How To Trouble Shoot 4x4 Actuator

To be fair, every car has its weaknesses. Raptors have poor power steering systems & Tacoma’s 4WD just happens to have shitty electronics placed in the worst possible places by engineers

Will be taking my junk sometime this week to the shop

 

Yeah i get that but the 3rd gens just seem to have way to many poor quality ,poor design issue's ! Been driving Tacomas my entire life and Toyota just screwed the pooch with the 3rd gen overall drive train, power plant and even going on the cheap with all the dam plastic parts.

 

It looks to me like maybe the solder joint on the far right is questionable. ???

 

Idk might just be the angle but it was working perfectly fine before I put it in & then once it was in it was good for a week

Purchased a new aftermarket one & still no luck

 

Well i just made the mistake of trying to engage 4hi now its stuck in 4hi . How fast can you drive with it stuck in 4 hi its my daily driver i will be driving at about 70mph how long before the front end blows up. I wont be fixing it just trying to gauge how long i will have before it blows up!

 

60mph should be the Max you can go

 

I think I got it back into 2 wheel dr . Tapped on actuator several times now I just have the flashing light and it doesn't feel like it's in 4hi no binding in tight turns

 

Which actuator did you tap

 

the front diff

 

so far it has; no more or less waterproof than the transmission shifter that was already there from the factory. The raptor will have electronic 4x4 as well but the engine will break down before the 4x4 stops working LOL

 

Bit the bullet today & will be getting an FJ swapped t-case in the taco.

F*ck messing with all that electronic bs

 

Carl where do you live? If your near me i would like to watch or even give you a hand with the swap just to see how it works? How do engage the the front front drive with the fj transfer case. What replaces the electric actuator?

 

I’m in the Riverside area of SoCal, but I will not be doing the swap. It will be done by RST in Anaheim

 

Whats the cost to do the swap? By RST

 

It really depends on what you want done. Shoot them an email on IG.

 

Okay thanks.

 

So i dropped my truck off at the dealer today going to let them take a crack at it. Not sure how far they get before calling me up and telling me i messed it up some how with all the mods done . Got to get it fixed and its just to dam hot to work on it myself after working in the heat all day!

 

LMAO, typical dealer BS story because they can't figure out what's wrong.

 

Update! Dealer told me warranty is void due to the lift witch caused the hose to be pulled off Actuator. That is a lie because i checked the hose prior to dropping my truck off! I told them the lift did nothing to to the actuator or front diff to make it move to it pull off! Then he said i had modified the trucks electrical wiring and that voids warranty. I have not touched a single OEM wire on the truck except for a battery cable. So to make repair they would have to drop the front diff out of the truck and replace the actuator at a cost of $2300 i told them no thank you and would be calling corporate office. I then ordered a new actuator got 2 days ago and this is how it came to me!

I think i can make it work. As the Auto parts guy i bought it from doesnt have anymore in stock and i need to get this fixed!

 

That’s so weird ..... I’m lifted an have electrical upgrades . Depends on dealer I guess . So mine was done in 1 day under warranty , does the diff really need to come out to replace this ?