Parking lights P2 and P3 aren't on the parts location diagrams (for some reason) but are grounded at the front of the body, at EB and EA, respectively:
The most common root cause for light failure is a bad ground, so look there first.
These images may not be correct for your year model, but...
The correct EWD for your year is in the Resources section. You'll need to make sure you're using the wiring diagram for your year model, first. The FSM is also there. Download both while you're at it. Here is the complete taillight section for the 1995 model year:
You can have a bad pigtail...
Gerhard, yes you can cut it out and replace it. Yes, it's structural, most of the corners of the body are, but it'll be OK when it's welded back in. The welded section will be as strong as the original. The collision repair manual may be of some help to you. There are suggested cut lines in...
Yes, I understand very well that if a selectable transfer case is set so that the front drive is disengaged, and if it has locking hubs which are locked open, there will be no load on the gearset. That wasn't the point of the OP's question, nor my observation.
Locking hubs have absolutely no...
Congratulations. You have a selectable transfer case. Not everyone does. And that still has no bearing on the lockout hubs disengaging the transfer case. Your transfer case front drive can only be disengaged via the transfer shift lever, not the lockout hubs, which was the point of my...
Kurt, maybe you have a different transfer case in mind than mine. My '77 only has high and low, not front and rear. My '76 and '80 also only had Hi/Lo, IIRC.
Normally, I just ignore comments like these, but you're wrong. The FJ40 is fulltime four wheel drive. The transfer case only has a high/low selector lever, meaning both axles drive the vehicle. Always.
The only way an FJ40 is not fulltime four wheel drive is when the front axles are fitted...
The driveshafts rotate every time the transmission/transfer output shaft rotates. It makes no difference whether the driveshafts are conencted to the wheels or not. This is why, IMHO, lockout hubs are useless axle jewelry.
It's really not that hard to do most of the work yourself. You don't need special tools (for most work), and the Toyota repair manuals (FSM) are in the Resources section for free download. They have all the details you need to do anything that is required.