Issues engaging e-locker

[I_bRAD]

Nope - not as bad. I didn't even think I'd cracked it until I cleaned it up. And noticed a semi-circular split around the center.

To a certain extent - the way it installs will hold it together and aligned properly. The center part - that locates and supports the shaft with the gear - goes into a hole in the diff housing itself, so even if broken, that will locate and support that end. Then the rest of the actuator is held on by those bolts. In theory you could get it slightly off center, but probably not enough to make it not work. The main issue at that point would just be water entering the actuator through the cracks. So maybe try to seal them with JB Weld or RTV.

And worse case, if it doesn't work, just buy another one. $400 - $500-ish if you look around some.

Yeah, I figured the same as you that once it's all in place there's really nowhere for it to go... but it's still not working so something must be up. I've already sealed it up with JB so it's not going to leak, I just need to get it working!

Yeah, 4-500 seems to be the going rate. Thats a pretty expensive part that'd I'd prefer to avoid buying. At least until I'm sure it's not something else that is wrong. Like you said too bad you can't get the mounting plate separate.

 

[Iffykid]

Thank you for the write up as my light just keeps flashing.
The link to the Toyota grease is now up to $62 but thanks to the naming of the grease equivalent in the Mud link I found this for $9.
https://www.ebay.com/p/1061504266?i...MItO7Hx_f65gIVD_DACh13lgz1EAQYAyABEgLRh_D_BwE

 

[I_bRAD]

Here are a couple of good ones from other forums that I've found for future reference.

locker actuator rebuild | IH8MUD Forum

Rear Diff Lock not Engaging (3rd-Gen 4-Runner) - YotaTech Forums

I think I might have clocked the gear incorrectly and that is why it won't engage/disengage. I will try to redo it and see what happens, but first I'm going to replace the leaky brake line I discovered while working on this!

 

[I_bRAD]

Well I won't say I fixed it, but I got it working at least.

Turns out that it had been tweaked enough that it was binding when it was attached to the axle. I had to loosen off the two nuts just a bit so I replaced them with nylock nuts so they won't back off. We'll see how long that lasts but beats 500 bucks for sure.

Just in time too. I was just cleaning up in the shop and my son came to tell me the spot where we had our camper parked was flooding (crazy january rainstorm here today) I had to pull it out of 6" of water on top of ice. Wouldn't have been able to pull it out without the locker for sure.

 

[Jason B]

How are you getting youtube videos to display? Can you give me the coding you need to put in front and behind the youtube link????

How?