2006 Joyner c2 missing 4x4 actuator

[Jackson Steve Colocho Morataya]

Hi all friends, I'm new here, I'm from Guatemala, I have a 2006 Joyner Commando C2 I purchased a days ago, it came with no 4x4 actuator and I already search on ebay and Amazon and also on alibaba and found nothing, my problem is that my joyner is stuck in 4x4 and also don let me put it in reverse, it just make crank sound and not moving in reverse but in the place where goes the 4x4 actuator there is a hole with a little plate with an another tiny hole if I push in that plate it conect in reverse gear, can someone help me on how to make it work manually and also if you can explain me why it doens't move in reverse until I push that plate, hope you can help me, thank's

[Dan B]

The part number for your C2 is S650.06.09.00.00.  The part number for Troopers and Renegades is S650.06.10.00.00.  I don't know if they are different enough or similar enough to see if they are interchangeable.  Maybe someone near you can see if theirs will work on your machine or find a machine that's been trashed.

[Jackson Steve Colocho Morataya]

Hi Dan B, thank's for your help, im from Guatemala and where I live there's not other Joyner around here in miles, so what I will be very grateful is if can you tell me if the 4x4 actuator works together with the reverse gear, because like I said my joyner not have the actuator and if I want to go in reverse I need to push the little plate that the actuator push, hope I'm explained the way yo can figure what's going on with my joyner, thank's for your help again

[Dan B]

It doesn't make sense to me that the 4x4 actuator is needed for reverse gear.  That should be a different problem.  Reverse only acts on the rear axle.  However, if you are able to put it into 4wd, both front and rear axles will drive in reverse.  Can you jack up your C2 (all four wheels off the ground).  Then, when you push on that plate, does all four wheels go into revese or just the front axle?  If just the front axle, you may have internal transmission issues.  Can you move the shift lever into reverse?   Or is it the tranmsion itself not going into reverse.  Check your shift linkage cables - they may be out of adjustment.  Do the easy stuff first before tearing into the transmission.   You might be able to get a cable actuated 4wd system.  Just about any cable operated 4wd actuator can be made to fit with some minor engineering work.  Joyner dropped the electric 4wd because they were problematic especially if they got very wet.  Check with Arctic Cat if you have a dealer near you.  Their's might fit.

[Jackson Steve Colocho Morataya]

Thank's again Dan B, I can freely put 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th gear, with the shift or gear selector, but when I put it on reverse the front axle move and make a crank noise, like if the front gears are slipering and are not engaging correctly until I push like the 4x4 actuator will do, so I gona make the adjustment on the shift cables and see if it work propeely, I really appreciate your help

[Dan B]

Let me know how it goes.  It's hard to troubleshoot from a distance.  I have to use what I know about my machine; it may or may not translate to yours.

[Jackson Steve Colocho Morataya]

Hi again Dan B, so I ended taking off the rear Main reducer , because is totally destroyed inside, that's why it only work in 4x4 because only work when the front reducer is engaged is there any way to fix the rear reducer inside gears? Here where I live there's no place to buy things like that, or where can I buy a used one to import to Guatemala? 

[Dan B]

Amazon has a rear differential/reducer for the Commando 650 for $790USD.  Alibaba has a rear differential/reducer for the Joyner 800cc rides that includes the Commando if yours has the 800cc engine ($500USD).  As for importing them into Guatemala, I can't answer that.