Protecting the rear diff wiring loom

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Protecting the rear diff wiring loom

Postby wildthing on Sat, 19 Jan 2019 5:38 +0000

Has anyone worked out a way to protect the exposed rear diff wiring loom when driving off road (esp on loose rocky surfaces when stones are flying around)?
There is a small factory plate fixed to the diff which appears designed to do this, but it's not up to the job as I found on the Gary Junction Road last year. The plate and the wiring went AWOL and I lost the ABS, traction control, rear diff lock and cruise control for the next few thousand km.
You'd think Toyota would come up with a better method of protecting such a vulnerable component on a vehicle designed for off-road use.
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Re: Protecting the rear diff wiring loom

Postby wildthing on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 8:36 +0000

No bright ideas?
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Re: Protecting the rear diff wiring loom

Postby Spitfia on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 8:58 +0000

Maybe some conduit?
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Re: Protecting the rear diff wiring loom

Postby Ozwaz on Mon, 21 Jan 2019 6:02 +0000

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Re: Protecting the rear diff wiring loom

Postby wildthing on Mon, 21 Jan 2019 7:44 +0000

Thanks Ozwaz, that looks like it might do the trick.
Spitfia, all the wiring is within conduit already, it's the exposed connections that copy the damage and were sheared off on our trip last year.
Suppose nothing can be 100% secure, but the small plate on eBay looks the go.
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