1997 TLC Factory Lockers w/button and 7-Pin mod done many moons ago
Made it a habit to cycle the lockers frequently whenever I was on loose terrain and they always worked as they should
She's been hibernating since Winter, but I brought her out to play a couple days ago for a trip out to Montauk Point
Hit the diff lock button and I could hear the relay in the kick panel click, but didn't get the Center Diff Lock light right away
Had to cycle it a few times, but it finally loosened up after a couple of minutes and all was good to go again (I figure just sticky from sitting so long)
Did a few figure 8's in the sand locking and unlocking with ease
On the way back home from the lighthouse, I noticed the rear Diff Lock Light flickering at high speeds (around 90mph)
It wasn't the usual steady blinking light you get when waiting for it to engage, but more of a random flash flicker
Slowed down to the speed limit and it stopped, then noticed it happening whenever I hit a bump or let off the gas suddenly
Stopped for gas and when I started her up again, the Rear Diff Lock light was on (weird)
Never had this happen without the Center Locker engaged, so I did a few figure 8's to confirm whether or not it was really locked and it wasn't
Hit the Center Diff Lock button, turned the magic dial and it locked as usual, but when I unlocked it, the Rear DIff Lock light remained on
Did a few more figure 8's and confirmed everything was unlocked, then drove home with the light on and put her back in the garage
Haven't got a chance to do any diag work, but figured I'd post up to see if anyone here had a similar issue
Made it a habit to cycle the lockers frequently whenever I was on loose terrain and they always worked as they should
She's been hibernating since Winter, but I brought her out to play a couple days ago for a trip out to Montauk Point
Hit the diff lock button and I could hear the relay in the kick panel click, but didn't get the Center Diff Lock light right away
Had to cycle it a few times, but it finally loosened up after a couple of minutes and all was good to go again (I figure just sticky from sitting so long)
Did a few figure 8's in the sand locking and unlocking with ease
On the way back home from the lighthouse, I noticed the rear Diff Lock Light flickering at high speeds (around 90mph)
It wasn't the usual steady blinking light you get when waiting for it to engage, but more of a random flash flicker
Slowed down to the speed limit and it stopped, then noticed it happening whenever I hit a bump or let off the gas suddenly
Stopped for gas and when I started her up again, the Rear Diff Lock light was on (weird)
Never had this happen without the Center Locker engaged, so I did a few figure 8's to confirm whether or not it was really locked and it wasn't
Hit the Center Diff Lock button, turned the magic dial and it locked as usual, but when I unlocked it, the Rear DIff Lock light remained on
Did a few more figure 8's and confirmed everything was unlocked, then drove home with the light on and put her back in the garage
Haven't got a chance to do any diag work, but figured I'd post up to see if anyone here had a similar issue
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