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Title: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 18, 2009, 03:48:48 PM

this is the 2nd time this has happened, both while i was on the trail, my situation yesterday was i had the lockers front and rear engaged, then turned off vehicle, then they disengaged and wouldn't engage again after that, would flash as if it was trying to engage but didn't, then later on when u pressed the button nothing happened, i have funny feeling its a wiring issue, they are the stock air lockers for 2003 Rubicon, any suggestions?

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: barmanjay on January 18, 2009, 05:31:15 PM

simple fix,.. remove axles and give to me,.. problem solved :D  j/k

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: sylvrinvader on January 18, 2009, 05:35:12 PM

ha ha thats a good one  :D :D

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 18, 2009, 06:35:51 PM

we checked fuses and all that fancy stuff and it came back good...  :'(

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: Whips17 on January 20, 2009, 08:32:36 PM

If you have air lockers maybe your air compressor is lossing air when you are not running the motor,  Iam not a mechanic but to me it sounds like a compressor problem.

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 20, 2009, 09:24:11 PM

i have not done it yet, but i was told it could be electric lockers, and a solenoid problem

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: mrjeep4 on January 21, 2009, 11:26:17 AM

I had a problem with my stock arb air lockers on my 03 rubicon not working.   They wouldn't engage at all  ( and no lights on the dash)  My guess was that my jeep didn't know it was in 4 low and not allowing the lockers to engage....  so i did this mod on the switch and they've been working ever since and it allows me to lock the lockers in 4 high  and even the rear locker in 2 high if i want to.

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/jeep_rubicon_locker_bypass/index.asp (http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/jeep_rubicon_locker_bypass/index.asp)

I did the one with the toggle switch wired into it too.

hope this helps

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 21, 2009, 05:39:21 PM

anyone a good electrician?  ;)  ::)

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: Whips17 on January 21, 2009, 07:55:54 PM

If the switch only get's pwr when it is in 4 low then just run a pwr wire straight to the switch.  from the battery,  this whay you should be able to lock the rear in 2 hi.

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 21, 2009, 09:29:52 PM

i was informed they are air lockers.. but was also told otherwise

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: mrjeep4 on January 21, 2009, 10:10:59 PM

they should be air lockers ...         that mod thing i posted    is very easy ...      looks more complicated then it is        i'm no electrician  but could give you a hand if your unsure

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 22, 2009, 05:55:21 PM

would be nice lol.. i probably  cant even buy the right wires  ;D

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: JasonL_031 on January 22, 2009, 10:42:37 PM

i had same problem with my sway bar on my power wagon. i found that if you disconnect the battery sometimes that helps or if you just drive a little and then try to connect and disconnect again helps as well or just take it to a dealer lol.

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: Bnine on January 23, 2009, 12:32:03 PM

Dont trust the lights. They are not reliable. Regardless of what the light does, you need to know if the lockers are working or not.

Otherwise its just speculation.

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: P-Dubb on January 26, 2009, 05:31:51 PM

it HAS to be a wiring issue, tried them in the driveway today, worked fine, engaged easy disengaged easy.. lol  ???

Title: Re: Locker Problem
Post by: Bnine on January 27, 2009, 11:44:28 AM

Probably a wire or two is torn off. Look for them right up by the pinion. Two wires going into a little plug in the side of the housing.

Regardless, the lockers will work without them. They just control the dashlight, nothing more.