ok lets say you put the truck in 4 low and hit the diff lock button. is that light still supposed to blink or should it be illuminated. or does the rear wheels have to slip first untill it engages. reason is because mine just blinks in 4low

 

has to be a soild light may have to drive around ... well mine is rewired so no more 4lo and i love playing around with it lock

 

It needs to light up and stay solid. If you wheel it without a solid light then you run the risk of damaging locker/diff parts because it is not fully engaged yet. Seems like all elockers have their own little tricks to get them to engage. My 99 Taco liked to be rolled backwards and then forwards a few times to get it to lock up.

 

mine i just drive really slow tell i hear it lock

 

ok then i guess i got a problem i was in 4l0 going up and down my drive way in a straight line and all it does is blink.i guess ill check the harness down by the locker

 

Don't just go in a straight line! Turn! I played around with mine out in my driveway for half an hour before I figured that out. It wouldn't engage going straight back and forth I had to turn and drive into my yard and then it engaged.

 

ok ill try it on the dirt, i didnt want to turn on pavement with the 4wd on.

 

it work now ?

 

now ?

 

nope still dont work...it worked last week when i needed it. any ideas??

 

fuse ?

 

well all the fuses seem to be good

 

ok guys, as not to start another thread, (toyotaoffroad91 sorry for the hijack) my elocker light keeps blinking, Ive done the "grey wiremod" years ago and has never let me down. Ive cleaned the conections (they wasnt to dirty) what fuses should i check ?
the wheel are locked, testing (after the cleaning) in the driveway, light still blinks, but turning i can hear the rear tire skipping what else can i try ?

 

make sure you clean the place where you got your ground real good. I mean with a wire brush. I did mine three years ago, then recently it would act up on me now and again. A little bit of crap at the grounding point will give you loads of trouble.

 

I'm changing mine over to a manual cable operated locker. It will still have the indicator light, but no more electrical stuff to fart around with.

 

ok to clear things up grey wire mod is for tacomas and 4runners are blue/red wire

 

The blinking means its gotten the command, but hasnt locked yet. Motor is doen turning, its spring loaded. As soon as the axles align on both sides, ti will lock and the light will stay on. Usually, a slight turn is all that is needed.

 

There is a sensor on the top of the locker motor that changes the light from blinking to solid when the locker engages. You can unscrew the sensor and clean it. Sometimes the sensor will get stuck.

 

Jim,
do you happen to have a pic of the sensor ?

 

No, but I can get one off of my spare diff.