RR Diff Locker on a 99 4runner not engaging
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RR Diff Locker on a 99 4runner not engaging
Alright so my 4runner has a RR Diff locker on it and i havent needed it since i bought my car tell last weekend and for the life of me i couldnt get it to engage it just sits their and blinks for ever and the ABS light comes on. Wondering if their is a trick or if you think its shot?
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Also, try going forward/backward very slowly with the steering wheel turned to allow the teeth on the locker to line up and engage, it is a very noticeable "click" when it finally engages. sometimes they can be very stubborn
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try it in 4wd lo, on dry flat pavement, turning in a tight circle about 4 feet, slowly, then
stop, reverse, and turn the wheel a different way, then do it straight...very slowly.
keep trying, it should eventually KLANG right in.
keep at it. go back and forth slowly, straight for a bunch of times. punch the button a few times.
when they were brand new in 1999, they seem almost stuck and hard to use. ya gotta use it often to make it engage all the time. loosen it up
if it has never been used, it could be seized, or need a persuader
stop, reverse, and turn the wheel a different way, then do it straight...very slowly.
keep trying, it should eventually KLANG right in.
keep at it. go back and forth slowly, straight for a bunch of times. punch the button a few times.
when they were brand new in 1999, they seem almost stuck and hard to use. ya gotta use it often to make it engage all the time. loosen it up
if it has never been used, it could be seized, or need a persuader
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try it in 4wd lo, on dry flat pavement, turning in a tight circle about 4 feet, slowly, then
stop, reverse, and turn the wheel a different way, then do it straight...very slowly.
keep trying, it should eventually KLANG right in.
keep at it. go back and forth slowly, straight for a bunch of times. punch the button a few times.
when they were brand new in 1999, they seem almost stuck and hard to use. ya gotta use it often to make it engage all the time. loosen it up
if it has never been used, it could be seized, or need a persuader
stop, reverse, and turn the wheel a different way, then do it straight...very slowly.
keep trying, it should eventually KLANG right in.
keep at it. go back and forth slowly, straight for a bunch of times. punch the button a few times.
when they were brand new in 1999, they seem almost stuck and hard to use. ya gotta use it often to make it engage all the time. loosen it up
if it has never been used, it could be seized, or need a persuader
No offense, but this seems a little less than exact!
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There is no "officially recognized testing procedure", just the most common way to get it to lock in. My e-locker goes right in, no going forward or backwards needed,but that's because I turn it on and off once or twice a month. Regular use is the best way to keep it working.
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Alright so my 4runner has a RR Diff locker on it and i havent needed it since i bought my car tell last weekend and for the life of me i couldnt get it to engage it just sits their and blinks for ever and the ABS light comes on. Wondering if their is a trick or if you think its shot?
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No offense, but this seems a little less than exact!
Simple device = simple procedure
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Regarding simple devices, there's nothing wrong with the KISS theory!
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