Drew, Try this. Get it to a "unlocked position". Then disconect and plug the vacuume line in the engine compartment. If it stays in the unlocked position the problem is the valve in the dash. I think thats where your going to find the problem. The axuator it self is spring loaded, therefore with out vacumme, the axil, would not engage.
Eric Zeno emz@nauticom.net 86 Syncro 86 GL 72 240Z 1936 Chrysler On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Drew Jenkins wrote: > I don't know if other Syncronauts have had this experience, but... > my rear locking diff is *POSSESSED*! <Add your appropriate > eerie sound here :-)> > > Symptoms: For no apparent reason, the locking diff will activate. > The LED indicator will turn on and the rear is locked. There is no > correlation with the speed of the vehicle nor with whether the > vehicle is turning. Sometimes it will stay active for 10 seconds > and then go off. Other times it will activate for for more than 5 > minutes. > > Playing with the switch has no affect. This afternoon my wife > was driving and it activated a couple miles from home. She drove > into the driveway and waited for me to get home. Four hours later I > started it and it was still activated, even though the switch was > in the off position. During my short drive around the block, it > activated and deactivated four times. > > I need to exorcise the demon out of this Syncro. Short of calling a > priest, does anyone have any *serious* suggestions on what may > be the problem? > > (I know this is the vanagon list and some levity is expected, but > this is a *real* problem. It can't be driven until I get this fixed.) > > I am posting from my private ISP account. I don't subscribe to > vanagon@lenti from this account so please reply either to > the list or to my daytime account: djenkins@foxboro.com. > > Thanks for any info. > > Drew Jenkins 86 Syncro > djenkins@foxboro.com >
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