http://sonoransteel.com/phong/retrofit_ ... #benchtest
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/electric_locker/
An email to a good friend today telling the start of the mod.....
Hi Mike,
A miracle happened today!
I made contact with the e locker guy yesterday. He still had the locker.
I called Mark at Pro Gear to see if it would fit my truck and could I use my own 4:10 gears. (this 2007 FJ 3rd member has 3:72 gears)......and Mark said yes it will all fit. I did more reading on this and I may need a new inside bearing for my 4:10 pinion.
I asked the seller to prove to me that the little electric switching motor was working. He claimed that he hooked it up to a battery this morning and it worked. But when I got to his house, he could not make it work.
He was asking $125. And here is the deal.
He works at a Toyota dealership. He got this part for free. It was a Toyota warranty replacement item. They have to keep it for three months in case Toyota wants to inspect it. After that, Toyota just throws it away. So he got it from the junk pile for free!
So I offered him $50 since he could not prove that the little switching motor was working. I figure that's a scap metal price. And Mark at Pro Gear told me it's a steal at $125 and he would buy it from me for that if I didn't want it! Kewl!
I got it for just $50 bucks!
The seller today told me these E~Locker Third Members sell for $1,500 new at Toyota.
This is awesome! You know how long I have been waiting for one of these!
Now I need to find a good fair shop to install. Pro Gear told me they have never done the E~Locker Swap. But they may be willing to do it, as he told me they have done many wild things in their time!
I need somebody who knows how to weld good. Has a plasma cutter. And knows how to drill and tap in new stud bolts. And knows wiring, for the dash switch. And how to fix the little electric motor if it's not working.
Ya think we can have a huge SWR party and getter done?
Aloha! Mark........"SWR"
