bad transfer case control module?

1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE
250,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ABURNETT50
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Hi, i had a problem with my 4x4 not working right i had replace the control switch then the actuator and finally i got a used transfer case control module and it still doing the same thing. i turn on my ignition switch it come on for a second and lights up for a second and nothing, afterward can't switch from 4 back to 2-wheel drive i do hear and feel a clicking sound coming from the TCCM unit.
Jan 24, 2023 at 4:14 PM
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Yep, please check the fuse "ILLM" #14 in the interior fuse panel for power here are the other fuses that need to be checked as well in the images below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

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Jan 26, 2023 at 10:44 AM
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i have 2 fuses in the box no 2 and 24 and i checked both of them. Number 2 is the main fuse that works my acuter at the transfer case at this point it only works by inserting and pulling the fuse. i have no response from the 4x4 switch at all. when i turn on my ignition switch i hear a click coming from the TCCM module and my 4x4 switch lights up and works only for a second.
Jan 26, 2023 at 5:29 PM
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There is no ILLM fuse? Here is the wiring diagram for the transfer case so you can test power and grounds.

This guide can help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

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Jan 27, 2023 at 10:57 AM
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it was to small to read plus i couldn't understand what i was looking at but thanks for trying Anyway, i look at the connections going to both the TCCM module and the actuator and the 4x4 switch all look good no corrosion or broken wires that i seen.
Jan 28, 2023 at 7:48 AM
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Did you click on the image to enlarge? There is no ILLM fuse?
Jan 29, 2023 at 1:56 PM
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yes, i enlarged the image I'm not good at reading diagrams as is and the only way my 4x4 seem to work is to insert and removed the 4x4 fuse the switch itself doesn't work it blinks for a second then quits working.
Jan 29, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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Can you remove the actuator and then work the switch to see if it moves at all? If not, you may have a defective actuator. The only other thing to do is to trace the wiring and connections.
Jan 30, 2023 at 11:27 AM