Brown wire mod switch prolems..Help!

[Rusty]

Ok so i decided to do the Brown wire mod on my 97 sport ohv 5spd w the control trac 4wd.

I found the wire and clipped it and due to my limited electrical abilities i tried to wire the switch up. i thought i had it hooked up but i don't see it lighting up at all and it won't go into 4wd automatically now.. it might not at all.. i can spin the tires and the front wont engage.

I purchased a plain old 3 prong switch from wally world that is a 2 position with a little light on it. The 3 posts say Supply, Load, and earth. To me this makes me think i should hook up the bottom wire to the supply and the other wire to the load? earth i haven't a clue... thought it was ground but i dont know waht to do..

basically i am asking how to hook up a simple switch! do i need to also run a ground wire or do i need to somehow runa power wire to it or do i need to get a different switch.. this is the first switch that i have ever hooked up ... i know i am a dope but any help is good!

Thanks guys..... forgive my ignorance!
can't wait to get to my SAS... haha maybe someday!

 

[kert0307]

Run a ground wire to the earth, plug the positive one to the supply, and the other to load. Most people will say that you need a realy to do this, but as long as the wire is thick enough and the switch is rated high enough, you should be fine. (I don't run a relay for my BWM)

 

[Rusty]

i think the switch is a 15 amp
So the positive one would be the lower part of the clipped portion? I think ?

Thanks for the response! i was a little worried.. i have my dash all tore apart right now till its fixed

Ill try this tonight

 

[Rusty]

kert i dig your ex man... nice... you like the truxus mt's? how do they hold up mileage wise as well?

 

[kert0307]

Ya, I really like the tires. They are the best mud tire for snow/Ice that I have found. The only bad thing is they take a few weights to get them balanced up right, but once they are, they work fine. As for wear, they have 5 wear levels on the tires, I have about 20k on them and they still have about 3.5 bars left, which is pretty good for a mud tire. There is a little bit of road noise too, but it isn't bad.

 

[IZwack]

Put the wires back together that you clipped and ensure that the 4wd works properly again. After thats been confirmed then try the BWM again. If it doesnt work, get a VOM and check for voltage at the BW when 4HI is activated.

 

[Rusty]

sweet!

Ok guys i thank you so much for the advice and help. I am still learning alot and i really appreciate all the help and advice from you guys.

anyways on to the mod.

I checked it like izwhack said and made sure i still had 4x4 and i did but in the process i found that i had a bad connection in one of my connectors to the source wire.
Reconnected the source and ran a ground wire and used both of your advice together and now i got it all buttoned up. 2wd and 4wd.

Thanks guys... on to the next thing.. and the next ... this is kind of addicting!