Transmissions / Transfer Cases / Traction AidsThis area is for discussion, questions and problems with the FJ Cruiser's gear train, including topics on A-TRAC, VSC, locking diffs, gear ratios, manual vs. AT, etc.
I just did this mod, and all I can say is Thanks! I was amazed when the ATRAC and DiffLock lights came on together.
A few suggestions to make it easier to do? This is what I had to do, anyway.
- To get the front part of the connector out of the blue housing: A "wide-blade" screwdriver has a too-thick shaft on it. It bounces over the blue hook and exits the left side of the blue housing. Removing the 10mm bolt holding the housing to the left kick panel, popping the white wire guide off the top of the blue housing, and tilting the assembly to the right allows popping the blue hook with a smaller screwdriver, with the blade angled slightly to the right.
- Removing the #11 pin from the block. Similar problem using a jeweler's screwdriver. Also, I (mis-)read the direction for top as the plug's hook latch side. It appears to be referring to the "primary retainer" side of the plug. The screwdriver didn't work, so I took a paperclip, straightened it, and flattened it on an anvil with a few hammer strikes. This makes a very small flat blade, ~1" long. Put it between the #11 wire and the primary retainer side of the plug, and the pin slid out easily.
Again, thanks for fixing what Toyota won't. I can't wait to have some time off to test it for real.
Can anyone help me with the "removing pin #11" part of this mod?
Everything went smooth for me up to that point and now I've been working on that part for about an hour! I've inserted a small screwdriver on all sides of the wire and it still won't pull out!
Can anyone help me with the "removing pin #11" part of this mod?
Everything went smooth for me up to that point and now I've been working on that part for about an hour! I've inserted a small screwdriver on all sides of the wire and it still won't pull out!
Please help!
Shannon
I haven't done this mod, but I have found to release female pins from toyota harnesses by pressing down the locking tab with a medium size safety pin, slides right in there. Not sure if this will help on the male pins, but worth a try.
I haven't done this mod, but I have found to release female pins from toyota harnesses by pressing down the locking tab with a medium size safety pin, slides right in there. Not sure if this will help on the male pins, but worth a try.
Thanks for trying, but I wasn't actually able to see the locking tab...
I did manage to get it with a very small jeweler's screwdriver, but honestly I don't know what I did - It finally just gave way and pulled right out. It did take about an hour and a half though.
At any rate, the mod is done and works perfectly so THANKS SUPERSTAR for the excellent write up.
One question thought. Is there a better/cleaner way to make the connection in the fuse box w/o wedging the wire underneath the blade of the fuse? It seems to work fine, but I wish there was a cleaner way.
Thanks for trying, but I wasn't actually able to see the locking tab...
I did manage to get it with a very small jeweler's screwdriver, but honestly I don't know what I did - It finally just gave way and pulled right out. It did take about an hour and a half though.
At any rate, the mod is done and works perfectly so THANKS SUPERSTAR for the excellent write up.
One question thought. Is there a better/cleaner way to make the connection in the fuse box w/o wedging the wire underneath the blade of the fuse? It seems to work fine, but I wish there was a cleaner way.
- Removing the #11 pin from the block. Similar problem using a jeweler's screwdriver. Also, I (mis-)read the direction for top as the plug's hook latch side. It appears to be referring to the "primary retainer" side of the plug. The screwdriver didn't work, so I took a paperclip, straightened it, and flattened it on an anvil with a few hammer strikes. This makes a very small flat blade, ~1" long. Put it between the #11 wire and the primary retainer side of the plug, and the pin slid out easily.
I don't know how you were able to release the pin this way. I am a big guy and could only get one hand in there but it was easy to undo the plug and seperate it from the blue holder. However after reading your post and using a paper clip on the primary release side of the wire ,it proved frustrating to say the least. After more time than I care to admit , I finally looked at the pin side of the plug where there was an unused holder (#6) and saw the secondary retainer, in the form of a little ramp , on the opposite side from the primary retainer. See here:[/IMG]
Now that I knew I had to lift the pin over this ramp , it took all of 30 seconds to release it working from the same side as this ramp. I hope this helps someone else to make things go a little easier. A big THANK YOU ! to all who made the hack possible. It works like a charm.
Re: The "No Cut" A-TRAC + RR DIFF Hack.
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