CDL light not coming on!! HELP

[FloridaFJ80]

Ok guys once again, I come here for your help and advice, and to possibly start a good informative thread for future reference.

I was out wheeling my rig last weekend, its a locked 94 FZJ. I was going through a mud pit slowly and got stuck. So I proceed to shift to 4Lo, and I do so, but My CDL light didnt turn on, pushed the CDL switch on dash nothing on the dash. Turned the dial for my lockers, and the dash lights came on, the two F&R lights, and they just blinked. No other light came on. Needless to say I came out of the hole i was in solely on 4wd.

Anyways, I know that on the transfer case there are three switches.
There is the 4WD indicator switch on the front of the transfer case, and then there is a nuetral switch and 4L0 switch.

Can anyone chime and what I should be checking for first and what troubleshooting steps I should take?

Thanks Guys
Frank

 

[Spydaz]

did you play with everything when you came out of the mud hole?? Did you try to put the truck in 4Lo again and switch the FR & RR lockers on? Have you dropped the oil in the front and rear diffs and put fresh stuff in? Have you changed the gear oil in the transfer case??

Just a few questions to see where you are in terms of matinence.

 

[RavenTai]

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=115065&highlight=cdl

here is a recent thread that cover a lot of troubleshooting

 

[FloridaFJ80]

Thanks RavenTai I will look at the proceeding link.....

 

[FloridaFJ80]

Well I got under the rig, took out the plug and jumped it, diff lock light came on when i put the key in the on position. Put in a working 4WD switch of my other rig, and connected it and nothing. no lights. I will push the I will put the CDL switch and hear the clicking from the relay. but nothing else. got under there again, put in the old switch, replugged it, this time i turned off the radio and put the key on the on position, where all the light are on and the engine off, and pushed the CDL button, heard the clicking from the relay and this time I heard the actuator turning. So i went out and engaged my CDL by pushing the switch and that worked. Turned it off, put it in 4LO and it turned on the Diff Lock light and engaged the actruator(no Pin 7 mod yet) turned the locker dial and all lockers enaged tried this a few times and it all works.

My only concern is that my Diff lock light wont turn on when I start the truck. Dont know if this is supposed to happen, but i am pretty sure that it is.

Any Ideas???