TFL just broke their new Tacoma

That's if the actuator had failed to move the fork over. The ADD position switch is in the actuator enclosure. A broken collar or intermediate axle shaft won't be detected by the ADD position switch.

 

ADD Failure is somewhat vague. The ADD "assembly" doesn't include the collar inside the axle shaft housing, although it is a part of the automatic differential disconnect "system". If the ADD forks or servo broke, you would be stuck in whatever mode you were in. A broken sleeve/collar or half shaft splines would lead to no power to the front wheels. The ADD actuator/fork assembly shouldn't fail regardless of how much torque is on the axles since even a modest amount of torque would be too much for the actuator to slide the collar off of the splines. The ADD collar and/or axle splines on the other hand, carry all of the torque. I'm guessing the collar is the designated fail point.

 

^Either that or the intermediate axle shaft sheared, which is a known failure point on 2nd/3rd gens when running larger tires and chromoly CV axles. This failure wouldn't trigger a light in the dash.

 

ahh yes. i was referring to the ADD actuator itself. technically the whole ADD system includes the collar and i believe the fault is after the actuator and position sensor.

 

Time for Fun Tons and 4D’s

 

Wonder who'll be the first to do 4th gen solid axle swap.

 

Has Toyota issued any kind of statement about SnapGate?

 

Are you kidding?

 

Yes

No

circle one

 

What's SnapGate?

 

This

 

It's where you go to share a high beam flash with a friend, but by rule your tailgate disappears 1 minute after you open it.

 

Thought so.

 

4th Gen = D-Gen (from upcountry)

 

Holy 5hit! 46 pages; this thread is giving me ADD! Lol!

 

They have some really messed up flavors if you get the beanboozled kit

 

That's the "we didn't make enough money on the Harry Potter candy line and need to squeeze all we can out of the dare and disgust concept."

 

Based on what happened to Blueberry, it would seem that the ADD is made like a die-cast zinc toy from the 1960s.