NP229 Cable activated to replace vacuum

[Theduke]

1989 Grand Wagoneer with a broken Vacuum motor/actuator for the NP229.
I've seen the twin stick option but was wondering if anyone has used a push/pull cable to engage the 4wd on the NP229.
My thought was to leave the Hi-Neutral-Low lever as is and run a push/pull cable mounted where the current vacuum switch is for the 2wd/4wd. I might even use a knob similar to the ones that control the vents to give it a stock like appearance.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of mod and any recommendations on a supplier and cable diameter for this purpose?
Thanks,
Weston

[tgreese]

No experience with this issue, but McMaster-Carr has universal locking and non-locking cables for control use. https://www.mcmaster.com/control-cable/ ... -cables-3/

Dorman also has choke control cables that could possibly work - much lighter duty though. https://www.dormanproducts.com/gsearch. ... hoke+cable

[sirrus]

When my vacuum motor fell apart recently I had the same thought about converting to the cable setup, but I didn’t find any suitable (for me) way to install it and keep stock appearance. Ended up buying vacuum motor from a member here and replacing it

If you decide to go with cable conversion, please share your results!

[rocklaurence]

Look at MacMastercar and Fastenal for the cables. They have cables, knobs, brackets etc and I imagine a nice setup could be put together. Also check, Lokar for cables--Im sure they have something that could be adapted.