How do I unlock the center diff? (1 Viewer)
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sodajerk said:
Why do you think it is locked?
sodajerk said:
Jacked up, the driver front should turn by hand ...and will cause the truck to head backward if front is turned backward. In gear it should spin.
Do you have a center diff lock switch? How many miles are on the truck? How long have you had it? Have you ever seen the orange indicator light on? If you pull it into low, does the orange light come on?
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it has 90k on the clock, no center diff switch, I have had it about 6,000 miles and it has always had a serious front tire scrub but I thought that was normal. I think maybe now I was mistaken. The indicator light seem to function correctly, when the t-case is in low the light comes on and it goes off when shifted to high.
sodajerk said:
I know what it feels like when its locked, but maybe someone else might not. My advice is this. Go to a parking lot and pull it into low range. Then drive forward and start to turn a little more as you go. You will "feel" the driveline start to bind. Then put it back in High and do it again with the transmission in Low 1. See if you can get it to feel the same way. My guess is its staying locked especially if you think the tires are scrubbing. But on the ones I have owned, it has been easy to tell if I am on dry road and turning with my center diff lock switch on.
Anyone care to jump in?
elmariachi said:
I think most would suggest doing it on gravel. Run it in Low with the center locked and do a fairly tight slow donut. If you're doing a left hand donut, you'll hear the left side bark/skid as it's trying to maintain the same wheel turn as the right side. With the rig in normal drive mode, this bark/skid should not occur.
Rookie2
Rookie2 said:
Agreed, but he thinks he's already been running like this on pavement so I was thinking that doing it on pavement might help him better recognize the bark/bite.
Rookie2 said:Hehe... I love it! He's already been F'ing it up, so lets "F" it up some more
Joking of course.
BAAAAHAAAHHAAAAA.....I thought of that after I posted it. ;p
Its
with the newbie night.
sodajerk said:
It sounds to me as if it is in fact staying locked in Hi range. Surely the FSM has a process for diagnosing it...that's where I would start. If you are sure it is staying locked, I would suppose it would be better to leave the shaft out until you get it fixed.
EDIT>>>Yep, section TR-24 of the FSM details a simple process for troubleshooting the CDL motor shift control system. I would start there but I would also check the wiring harness connections at the transfer case as well as the fluid level.
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TX_TLC said:Russell...
Give me a call..I can come by and we can compare...lock mine and you drive it...then unlock see if it is the same as yours with the drive shaft out.
This might also answer your clicking post birf....maybe?
David
All the more reason to put your location in your sigline. Had I know you were in Abilene, I would have already suggested you go see David.
sleeoffroad
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Most probably a failed viscous coupling: Makes the truck act if the center diff is locked:
