nevada
Senior Member
interesting.
I don't think ive ever held it, just a quick tap. I will have to try it again and see whats up.
Diff Lock - Am I an idiot?
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interesting.
I don't think ive ever held it, just a quick tap. I will have to try it again and see whats up.
Elan_
New member
That's how mine works. Just a tap. Maybe it's a 03-05 thing that was changed with the '06 update.
OP, the diff lock freezing up is a fairly common problem on older 4runners where it never gets used. My '06 was frozen when I bought it and took a good 6 months of randomly trying to engage it before it unfroze itself.
I wouldn't count this out as a loss though. I think their price was a bit high. I paid 12k even for my '06 V8 94k miles a year ago.
Macallan
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That page is from a 2007 manual.
Regardless of the manual, the switch clearly tried doing what it was intended to do with just a tap. Tap switch, VSC Off light came on and diff lock light blinked. VSC Off goes away but diff lock never stops blinking.
Elan_
New member
Interesting. My 2006 manual just says press it.
Macallan
New member
It says the same in the 2003 and 2004 manuals. Press for 2 seconds to engage. Tapping it may work, it may not. I would be inclined to say that an actuator not used often would require a full 2+ second press of the switch.
Having personally experienced the diff lock stuck on after my wife bump the switch, I tapped repeatedly many times. Once I got into the books and read the 2 second thing, I went out and tried it and the long press worked the first time.
More (it clearly states "press for 2 seconds to turn on the the voltage for 5 seconds):
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Having personally experienced the diff lock stuck on after my wife bump the switch, I tapped repeatedly many times. Once I got into the books and read the 2 second thing, I went out and tried it and the long press worked the first time.
More (it clearly states "press for 2 seconds to turn on the the voltage for 5 seconds):
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fordracing19
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On my 03 i have always just pushed it and ready to go
