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The part # of this part is 15594176 and since it's NLA I decided to cut mine open and see what's up inside.
There is a part with a ball instead of a pin, but it will not fit a NP205 and there is a part with two blade connectors and a pin.
I think that one will work, but the plug has to be modified. What I have, is the switch with a pin and a watertight plug.
So I took the grinder and cut away the lip that sealed the switch. the pieces came apart.
There was a pin, a spring and a black piece of plastic in one assembly.
There was a rubber membrane
There was the tail piece with the contact assembly inside.
I sprayed it all with Deoxit and worked the part a little.
I checked for continuity and there was , when the switch is not pressed.
When pressed the contact is open.
I put it all together and it still worked. Saved me some $150 and took actually half the time it took me to write this post
So if you try to diagnose an issue where the 4x4 light does not come on when the truck is in 4x4 then:
-check the 20 AMP fuse on the fuse panel. still nothing? then:
-pull off the plug under the truck- and with some alligator clips ground the white wire to anything metal in the area (there is plenty to chose from) . if the light comes on, then:
-unbolt the switch and check for continuity while the plunger is not pressed. or no continuity while the plunger is pressed.
-If the light does not come on, then take the panel apart and check the light bulb- if it's still not working.
-if it's still not working, then check the wiring, particularly where it goes down through the floorboard. The wires tend to be crimped there.
Good Luck
There is a part with a ball instead of a pin, but it will not fit a NP205 and there is a part with two blade connectors and a pin.
I think that one will work, but the plug has to be modified. What I have, is the switch with a pin and a watertight plug.
So I took the grinder and cut away the lip that sealed the switch. the pieces came apart.
There was a pin, a spring and a black piece of plastic in one assembly.
There was a rubber membrane
There was the tail piece with the contact assembly inside.
I sprayed it all with Deoxit and worked the part a little.
I checked for continuity and there was , when the switch is not pressed.
When pressed the contact is open.
I put it all together and it still worked. Saved me some $150 and took actually half the time it took me to write this post
So if you try to diagnose an issue where the 4x4 light does not come on when the truck is in 4x4 then:
-check the 20 AMP fuse on the fuse panel. still nothing? then:
-pull off the plug under the truck- and with some alligator clips ground the white wire to anything metal in the area (there is plenty to chose from) . if the light comes on, then:
-unbolt the switch and check for continuity while the plunger is not pressed. or no continuity while the plunger is pressed.
-If the light does not come on, then take the panel apart and check the light bulb- if it's still not working.
-if it's still not working, then check the wiring, particularly where it goes down through the floorboard. The wires tend to be crimped there.
Good Luck
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