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Originally Posted by potomacduck
THere are two vacuum lines from the diff that go to a small vacuum distributor (forgot the real name). It's located under the hood in back of the battery on the hump of the drivers side wheel well.
Switch the lines and it will realease the acutator. I did this and it worked for me, then I switched the lines back to the original spot.
A toyota mechanic had previously told me I need a new transfer case and he'd put one in for about $2,800. 5 years later everything is working fine.
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He has a 2001. Front diff has electric actuator in ´01 and ´02. No vacuum lines to front diff. No VSV´s (Vacuum Switching Valves--the ¨real name¨) on driver side fender wall.
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