What would be the best way to test the actuator be it electrical or some other way to guarantee it will work perfectly when installed back onto the 3rd?
I always plug it into the harness and run it in and out a couple of times before installing.
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What would be the best way to test the actuator be it electrical or some other way to guarantee it will work perfectly when installed back onto the 3rd?
OK, so I got the replacement rear e-locker. Installed and worked like new. Oh wait, it is new.
Just to add a data point. A new rear e-locker is shipped from Toyota with the shaft extended 2 7/8".
So unlocked it is 2 3/8" and locked it is 2 7/8".
One thing to note is that when the shaft is at 2 7/8" and the fork is in the lock position and you secure the shaft to the fork, the actuator is about 1/8" from the axle.
What I mean is that there is a gap that closes when you tightening the four bolts. That gap when pushing on the actuator into its position on the axle is the spring mechanism described above.
So at full lock, the spring holds the fork in the lock position. The shaft does not just move the fork until it hits a hard stop, but a bit beyond that meaning the internal spring holds the fork into position..
Hope this help. Someone with a better English may describe this better than I can.
I am about to asses my rear locker on a 2003 100 as the light just flashes on the dash and does not go solid although I can here the actuator wind up the spring.
I am thinking the best thing to do is put the rear on jack stands remove the rear locker cover plate to expose the fork and the get the wife to turn the rear locker on so I can see what is happening inside.
May need to rotate the rear wheel to see if the fork locks in which case it is the switch but if nothing happens I guess it’s a case of looking at the actuator.
Is there a way of removing the actuator and shaft from the fork and then removing the fork with out having to fiddle with the measurements?
I have worked out which magnets are north and the ones that are south, when you say there is a 50/50 chance of spinning the wrong way, if so, do I just turn the edge of magnets that were touching the bottom of the cover to the top, on other words turn them round?
Unfortunately there are no markings inside the cover as I gave it a good clean with a wire brush and emery cloth.