HELP!!! TOD LOCKED ITSELF

[WormGod]

I had this happen years ago when I was driving on the beach (sand, of course) except the CHECK TOD light was not on and it was not manually engaged in 4L. My ride back to my camp site was "harsh". Turns sucked, as you seem to be relating to as well. Before I got back to my site, I stopped at a do-it-yourself pressure wash and gave it a good blast-down to get some of the sand and salt off of it. I shot the undercarriage very thoroughly. The salty air and being so close to the water left sea salt crystals all over the my VX, which we all know, cars LOVE. When I started it up and left, all was good. Maybe salty air built up on something and the ECM didn't like it and something was triggered, dunno. Still a mystery to this day.

And definitely triple check tire pressure. I know in my case, I had to let loose some pressure to drive on the beach but refilled back up at the ranger station pumps on my way out. Even if you didn't let any out, still a good measure.

Also, I would reinspect everything you did during your lift. If this happened so close to install, I would mark that as primary suspect for now.

Keep us updated.

[etlsport]

as gary mentioned, make sure your tire pressure is the same, make sure there are no damaged speed sensors

[So-CalVX]

ok... i've done everything i can think of. tire pressure is equal on all corners, i have disconnected the battery for atleast an hour, i shifted in and out of 4L multiple times with no noticable change or shift. i checked all wires underneath and had no cracks or disconnected wires that i could see. i sprayed it down with a hose and i'm gonna drive it to work later tonight to pressure wash it.

if this does nothing i need to know how to temporarily "fix" this... do i disconnect the computer under the seat? can i do the TOD disconnect without manual hubs? will i destroy something by removing the driveshaft or cv's?

as i said before... this is my only ride and i am not a rich kid...
i don't want something so simple to be the reason i get rid of my VX

any help/helpful words/critisism accepted... i need help

[deermagnet]

I would get up some speed on a dirt or grass surface and do an ABS stop.

The TOD controller tells the ABS when it's in TOD mode. The ABS tells the TOD when an ABS stop is occurring. Then the TOD controller eliminates the clutch pressing force during the ABS stop. TOD returns to normal after the stop.

It might just jar the TOD back to normal. If not, I would unplug the TOD computer. I don't know if that would hurt anything. It's up to you. You have to stop the TOD clutch pressing force somehow.

Mark

Edit: I see in your other post that the ABS is not working, so that's out. It woulda been interesting to see if that helped.

[Triathlete]

Check the TOD fuse, try removing it. Check the sensors at all 4 wheels. Good luck.