4x4 not working but lights work

Hoping y'all could help me diagnose this before i start dismantling everything.

My front end doesn't work when i engage 4x4 high or low. All the lights on my dash work saying its connected (there is NO flashing), but my front two wheels don't spin.

Is my front diff fucked? or one of the electric motors?


Thanks for the help!

 

Spinning is bad... are you sure they are not driving? A sure way to know if you are on firm ground, like pavement and try to turn sharply from a stop. If the front tires are engaged, the turning will be difficult and the tires will scuff... go back in H2 if they do... and you were in 4WD.

 

X2

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-trouble-shoot-4x4-actuator.263525/page-10

Heres a good read for ya, wether or not the symptoms are the same.

There is a good how to in there about putting the car up on stands and diagnosing the actuators or "electric motors" by looking at what is spinning and what isn't.

 

Ill definitely read this and i've actually taken the actuator apart and soldered one part back.

And yeah the from two wheels do not engage at all. I found this out the hard way and ended up getting stuck on a hill that my truck should have easily climbed...

 

front drivers cv was bad. replaced it and went ahead and put in the ECGS bearing all good now.