greetings,

the guy I purchased my '98 from "said" that my truck had the factory locker. Didn't really matter to me with regards to my purchase...but now I'm curious if he was just feeding me a load of bull.

How can I tell?

thanks,

aaron

 

To the left of your steering wheel column, just below the guages, you will see a button that reads "RR Diff Lock" - if you have it.

 

Checking if you have a switch that says "diff lock" or something like that, can be a first...
And second; check your rear differential, if you see a small electric motor on top of the diff carrier, you are the proud owner of a 100% locker.

 

Should be a button on the left of the steering wheel beside the dimmer that says lock on it.

If you've got one, it really helps in the deep snow and off-road. Otherwise no real use for it.

 

did anyone mention the button next to the steering wheel?

 

Yeah, hey its the button by the steering wheel. Just in case you missed it.

 

sucks, I have no button.....does this mean I'm S.O.L?

no biggie really, just wonderin if that dued was talking smack to me when he was showing it to me.

~a

 

No button = no locker.

 

unless he put an aftermarket full-time locker in it, like a lockright. i dunno if they made one for third gens though

 

don't think he had and aftermarket install done...but *maybe*
(what to look for there, with no interior switches?)
I was up under there the other day but didn't think to look,
but...I'll be back on the bell crank saga and will poke around.

thanks guys,

aaron

 

if there are no switches, you cant tell unless you upon up the diff and look in.

 

....and I'm supposing you don't mean open up the fill and drain plugs!

~a

 

Drive up onto a rock or ledge or a dirt berm with one front tire in 2WD so that 1 rear tire comes off the ground - if you can keep driving up it you've got a full-time rear locker - if the 1 rear tires just spins in the air you got no locker. Actually, without the locker you probably won't get the tire in the air - it will just lose traction before you can climb high enough to get the tire off the ground.

This is how I made sure my E-locker install was working correctly.

My guess, you have no locker of any kind.

John

 

A full time rear locker? I have never heard of that...

Well, if there is a such thing, you will experience the following on dry pavent:

Squealing and chattering tires
The turning radius of a greyhound bus

A LSD is one thing...but a full time locker?

 

By Full-Time locker, I think he means a soft-locker. These are always engaged until the force of a turn overcomes it, thus disengaging it until you exit the turn.

 

Gotcha.

 

Im pretty sure they make full time lockers but maybe not for a 4runner. Isnt that what a Detroit is?

 

detroit and trutrac makes one

The LockRight is a full-time locker, but i dont know if they made those for third gens

 

I thought you could look at the 3rd member and look for a cable and the elocker actuator sticking off the drivers side of the carrier.

EDIT: see the clump of crap on the side of this 3rd? your 3rd member will have that big-azz thing on the drivers side of it if you have the elocker: The elocker was a special order on the SR5's otherwise I would have had one on mine, that's when I was too stupid to know I'd need one. If he didn't order one at purchase than it doesn't have one.

 

Sure do as I have one. Detroit makes EZ locker for 3rd gens. But you would know if you have a full time locker as they make lots of noise on turns She goes BANG BANG BANG