anyone have a front differential actuator for a 88-90? chevy truck pls e-mail me with price..or is there anyway i can remove the rubber and try cleaning and lubricating the lil piston inside the actuator to make it .spring out???
lookin for chev actuator
Nov 26, 2004
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YOu can get them at checker auto parts don't remember the exact name they have for it but the part is niehoff mc53101 Just replaced one myself around $80
Why do you wanna buy a used one,and possibly have the same problems as yours? Buy new!
I have a 94Chevy S-10 and had it lock up in 4W Low, had to drive 25mi home. My Son put a Vac switch on transfer case and a new switch on the dash, and a new actuator working ok for now. Now i see they have a 4x4 Posi-Lok system. True shift on the fly! works like hubs. its a cable push and pull.you put it in place of the actuator. Next Time i will get one....Jcw.com
Found a new one for my '91 sitting on my local chevy dealers parts shelf. Reasonably priced. Get a new one and save yourself some potential headaches.
go to the dealer and buy a 98-up actuator (26060073) and conversion harness (various part #'s, talk to parts guy). I did my '88 K2500 in jan of '03, and it's worked flawlessly (and almost instantly too) since. I paid $77 for the actuator and $22 for the harness from
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. I replaced 2 of the old design between '99 and '03 at $90 or so a piece. oh, and BTW, the brown wire is on top of the transfer case.
hth, Bret
i just bought one from napa auto parts here for $84.00 and the switch that is on top the transfer case $32.00
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