Help, I broke something!

[SoCarZ71]

I was out at the local favorite off-road playground, Tahuya, wheeling with my buds and I noticed something hanging down under the front of my truck this morning.

 

I believe it to be the speed sensor for the front axle housing, but I'm not sure. Any guesses? It connects to the axle housing on the passenger side of the truck. Here are some pics:

 

 

How serious do you think it is, and how hard is it to fix? The plastic is snapped off flush with the housing.

 

She shifted out of 4WD, making a loud clunking as I put it into reverse, but everything seems to have disengaged. It must not affect the 4WD because I was still pulling my buddy's Tundra out of the mud lake and through the trails with ease.

[asilverblazer]

Front differential actuator it is... It should unscrew. Try to get something that can grip inside there to unscrew it.

[95Sierra2500]

It DEFINATELY affects your four wheel drive...It's just that your buddy drives a Tundra and they're pieces of junk

[SoCarZ71]

It DEFINATELY affects your four wheel drive...It's just that your buddy drives a Tundra and they're pieces of junk

Yeah, I don't know how I didn't notice yesterday that the front axle was still engaged, but I definitely noticed this morning on the way to work.

 

And thanks, asilverblazer, I found the part that I needed on GMPartsDirect and ordered it.

 

Now, is this something that I can remove now and replace with the new part once it comes in, or should I wait until I can do a direct swap out. The Haynes manual is a little vague in this area.

[95Sierra2500]

I would personally wait. Why offer the chance for any road dirt or salt (if you have that problem) to get in there and screw things up?

[asilverblazer]

You could start trying to get the old one out, if you succeed some aluminum foil and duct tape could make a stylish cover til the new one arrives. Or you could go pick one up immediately at the dealer and return them the one that you ordered when it arrives.