landcruiser diff lock

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:04 pm

i have just put front and rear diffs from a hj61 landcruiser into my hj60. Front diff is locking but rear is not thought the cable needed adjusted but when i tried to do this the adjuster broke. So i got under the truck and used vice grips to turn the lever it moves freely but the diff still only turns one wheel. What do i need to chec ??

I paid $1000 for the hj61 and only bought it for the diff locks and just want to get them working. Allso im wanting to put the turbo from the 12ht onto my 2h motor can this be done with out to much trouble??

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:53 pm

someone must know a thing or two about these things i cant be the only one thats come across this problem :?:

mudlva · Post by **mudlva** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:05 pm

i think you will need to pull the heads out and clamp it in the bench vice turning the pinion flange whilst trying to engage the locker lever you will be able to see whats going on . sounds to me like its seized and will need a little TLC to get it moving again

this is what i would do anyway

sounds like it needs to come out anyway as the arm is broken and needs attention

mudlva · Post by **mudlva** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:08 pm

hay have you got the cable lockers if im correct the cable lockers have a longer long side shaft then standard lsd and open diffs i wonder if this is your problem when the diff is engaged it is sliding off the spline justr a thought

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:20 pm

Yep cable lockers factory ones.Thanks looks like i will pull the diff head out then. It all looks to be moving on the out side of the diff ok/ as in the cable and arm thing that goes into the diff head

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:23 pm

I went to a couple of 4x4 wreckers today but they had no idea and couldnt help me

sig · Post by **sig** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:28 pm

if you take the plate that has the engagement sensor on it you should be able to see if the sliding dog is moving or not .it has 3 8mm bolts on it and is on the side by the engagement lever .with it open try operating it and see if its moving

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:35 pm

ok thanks will try that befor removing diff head. the hj61 that i wrecked came with a work shop manaul but does not mention the diff locks just how to remove and repair the diffs

kbushnz · Post by **kbushnz** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:09 pm

Here is a pic of the cable locker actuator system.
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_1985_T ... 101.8.html

Calvin

sig · Post by **sig** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:01 pm

what can happen is if someone has tried to engage the locker while only one wheel has been spinning it can shear off the five teeth that the locking dog slots into and results in a locker that doesn,t lock .then it becomes an expensive shelf ornament

mudmike · Post by **mudmike** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:21 pm

One of the guys in the club said he has snapped the bolt that holds the shift fork on the shaft so it stays still but the external bits move, this can be done by forcing the lock leaver, but you will be able to see if this is happening by removing the engagement sensor out and watch while you try to lock it.
Good luck
Mike

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:51 pm

thanks for all your help i will take a look 2mrw after work i hope its not gana be a expensive fix

Jungle · Post by **Jungle** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:10 pm

Back to your original thought of swapping turbo's over.
If the 12HT is still a goer then swapping the whole engine would be a better option. I imagine it's stuffed though. The CT26 turbo should fit onto the 2H engine ok. Just a couple of oil lines to run.

Removing the diff head can be fun. Make sure the diff is in the lock position when trying to remove it or it wont come out. Although this may not help if it's collapsed inside.

What part of the country are you in?

Jungle

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:25 pm

yea the 12ht motor is stuffed i was thinking of doing it up but its all in boxes at the moment and the guy that had it well um he didnt realy have any idea. So i bet theres bit missing anyway but i have the turbo and all the manifolds for it and the front pipe.

Im down in Dunedin and its raning so wont be taking a look at the diff 2nite as it wont fit in my garage

I hope the diff is is in good nic there are receipts for front and rear diffs and allso gear box amoung other things over $11,000 worth Pitty they F**KED the rest of it

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:37 pm

i have removed the sensor plate and the rod that goes into the diff head is moving. So when its diff lock arm is in the diff still does not lock up so where do i go from here take the diff head out and see whats wrong i havnt mucked around with diffs befor so im a little green

sig · Post by **sig** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:40 pm

sounds to me like the 5 teeth have been sheared off.Bugger .bit of a major from there.you cant buy half the carrier as a spare part

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:46 pm

bugger so i will pull the head out and see what the damage is gana be then

sig · Post by **sig** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:33 pm

sounds like it has to come out .i did the same to my 4 spider locker 15 years ago .had a mate of mine machine up a new half carrier out of 4340.still going strong .wouldn,t be economic if you had to pay someone to do it .I have a 2 spider locker in the garage with the same problem .am looking for a cheap lsd carrier to see if i can mod that to repair it .again lots of machineing required.but i,m in no rush

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:24 pm

ok i have just removed axels right hand shock and diff lock cabels and all bolts holding diff head in. But it wont come out it has come away from the studs but will not come anyfuther out. I have tried moving the lever in and out but the diff wont budge.

Andrew1706 · Post by **Andrew1706** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:39 pm

sig wrote:what can happen is if someone has tried to engage the locker while only one wheel has been spinning it can shear off the five teeth that the locking dog slots into and results in a locker that doesn,t lock .then it becomes an expensive shelf ornament

You still snapped it up quick fast!

:mrgreen:

What did you end up doing with that by the way?

sig · Post by **sig** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:45 pm

still sittin on my shelf waitin for some time to look at it

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:56 pm

its out and its not as bad a i thought . The shaft that goes into the diff that pushs the gear over to lock the diff has a bolt on it and the bolt has broken so when you pull the lever it just moves the shaft and not the gear. The gear is in good condition but has a small amount of waer so im going to see about getting it metal sprayed to build it up a little might aswell since its out. im releved as i thought the worst but its all good

mudlva · Post by **mudlva** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:01 pm

ah thats good to know as axles and other parts are getting hard to find

anyways where abouts in the country are you

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:49 pm

Im down in Dunedin m8 thanks for all your help i was a bit lost there for a bit . Do you think i should keep my old diffs it wasnt a lsd and the springs were stuffed aswell. I have 7 doors front gaurds 2 bonnets tail doors a striped 12ht and a striped 2h and a recond gear box.

Im looking at buying some 33x12.5 tyres for the old girl next then she just needs a coat of jam its got no rust just paint has hadit. Allso im hoping to get this turbo on it aswell

mudlva · Post by **mudlva** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:00 pm

land bruiser wrote:Im down in Dunedin m8 thanks for all your help i was a bit lost there for a bit . Do you think i should keep my old diffs it wasnt a lsd and the springs were stuffed aswell. I have 7 doors front gaurds 2 bonnets tail doors a striped 12ht and a striped 2h and a recond gear box.

Im looking at buying some 33x12.5 tyres for the old girl next then she just needs a coat of jam its got no rust just paint has hadit. Allso im hoping to get this turbo on it aswell

yes keep the old stuff give them a clean and a good oiling then cut the top off the 20 ltr oil containers put the old diff heads etc in there that way it will be easy to store and move around when nessacery parts are getting herder to get i have an fj62 and converted it to 60series head lights due to parts being hard to get
also the tail lights a made a alloy cover plate that fastened to the existing mounts and fitted trailor lights into the plate $20 for a set of trailor lights $100 just for the rear lense

things that you have to do to keep it road legal

choped the truck down to a tray back now and transporting it way easier

land bruiser · Post by **land bruiser** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:23 pm

I just bought some 33x13.5 mudzillas on 15x10 rims

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