wellys

wellys

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Hi new to posting so excuse my ignorance. Right my problem is that recently the Diff switch light in the dash has been staying on, I've tried lifting one of the front wheels up to release any tension that's built up. So in my wisdom I've replaced the switch on the t'box, problem is now that the dashboard light illuminates now when the Diff is disengaged and is NOT illuminated when the Diff is engaged :confused:. Theres only two terminals on the switch and I believe that the wires going to the switch can connect to either terminal, however if I put a spanner on the switch to adjust, the switch works correctly. Is this an earth issue? Should there be an earth connected? Thanks in advance for your responses.
 
does wheel spin free when out of diff lock and does it lock when diffs locks engaged, you need to be able to check wheel when fitting switch, switch can be wound in too far , wires can go any way round and switch does earth the light in dash, switches can be very poor even new
 
Being simple, I've put a meter across the 2 wires and theres a voltage going through at around 13.9v (when engine is running) am I right in saying that the earth wire is the wire that the red test lead is on when the meter is reading negative volts? cheers
 
pull wires off the one that has no voltage is earth wire , remove switch and try it until you press the end up it should pass a current
 
wellys said:
Hi new to posting so excuse my ignorance. Right my problem is that recently the Diff switch light in the dash has been staying on, I've tried lifting one of the front wheels up to release any tension that's built up. So in my wisdom I've replaced the switch on the t'box, problem is now that the dashboard light illuminates now when the Diff is disengaged and is NOT illuminated when the Diff is engaged :confused:. Theres only two terminals on the switch and I believe that the wires going to the switch can connect to either terminal, however if I put a spanner on the switch to adjust, the switch works correctly. Is this an earth issue? Should there be an earth connected? Thanks in advance for your responses.
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Oooh hello stranger.

Welcome to the rainbow forum, we do like it when you rough and ready types get lost and end up here talking DIFF LOCKS and ENGAGING and DISENGAGING, ooh young man!

Wanting responses, ohh young man!

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Got it sorted now Jamesmartin. The switch was ok and the setup was fine, however the new switch was missing the adjustment bolt (so used the one of the old switch). The problem was a bad earth for some reason, so what I done was simpoly used a length of 2.5mm2 household flex wore and made a circle loop with the wire and soldered the ends round to allow me to put them over the bolts. I then put it on the switch and screwed it to depth and the other end I took off one of the t'box bolts and put it on there, works perfect no. Thanks:)
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wellys said:
Got it sorted now Jamesmartin. The switch was ok and the setup was fine, however the new switch was missing the adjustment bolt (so used the one of the old switch). The problem was a bad earth for some reason, so what I done was simpoly used a length of 2.5mm2 household flex wore and made a circle loop with the wire and soldered the ends round to allow me to put them over the bolts. I then put it on the switch and screwed it to depth and the other end I took off one of the t'box bolts and put it on there, works perfect no. Thanks:)
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good for you :)
 
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