So I tried to use my elocker last weekend to no avail. Wouldn't engage at all no matter what I did. I serviced it over a year ago per the TTORA writeup and it worked flawlessly up until last Saturday.

So today I had some time to diagnose what's wrong with it, but I'm still stumped.

If I hit the button, all I hear is the "click" of some kind of relay under the hood. I assume this is for the ABS. This is what worries me, because even when it first stopped engaging last year, the motor would at least makes some noise when I hit the button.

This time, there's no sound and even after cleaning all the contacts thoroughly and checking the "grey wire" ground, I still can't figure it out.

Is there anything else I can do to figure out what's wrong with the motor?

 

maybe a slight tap witha rubber mallet on the motor.. could b stuck

 

I had intermitten problems last year with mine not engaging & in some cases not disengaging (sucks to be stuck locked when you are getting off the trail back onto the road). Anyways, I cleaned and used dielectric (sp?) grease on the contacts and it works better now. Hope it's something as simple as that. Let us know what you find out.

 

Aight. So I took it all apart again. Cleaned the internals. Even took the actual motor apart to see if the magnets were damaged or something.

Everything looks perfect. Nothing broken or corroded.

Is there a particular pin I should look at to see if the actuator is getting power? A fuse or relay that might be to blame?

It doesn't look like the motor is at fault here...

 

can you hook up power directly to the motor and get it to work?

 

I was thinking about that. Do you happen to know which wires are power and ground for the motor in the harness? Trying to sift through the wiring diagram right now!

 

i actually belive it runs on 9 volts... let me check my stuff

 

nope its 12 i think
sorry i dont know much about this im just interested in elockers!

 

If you get one of the wiring diagrams from a write up, from sonoransteel or 4x4wire, you can find the right 2 contacts. If you attach it one way it engages, switch the +/- and it disengages. This is how I bench tested mine using a spare battery I had in my garage.

 

I appreciate the insight here. Certainly helps alot!

So I used a battery to test it a little while ago. Motor works perfect, so I'm relieved about that. Ran it both directions without the gear drive cover attached and it spins fine.

I checked the corresponding contacts on the harness, and it looks like it's not getting any voltage from there.

Is there a connection point, fuse or relay that I should take a look at upstream from the actuator connector? I looked at the locker ECU and the power and ground (thick green/red and green wires) don't make it up that far.

 

wow so your almost there buddy... check to see if maybe there is a computer in the rear compartment.. do you have the link to the factory service manual?

 

http://ncttora.com/fsm/2003/Wiring_M...mci/039rdl.pdf

This seems like it would be helpful but I have no idea where to start. Looks like the power wires for the motor change color at the ECU.