RRF Diff button flashing in hairy situation....

theizzardking

theizzardking

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hey guys i went and did some playing around with the runner last weekend and was out on some trails in wanatchee when i started up this really steep hill climb and got to the top only to realize the trail dead ended and never leveled out, so i'm stuck on this semi- tight trail with a high grade, far to steep and narrow to back down and had to chop a tree to flip a u-ie, well when i managed to get sideways to the angle of the grade my tires started to spin in the rear so i thought it would be a good time to engage the diff lock to get that extra little traction and not topple the truck down the hill well when i engaged it i could tell no noticeable difference in the traction and the button just kept flashing but never went solid on, so my question is this when does what does the diff button do to let you know it's engaged, how can i check and make sure the lockers is working in my driveway? jack stands maybe? i know the previous owners didn't know what the diff lock was and were constantly driving 50-60 during the winter with it on. i'm thinking they could have screwed something up....but it seems as if the locker would win out over the gears if that was the case.....:wtf:
 
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theizzardking said:
hey guys i went and did some playing around with the runner last weekend and was out on some trails in wanatchee when i started up this really steep hill climb and got to the top only to realize the trail dead ended and never leveled out, so i'm stuck on this semi- tight trail with a high grade, far to steep and narrow to back down and had to chop a tree to flip a u-ie, well when i managed to get sideways to the angle of the grade my tires started to spin in the rear so i thought it would be a good time to engage the diff lock to get that extra little traction and not topple the truck down the hill well when i engaged it i could tell no noticeable difference in the traction and the button just kept flashing but never went solid on, so my question is this when does what does the diff button do to let you know it's engaged, how can i check and make sure the lockers is working in my driveway? jack stands maybe? i know the previous owners didn't know what the diff lock was and were constantly driving 50-60 during the winter with it on. i'm thinking they could have screwed something up....but it seems as if the locker would win out over the gears if that was the case.....:wtf:
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were you in 4l
 
Only 4L the gray wire mod lets you use it in 2wd and 4H. Unless of course you have the TRD Pre-Runner then you can use it 2wd since it isnt 4wd. I also believe that it has a speed sensor built in and auto disengages above 20? I remember on my Pre-Runner it would not engage unless under 5 and would turn off at 20 or 25mph since the factory believes it is for temporary additional traction but is has been a long time since i read the manual on that and may not be remembering correctly
 
good to know! friggn hell guess i have todo the grey wire mod, i mean seriously it doesn't work in 4hi is re****ed with all due respect to the yota engineers......:smashputer:
 
IIRC the manual says not to go over 5mph with it engaged. It's just to get you unstuck and remember most Japanese engineering is for practical reasons. Allowing you to engage it in any drive mode would be German engineering ;):
 
it means not to lock it over 5mph it will work just fine at any speed as long as its not on the highway take the drivers side kick panel off find the black box cut the blue wire with red stripe now ground that wire going to the box now the locker will work in 2wd
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