Technical Bulletin #741

Transmission: 4L60E / 4L80E

Subject: New design front axle actuator and harness
Application: 88-97 Chevrolet/GMC K Models (excluding over 8500 lbs)
Issue Date: January, 2003

4L60E / 4L80E
New Design Front Axle Actuator and Harness
A new design front axle actuator and harness is now used to correct a slow or no engagement into 4 wheel
drive engagement condition in cold weather.
This is normally caused by the thermally activated front axle actuator. Beginning in mid 1997 General
Motors replaced the thermally activated actuator with a new design motorized front axle actuator. The new
actuator is the replacement for earlier models. The new actuator requires some wiring system modifications,
depending on the specific model. GM has released 4 different wiring harnesses, depending upon application (see
the illustration below). The old design actuator used a two wire system (power and ground). The new actuator
uses a three wire system and requires splicing into the 4x4 system power feed circuit.

Part Number Description Qty. / Axle Code

26060073 Actuator ASM, Front Drive Axle 1 N/A

22510339 Fastener 1 N/A

12376316 Kit, Actuator Wiring Harness (88-96K1, 2) N/A ZLS, ZLT,

ZLW, ZLX,
ZLY

12376317 Kit, Actuator Wiring Harness (96I-97 K1, 2) N/A ZWB, ZWD,
ZWF, ZWG

12376318 Kit, Actuator Wiring Harness (94-96I K3) N/A ZLX, ZLY,
ZLZ

12376319 Kit, Actuator Wiring Harness (96I-97 K3) N/A ZWF, ZWG,
ZWH
Note: Parts are expected to be available from GMSPO on April, 1 1997.

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1994 and earlier vehicles required splicing into circuit #50 (brown wire) at the connector C152.

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1995 thru 1997 vehicles required the splice to be made in circuit #241 (brown wire) between connector C120
and C100.

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