4x4 broke help

i have a 97 1500 4x4 chevy, the 4x4 has gone nuts its all push button but it dont work. i put a new transfer case shit motor on it that did nothing. but when i had that off i got messin around with the transfer case and turned it to 4x4 myself and it worKED !!!! but it wont work with the motor pluged in, the lights work and the fuse is fine, but the messed up thing is the shaft on the transfer was very very very tight is this the problem or am i missing something. thanks

If none of your buttons light up or all of them do, I had the same problem on a '98 S-Blazer. The transfer case module went out, it caused tranny to throw component slippage codes and awkward shifting. I unplugged the connector to the module and the transmission worked fine, just didn't have 4wd. Got a new module and everything's peachy. What are your lights doing?

yes my lights work but my transfer case motor is not engageing and its brand new and so is the part on the front end. what else is the to got worng?

Hey bigj-dog! I have a 96 Sierra Z71 Extended Cab and have the push button 4 wheel drive. When I am in 2HI the "4 HI" button is solid. When I try switching to either 4HI or 4LO I will hear a "clunking" sound like it is engaging and then the corresponding button with remain blinking indefinitely and never turn solid. Now although it seems like it is changing into 4 wheel drive, it is not. It will get really torqey like it does in 4LO but only the back wheels move. I have tried replacing the actuator (it was a second hand one) and that did not work. Now I am really lost as to where to go next. I tried searching the forums here but no really solid answers on what I may try next. Please help me here I am getting stuck in the snow everyday and it sucks really bad. Thank you very much.

Daniel