Transfer case switch
 

00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have located
the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with the
handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger type
like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and off?
Thanks
(PS is this a dealer part?)

Re: Transfer case switch
 

It is a vacuum switch up on the firewall. It has one vacuum line
running to it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


DANFXR wrote:
>
> 00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
> The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have located
> the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with the
> handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger type
> like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and off?
> Thanks
> (PS is this a dealer part?)

Re: Transfer case switch
 

It is a vacuum switch up on the firewall. It has one vacuum line
running to it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


DANFXR wrote:
>
> 00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
> The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have located
> the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with the
> handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger type
> like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and off?
> Thanks
> (PS is this a dealer part?)

Re: Transfer case switch
 

It is a vacuum switch up on the firewall. It has one vacuum line
running to it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


DANFXR wrote:
>
> 00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
> The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have located
> the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with the
> handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger type
> like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and off?
> Thanks
> (PS is this a dealer part?)

Re: Transfer case switch
 

Try cleaning the connector contacts and putting a dab of dielectric grease
on them before you rip into the 'case. It is most likely a dealer part.
"DANFXR" <danfxr@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041118110014.00480.00000837@mb-m17.aol.com...
> 00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
> The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have
located
> the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with
the
> handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger
type
> like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and
off?
> Thanks
> (PS is this a dealer part?)

Re: Transfer case switch
 

Try cleaning the connector contacts and putting a dab of dielectric grease
on them before you rip into the 'case. It is most likely a dealer part.
"DANFXR" <danfxr@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041118110014.00480.00000837@mb-m17.aol.com...
> 00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
> The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have
located
> the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with
the
> handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger
type
> like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and
off?
> Thanks
> (PS is this a dealer part?)

Re: Transfer case switch
 

Try cleaning the connector contacts and putting a dab of dielectric grease
on them before you rip into the 'case. It is most likely a dealer part.
"DANFXR" <danfxr@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041118110014.00480.00000837@mb-m17.aol.com...
> 00 Cherokee 4L, 4 WD, Part time.
> The dash light indicating "Part time" in amber stopped working.I have
located
> the 2 wires at the transfer case,they check out. If I play around with
the
> handle the light will come on. My question , is the switch a plunger
type
> like the brake light switch and what makes contact with it to turn on and
off?
> Thanks
> (PS is this a dealer part?)