put it into 4w hi and the frnt and rear both spin.. put it into N neither spun and 4lo both spun .. so i thought i had it workin without havin ne problem.. i wondered why the light on the dash wasnt coming on so i tore apart the dash again.. saw the blub was dead replaced it with a new one.. didnt light up.. took my mulitimeter to the light holder... the black n white wire was 12.98 volts hot no matter what.. the other side which had a green n black striped wire was 0 volts no matter what.. i have no idea what is goin on with the light.. im confused and fustrated there.... then i thought the 4wd was workin so i went on my back yard to our hill put it in 2wd couldnt make it up.. just like i thought i put it in 4hi and i turned the wheel so i could watch the frnt wheel from the driver seat and gave it a lil gas the rear wheels spun the frnt didnt even turn.. but my nephew said that when i startd to drive up to the hill in 4x4 it was turnin up front .. so something dont seem right to me.. what you guys think?? any input whatsoever would be a great help


-Josh

 

well i kno your problem... its a dodge... hahaha kidding bro...

 

ha ha romano! mopar or nothin for me...

mopar and peterbilts match made in heaven hehehe

i think i kno its the CAD but i aint sure i will look at it tommorow.. and see what i can figure out hopefully it aint that bad.. if it is i dunno wth imma do

 

anyone else have any input?

 

well heres todays battle report.. i spent most the day workin on the interior wiring up my interior lights and then doing my blue glow lights for the frnt and then removin that damn MAINT. required light haha then i did the 4wheel tests

started the truck put it in 4hi and pulled the vaccum off the pod on the frnt axle.. nothin no sucction no nuttin... put it back on traced it back and the lines looked good to me nuttin wrong got to the pod thingy under the driverside all the lines cnnected nuttin broken.. went to the transfer case and i quit lol i cannot fit my fat hands up inbetween the floorboards and the transfercase to worko n them lines.. so thats where i gave up

 

if all that is wrong ,would it be possable the round vacume resivoreis leaking?? qp i too own a 89 rc and an 85 2x4 87 4x4 and a 77 w/ a400 in it

 

, shift into 4 wd and connect aengine vacum linedirectly to the vacuum actuator, and see if it works! That will engauge the hubs I beleive. If it does you can always run a vacuum line into the cab and manualy engauge the hubs after shifting the transfer case. Vacuum switches are available at many shops tha service the industrial market, as well as MSC and McMaster Carr. You shoul also hook onto the Vacuum modulator and draw a vacuum to make sure the actuator is not blown(leaking badly)