didn't understand 90% of the words coming out of your mouth but you saved my butt. just did this on my Sequoia. was terrified I would fight the clocking forever. studied your pics of the clocking and got it first time. many thanx . by far the best video on this. weird however that all images are a mirror image like your camera is a mirror. cant explain it but was still able to get it done.
Great very informative, helped me out tremendously - when you were undoing the screws clockwise realise it was viewed back to front - realising this it helped me big time. 👍🏾😊
Thank you for your video. I know this video is not about my vehicle but since you seem extremely knowledgeable, I thought I would ask a question. Let me preface my question with what is happening. I have a 2008 Tundra, 5.7. My 4wd initially was having a problem unlocking from 4Lo, to get it to disengage I would have turn the engine off and back on again. It has just started doing the same on 4Hi. I pulled the truck into my garage while it was in 2wd, put jackstands under all four wheels, pulled both actuator motors off, cleaned them, tested the motors and both motors ran fine. I have pushed both actuator rods back into the transfer case as far as they would go then I pulled them out approximately 2.5 mm, this was pointed out in other RU-vid videos as being the 2wd setting for the actuator. I put both motors back on and I still had the flashing 4 Hi lights. I pulled the motors off again, pulled actuator rods as far out as they would pull, and then pushed them back in as far as they would go, replaced the motors, and set the gears with what I have learned, via RU-vid, is the proper timing for 2wd , turned the front and rear driveshafts both forward and Reverse. When I started the engine, I shifted the transmission to neutral, turned on the 4wd to Hi and it was working, both rear wheels and right front wheel were spinning, but would not engage into 4 Lo. When I shifted back to Reverse there was a horrible grinding of the gears, I shifted through Reverse into Park and the grinding stopped. I adjusted the 4 Lo actuator rod again to 5mm out, this setting came from a new AISIN SAT-013 actuator I purchased, I took the covers off to look at how far beyond the teeth the rods in a new actuator were set. I replaced the 4 Lo motor, started the engine, 4 Hi light is flashing, shifted transmission to neutral and turned the 4wd shift knob to Hi, it does not engage. Shifted transmission back to Reverse, grinding noise has stopped in Reverse but when I shifted into Park the grinding noise starts. I can turn the engine off, start it back up while in Park and no grinding noise until I shift through Reverse to neutral and back into Park, 4 Hi light is still flashing. When I put the truck in Reverse and Drive and get out of the truck the wheels are no longer spinning while in gear. I turned off the engine and took both motors with gears out again. I tried to pull the actuator rods out to their full extent, and they will not move more than 4-5mm, they appear stuck in the 2wd mode. My questions. 1. Are the actuator rods supposed to move freely when the truck is in Park? 2. If so, mine are stuck and I would like to know what can be done to get them free? 3. If they are not supposed to move freely in Park, will they move freely if I put the truck in neutral and will this help resolve my problem? 4. What are your recommendations if the above does not work? Thanks
I'm having the same issue on my LX570. When I pulled the lower actuator the gears popped out and I lost the timing. I can move the actuator rod in and out in neutral. My rig was stuck in 4 low so after cleaning the actuator contacts, I put the rod back to 4 low position and reinstalled the actuator. Horrible grinding noise on start up. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get the timing set properly. Did you ever figure it out?
@@DTM.Desperado I never did figure it out. I spoke with a local transmission shop he the tech said he thought the forks in the transfer case were out of alignment causing it to grind. This was reiterated by a technician who worked for Toyota for 30 years before retiring and opening his own shop. Both recommended I purchase a transfer case from a salvage yard. Eight days later, I admitted defeat, purchased a transfer case with 122K miles on it for $575 and asked them if they new someone who could install it. They gave me the name of a mechanic that worked out of his house, he installed it for $385. I paid an extra $200 for a one year warranty and if anything went wrong they would replace the transfer case and pay up to $1K to have broken one removed and the next one installed. I check with two different shops in town and they both wanted $1200 to remove and replace the transfer case. The retired Toyota tech said that was the price for removing the transfer case, tearing it apart, repairing it, putting it back together and reinstalling it. They were both going to rip me off and any other person coming there that did not know any better.
@fredwallace6190 I appreciate the detailed reply. Mine is stuck in 4 low so it's something to do with the actuator. I'm a mechanic as well and do most things myself. I can't justify the $4500 the dealership quoted just to replace the actuator. I honestly wonder if toyota designed it this way on purpose so they could charge people to drop the transfer case. I don't see why the actuator couldn't have a few pins to attach to the actuator rods instead of having to pull the whole transfer case to get the rods out. Seems like alot of newer cars are like this and shops always want to charge as much as they possible can for labor. $575 for a transfer case isn't too bad, worst case scenario maybe I'll look for a used t-case and swap it myself.
Good Day Sir, watching ur video's is very helpful to me. May tanong ako about sa Toyota surf d po gumagana front drive, what po kaya possible cause?tnx
Hi there, I’ve a quick question about the upper module.. you’ve mentioned count till 9th teeth. So do we have to pull the shaft completely out? Or just half the shaft out to fit the the module?
I have the same problem, I guess. I have the a Land Crusier Prado 2010 (150 series), so I think this could apply to my car too, right? BTW: if you still in Riyadh, I would like to take my car to your repair garage. Thank you.
Hello! The shift rod for my 4hi is stuck with about 15 teeth showing. it will only move 2-3 teeth in and out. Do you know how to get it to move freely?
Lakay ano kaya problema Ng Toyota estima 3C turbo engine 94 model, walang hatak sa drive kapag malamig pa, pero atraso Malakas Naman. magkaroon lng Ng hatak sa drive kapag mainit na makina.
During install, is the vehicle in 2wd or 4wd? Is it I'm Park or in Nuetral. Just want to make sure the gearing is set correctly based on what setting the vehicle is set on.
Thanks for sharing, are you in Riyadh? I have similar issue in my FJ. When I am engaging 4x4 it’s not showing indication on dashboard. I think the actuator need to check as fuses I already verified and are ok
Hi, I would like to ask what I can do if aftet a scan I get the message "abnormal fluid pressure". I changed all 4 accumulator globes and refilled ahc fluid, bled the system. But now the system is inactive and I get in the dashboard the message "check 4 wheel ahc system". Any suggestions what I can do. Have been tryin everything for a whole week already. Thank you in advance
Iba ang Setting ng Sequoia Boss..mgkaiba yung Drive gear sa motor sa taas .kya pg sundan mo yung pg LCruiser na Video ko.hindi Parehas. Hindi ma Explain sau.next time gawa ako ng video. madalang lng kc yan.
There is a video of the 08 tundra and it looks identical. My 07 tundra motor housing and attaching bolts and 5 screws for upper (4hi) and lower (4lo I believe) also look identical. Thanks to this and the 08 video I'll give this a go in my garage when I get back home. In the meantime I better not get stuck! 4hi light just flashes and truck doesn't go into 4hi, or Lo.
Idol sakin 4hi actuator motor d na gumagana,try ko bench test ayaw talaga. Nkaranas kna ba na buksan mismo ang actuator motor ? Pa tulong nmn. Hirap kc hanapan ng actuator motor lang ang bibilhin. Salamat idol.
Sir yong ford everest k pg tumakbo tapos pg ng minor ka! bakit parang siyang naka neutral, parang hindi kumakapit yong gear, dba pg normal parang naka engine brake kunti! siya ayaw kaya madalas ka ng pre preno abnormal ba yan sir?
Normal po yan boss .ang Automatic hindi tulad sa Manual transmission na ng engine brake .ang automatic pg nka D position meaning Going forward kahit di k mg gas.mg engine brake pg gamitan mo sa manual mode.
I disassembled and fixed the actuator of my prado 06, now I hear it click and engage, the tires lock successfully VSCOFF comes on but the center diff lock light still blinks!! is it the small blue timing gear that I need to set correctly or is it a stuck error code that needs to clear?
My 2010 Tundra is slightly different, the only thing I can find for mine is if I take the top half of the actuator off, then plug it back in, turn the ignition switch to the on position and it will reposition itself to the 2wd position. Would you agree with this? Thank you.
hey carl! did you get it figured out. ive seen the same video you're talking about. I'm only replacing the top cover. I removed the cap only: left the gears in the acuator body. the only thing in the cap is the motor, no gears. I should be able to simply replace the cap and I should be good, correct? the motor only receives a signal from the contacts that tells it where it is right? Ar Ar is a very good and works very fast!! Thanks guys!
I haven’t gotten it straight yet. I ordered a new actuator and I’ll try just replacing the 4wd hi side to see if that fixes my problem. I’ll let you know.
@@carlbdiggs the "hi" side is the top side, correct? please let me know. pricey little boogers, aren't they? please let me know. then you and I need to coordinate a video that clearly and concisely describes the process (and the pitfalls). most of us haven't done this kind of repair before. Ar Ar obviously has and moves with that kind of familiarity. I'm comfortable knowing the the actuator rods are where they need to be. When I started this "project" the vehicle was/is in 2wd/Park. I need one constant and thats it!. when I pulled the original cover off the gears didn't come out but spring tension was released. the gear in the top half was holding tension against the gears in the bottom half. resetting that tension may be difficult. It just occurred to me that releasing the tension MAY have moved the actuator rod. man, I hope not. ive not tried to move the actuator rod thats on the vehicle. have you?, does it move? I don't recall AR AR having that problem. he just starts ripping stuff apart. Oh, I too ordered a new actuator. I took pictures of everything before I started monkeying with it. doesn't seem to have helped. Ive also taken pictures inside the actuator. it (new) didn't seem to be under spring tension when I separated the halves but the actuator rod was not in the same place the one on the vehicle was. I don't think new ones are set at 2wd /park position. THEY SHOULD BE!! or knowing where they were set would help. The only good news is that I have easy access to the top of the actuator because the transfer case is out....aaaaand thats there the problems started. keep me posted please and I will you! Thanks, Steve
Hey Carl! I think the car ArAr is working on is right hand drive. its impossible to orient the gears the way ArAr has on my north American vehicle. it appears right hand drive may change the orientation of the gearing.
Lakay, kamusta na. Sa kinabit mong actuator, saan yung sa 4L. Sa baba ba o itaas? At papaano ang setup ng control switch sa harapan. Dapat ba nasa 2w drive ka? Salamat.
Hello po. Ask ko lang po kasi naka engage palagi ang front drive ng landcruiser j100 series.. Bumigay po yung crossjoint nya from transfercase. Safe po bang gamitin ang unit kahit walang crossjoint sa front. Salamat po
I've been looking for this video for hours. I have a 2003 v8 4runner, so I believe the bottom motor is 4WD hi/lo, and the top motor is the differential lock. It should match this video, right? Thank you!
This actuator motor is for Landcruiser Or Lexus 2007m up .the 2003m is big different .single connector only .My video tutorial is not match to your car.Welcome Sir.
@@ararlakayvlog2684 I can't understand Filipino :( so I can't follow your full process. I just want to unlock centre diff and I am guessing you pull the shaft the whole way out then install the actuator in the position showing.
Full backward the lower shaft and put the lower motor with correct setting same in my video. The upper shaft put the center teath to the drive gear same as in my Video Hoping gonna be ok.
@@ararlakayvlog2684 thank you, I set shaft to center of actuator gear and now working great.. I hope you can use this same video and add English subtitles, it will help a lot of people
hmmm, is that a right hand drive vehicle? the orientation of the gears and switches is different than my left hand drive vehicle. its impossible to set my gears the way ArAr has.
This Car is a Left hand drive Sir.in my video this Actuator motor is same for Landcruiser and Lexus 570. If your Car is Seqoiua or Thundra is Not same Actuator motor .there is a different from the top motor For now i have no tutorial for Seqoiua and Thundra on how to do correct setting.maybe soon i can make a video.
Cra kc ung sa costumer ko yan mismo need n palitan binuksan ko nakita ko nabasag ung kamay ng counting switch.… may idea k idol magkano yan ,.parehas lng b ng sa sequoia toyota?
I pulled my top actuator which was failed when I put it back in, I pressed 4wd and it's locked in 4wd but the light is not on and when I press the button it just flashes.. do I pull the top shaft all the way out to take it out of 4wd
