Transfer case actuator motor

[civdiv99]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

I am still running on my flipped gear. I have also been drifting in the snow, so far, so good.

You got snow? Crap; I'm still waiting. (it's in the mtns, tho')

[Skier1]

Originally Posted by neilrmp

you will need access to GT1 to do the "Repair function", the actuator will work but it is not recommended, it may also be a good time to replace the transfer case oil. adaptation need to be done when you change the oil.

Is GT1 only a dealer tool or something anyone can purchase ? Is this the only tool to do this or is something else available ? And if so where can you purchase and how many $$$.I changed the oil 10,000k ago but did not get the values reset .I changed all the oils when I purchased the car, differentials,transfer box and transmission along with the engine oil of course.

[neilrmp]

You can get GT1 native on a IBM T30 laptop with yellow head, it's a little $$$, or you can run a (VM) virtual machine on a laptop with a different cable for a lot less. There are lots of great post here.


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[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by civdiv99

You got snow? Crap; I'm still waiting. (it's in the mtns, tho')

We got some right after sandy.

[ripp222]

I replaced my transfer case servomotor gear with a new one from Odometer Gears today. At about 85k miles it appears I didn't need to yet, as it only had 8 teeth with any sort of wear. The wear was from about 12:30 to 2:00 on the gear. I would expect rotating 180 degrees would have been sufficient, but I was already in there. See the photo for the new one versus old one.

If someone wants to buy my "gently used" original gear, let me know via PM.

I did notice 3 radial cracks starting on the white gear that mates with the dark grey one. That appears to be a different failure mode. Somewhere I saw someone press a metal sleeve over the white hub to prevent the gear from splitting into pieces.

[Skier1]

I have recieved my new gear from odometer gears but yet to fit it,will do it in the next few days and yes my white gear had the same three radial cracks as yours.

[ripp222]

I was concerned about twisting the metal plate and as a result the rubber molded seal on the back side not sealing the aluminum housing. As such I used a Dremel cut-off wheel to grind away all the pressed in areas of the aluminum housing. After doing so the metal plate popped out with minimal force.

I also applied a thin line of RTV sealant around the perimeter when I was done with re-assembly.

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by neilrmp

The car goes into 100% rear wheel drive.

I had thie part replaced on my X about a year ago. I kinda wish now that the X had a switch/option where you could switch the power to be 100% at the rear only (for good weather condition driving of course) as I feel that would make the truck a lot of fun on a different level.
I pondered leaving the stepper motor broken for a few months, but it happen to GO in the middle of our winter here, and I bought the X to deal with the winter/snow here Glad I bought it though. Love the heck out of it. If it had of stopped in summer, there would be no way I'd fix it until winter. I'd love a rear wheel drive X5 (as long as no other systems were negatively affected * taking note of the ABS/DSC systems being deactivated)

[neilrmp]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

I'd love a rear wheel drive X5 (as long as no other systems were negatively affected * taking note of the ABS/DSC systems being deactivated)

The only issue I had with the 100% rear wheel drive is my rear brake pads wearing faster than usual.



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[Clockwork]

I wonder if. Simple switch could be installed to turn the awd system on and ofc so it was jus rear wheel drive? Hmmmm