ratty
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Trying to rebuild my rear diff, mostly to get to my destroyed pinion bearings.... got the bearing caps off and about to pull the diff, can't figure out how to disconnect the wires from the external connector so I can pull the diff. Any ideas? Yeah, I don't have a manual, and I've never worked on a diff with this mystery E-locker deal (I didn't even see a locker in there, looked like an open diff to me, then the wires were my clue)....
Copied from another post I did, thought this should get its own post....
Ok guys, what's the deal with this E-Locker... trying to pull my diff, and at first I was like, what locker, I don't see a damn thing, this just looks like an open diff. But alas, ah, the mystery wires.... I guess this tiny locker must be hidden in it on the left side (or this isn't even an e-locker, but just wires to a sensor plate or idk). So I'm trying to figure out how to disconnect those wires so I can pull the damn thing out, but I don't see any obvious connectors. The only connector is the external one on the housing, which I disconnected, and figured maybe if I remove the connector itself, that it's one of those things where you turn it sideways and you can fit it through the opening in the housing, and then one can remove the diff with it all intact.
Not sure if that's the way to do it, I had to take a beer break (working out in the snow, fun times) because even though I got the one bolt out that holds that connector on the housing, the connector wouldn't budge... and I know better not to get to crazy on plastic when it's below freezing outside.
Does anyone know how to disconnect these E-locker wires from the connector (or sensor position wires or whatever it is)?? I just don't see anything obvious in the diff itself. And I don't see any connectors on the back side of the external connector.
Like I've always said, 'There's always somethin'!'.... I should've had this thing apart 40 mins ago, only have an hour or so left before it starts getting dark and temps drop even more, the next three days will be single digits and below negative at night, and I sure as hell ain't gonna work on it outside then.
Copied from another post I did, thought this should get its own post....
Ok guys, what's the deal with this E-Locker... trying to pull my diff, and at first I was like, what locker, I don't see a damn thing, this just looks like an open diff. But alas, ah, the mystery wires.... I guess this tiny locker must be hidden in it on the left side (or this isn't even an e-locker, but just wires to a sensor plate or idk). So I'm trying to figure out how to disconnect those wires so I can pull the damn thing out, but I don't see any obvious connectors. The only connector is the external one on the housing, which I disconnected, and figured maybe if I remove the connector itself, that it's one of those things where you turn it sideways and you can fit it through the opening in the housing, and then one can remove the diff with it all intact.
Not sure if that's the way to do it, I had to take a beer break (working out in the snow, fun times) because even though I got the one bolt out that holds that connector on the housing, the connector wouldn't budge... and I know better not to get to crazy on plastic when it's below freezing outside.
Does anyone know how to disconnect these E-locker wires from the connector (or sensor position wires or whatever it is)?? I just don't see anything obvious in the diff itself. And I don't see any connectors on the back side of the external connector.
Like I've always said, 'There's always somethin'!'.... I should've had this thing apart 40 mins ago, only have an hour or so left before it starts getting dark and temps drop even more, the next three days will be single digits and below negative at night, and I sure as hell ain't gonna work on it outside then.
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