mudnsnow

I have the Grey wire mod on my 2000 taco and over the weekend it snowed up here in wisconsin pretty good, so i used my locker for a little fun and now the darn thing won't turn off!

Any ideas would be Great!!!

Joe

ADH8796

put it in 2wd then put it in reverse back up and turn the front wheels left to right sometimes that will do it.+

OSU4Runner

Have you tried moving in reverse or turning the wheel just a little bit? That usually does it for me. Worst case, just undo the grey wire mod....you sure you got the right wire, if it worked fine before you did the mod, and now its jacked up, I'd start there.

mudnsnow

I tried the wiggling the wheels in reverse and and forward, I have been trying to get it unstuck for 3 days! this is the first time i have had the prob, and i have had the grey wire mod for over 2 yrs! I'll try unhooking the grey wire

Elton

just unplug it and see what happens

mudnsnow

I unpluged it and no go, i also removed the 4x4 fuse. any other ideas?

ADH8796

No that's weird but if you just need to get it unlocked you can manually unlock it.

mudnsnow

How do i manually unlock it?

mudnsnow

Anyone know how to manually unlock it? I crawled under there and had my ol' lady turn the locker on and off. when she engaged the locker (which is already locked) i could hear it trying to engage continously. What do i have to do to unlock it? This is the first time i have had a problem since i did the grey wire mod like 2 yrs ago. I have been driving around for 3-4 weeks with the rear locker locked and it is really annoying and hell on the tires!

ADH8796

you have to pull the actuator off of the housing and then slide the gear over to the unlock position and then put the actuator back on so that it stays unlocked.

mudnsnow

thanks! is there any way to lube the actuator or no?

Midget96

My E-locker was non-functional a few weeks ago. I could hear the electric motor turning the worm gear inside, but nothing was engaging. If you can hear the motor turning, then it can easily be fixed.

The quick fix is to remove the actuator/motor assembly (make sure locker button is pressed in/on), remove the c-clip holding the gear on and stick the shaft in a vise and rotate it. This will free up the frozen shaft, and may take some force. Spray some penetrating lube on the shaft/body seal to help it out.

To really service the motor, you need to remove the 2 8mm bolts that hold it together and grease everything. Search around on TTORA for a detailed write up...

mudnsnow

Thanks for your help ADH8796/Midget96 this is what i needed and I just got it working tonite!!

ADH8796

no prob man glad you got it working.