80 series center diff lock
Submitted: Friday, Jan 28, 2005 at 22:14
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Member - Tim D (VIC)
My question is in high X on a 80 series LC when you engage the center diff lock do you get any indication on the dash that show you have engaged it. When I engage low 4x4 I get a
orange 4x4 light on the dash is this normal. I would have thought that you have had some indication that you have engaged it so you don't forget to disengage it
Reply By: Member - DOZER- Saturday, Jan 29, 2005 at 11:09
Saturday, Jan 29, 2005 at 11:09
Hi Tim
Hi
Is this cruiser a new addition to the family??? or has the problem just occurred??
Ive pulled appart my ctr diff lock a few times, and hey are a fairly complicated circuit...the light on the dash comes on when the diff lock has actually engaged...there is a switch that needs to be made in the transfer for the light to appear...because you press the button and nothing, but pull the lever and something, tells me there is a problem with your switch...you see...there is another (third) switch that is activated when you pull the lever...same principal as the dash switch ....it turns on the diff lock motor....so the switch on the low range stick is turning the difflock motor on till it makes the light switch, but the dash switch isnt turning on the difflock motor....
Now, all cruisers with ABS dont have the dask switch, all constants without abs have the switch, if yours is an 92-95 model, i have a spare switch for you to try if you want. If yours is a later model, they are about $130 from Toyota....but i have it on good authority that a Rav4 has thesame switch as later than 95 cruisers, so have a look round the wreckers...for both.
Andrew
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Reply By: BenSpoon - Saturday, Jan 29, 2005 at 16:45
Saturday, Jan 29, 2005 at 16:45
As Eric mentioned before- the lock takes a while for it to kick in if it doesnt get used often. Try sawing the wheels left and right wilst moving slowly, or pop it in reverse for a bit to encourage it- When buying my 80 i tried one that took the best part of 5 mins for the lock to come on, and I eventually left the 4by with the owner waiting for it to come back out of locked!
Might also pay to
check if it is locked without the light coming on- Try a handbrakie on gravel or sand. If the front wheel tracks show skids youre locked.
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