Dang Mike, well at least you didnt die, but wow. I guess it could always be
worse. It sounds tough though. Good luck with future improvements.
KH

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4353A8BA.577C3782@sympatico.ca...
> Interesting, our 88 has the disconnect. I guess a visual is in order
> for the OP. If it has the switch on the passenger side axle, it has a
> disconnect.
>
> I am mobile, but not much better. The accident really messed up my neck
> and shoulder and the doctors are telling me it's likely permanent. My
> neck vertebra are compressed from C3 to C7 with C5 hitting the central
> cord even. I go for more MRI photos this week to see if they can
> re-attach my shoulder blade or not. The muscles under it act like they
> are ripped all to crap and one MRI shot shows them torn bad.
>
> The only off roading I am doing these days is just enough to get to a
> camp place and park my butt. We were supposed to go out last weekend
> for 5 days but I couldn't function well enough to drive there even after
> some insurance quacks 'assessed' me on the Thursday. :-(
>
> Mike
>
> Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>>
>> Mike, not all 89's have a vacuum axle disconnect. My 88 is a non
>> disconnect.
>>
>> Hey Mike, how have you been, are you any better? I havent been around
>> here
>> in a while.
>>
>> KH
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:43526A17.AE9F6BAA@sympatico.ca...
>> > An 89 is supposed to be a vacuum style axle lock. The vacuum switch is
>> > on the passenger side of the axle tube on the back side.
>> >
>> > Are you having an issue shifting into 4x4?
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > scmadhatter wrote:
>> >>
>> >> okay I am stuck. I have been told that there is supposed to be a
>> >> vacuum
>> >> line running to the front axle differential to engage the front axle
>> >> to
>> >> 4wd. I am as green as they come when it comes to this vehicle. I
>> >> cannot
>> >> find a vacuum line running to the unit. If there is a vacuum line
>> >> running
>> >> to it, where does it originate from; maybe I could track it back that
>> >> way,

 

Dang Mike, well at least you didnt die, but wow. I guess it could always be
worse. It sounds tough though. Good luck with future improvements.
KH

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4353A8BA.577C3782@sympatico.ca...
> Interesting, our 88 has the disconnect. I guess a visual is in order
> for the OP. If it has the switch on the passenger side axle, it has a
> disconnect.
>
> I am mobile, but not much better. The accident really messed up my neck
> and shoulder and the doctors are telling me it's likely permanent. My
> neck vertebra are compressed from C3 to C7 with C5 hitting the central
> cord even. I go for more MRI photos this week to see if they can
> re-attach my shoulder blade or not. The muscles under it act like they
> are ripped all to crap and one MRI shot shows them torn bad.
>
> The only off roading I am doing these days is just enough to get to a
> camp place and park my butt. We were supposed to go out last weekend
> for 5 days but I couldn't function well enough to drive there even after
> some insurance quacks 'assessed' me on the Thursday. :-(
>
> Mike
>
> Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>>
>> Mike, not all 89's have a vacuum axle disconnect. My 88 is a non
>> disconnect.
>>
>> Hey Mike, how have you been, are you any better? I havent been around
>> here
>> in a while.
>>
>> KH
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:43526A17.AE9F6BAA@sympatico.ca...
>> > An 89 is supposed to be a vacuum style axle lock. The vacuum switch is
>> > on the passenger side of the axle tube on the back side.
>> >
>> > Are you having an issue shifting into 4x4?
>> >
>> > Mike
>> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> >
>> > scmadhatter wrote:
>> >>
>> >> okay I am stuck. I have been told that there is supposed to be a
>> >> vacuum
>> >> line running to the front axle differential to engage the front axle
>> >> to
>> >> 4wd. I am as green as they come when it comes to this vehicle. I
>> >> cannot
>> >> find a vacuum line running to the unit. If there is a vacuum line
>> >> running
>> >> to it, where does it originate from; maybe I could track it back that
>> >> way,