Ford Raptor Rear Diff Locked Enabled

[Amantux]

So the dash indicator turns on/off with the switch, but the locker itself remains engaged?

Yeah! The indicator turns off but the diff remains engaged!

And glad to hear its a feature! Is there a tutorial on how to disconnect the diff wiring? Or can I pull fuse 68 and see if it helps?


Thank you all for the help so far!

 

[jondle]

The fuse should work as well; definitely easier. Cutting power to the magnet should work.

If you do want to look at the diff, I believe it is easy. This is from the service manual. It only has a single step, with no diagram, so it is probably self-explanatory.

 

[Amantux]

Thank you!

 

[Amantux]

Okay so I pulled the cable, and the diff did not disengage. To test I pulled the right cable, I when I tried to engage it I got a error on the dash over it!

To test if it was engaged, I took it for a quick drive, made a few turns, put it into 4wd High, drove it straight, then dropped it back down again. Every time when I made a turn it would turn the wheels in sync.

Any words of wisdom?

Thanks!

 

[FordTechOne]

Okay so I pulled the cable, and the diff did not disengage. To test I pulled the right cable, I when I tried to engage it I got a error on the dash over it!

To test if it was engaged, I took it for a quick drive, made a few turns, put it into 4wd High, drove it straight, then dropped it back down again. Every time when I made a turn it would turn the wheels in sync.

Any words of wisdom?

Thanks!

Those cables are for the parking brake; they are unrelated to the ELD. The connector you want to remove is a 2-pin harness connector on the side of the differential:

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

Okay so I pulled the cable, and the diff did not disengage. To test I pulled the right cable, I when I tried to engage it I got a error on the dash over it!

To test if it was engaged, I took it for a quick drive, made a few turns, put it into 4wd High, drove it straight, then dropped it back down again. Every time when I made a turn it would turn the wheels in sync.

Any words of wisdom?

Thanks!

you missed the highlighted part.

 

[Jakenbake]

Those cables are for the parking brake; they are unrelated to the ELD. The connector you want to remove is a 2-pin harness connector on the side of the differential:

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Is the male plug (one bolted to the diff housing) able to be removed without removing the diff cover?

 

[FordTechOne]

Is the male plug (one bolted to the diff housing) able to be removed without removing the diff cover?

Yes. The purple highlighted component is the connector for the internal harness.

 

[Amantux]

Good news, that cable from the differential housing was what I removed!

What I was wondering is does the diff automatically unlock with no input or does it require a signal to unlock it?

And is there a resistance range that I could check on the solenoid to see if its burned out or not?

Is there any special method to unlock a locked diff I should know about?

Thanks!

 

[1BAD454SSv2]

Locker is mechanically bound up , your probably going to have to take it in. Unless you want to pop cover and see what you can see. Better take wide turns your putting axles under tremendous loads . You could snap one at the spline.