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Transfer Control Solenoid: Inspection

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INSPECT TRANSFER CONTROL SOLENOID
1. Connect the battery's positive (+) terminal and a bulb of 12 V - 21 W to terminal 1 as shown in Fig 1 .
  
  Fig 1: Inspecting Transfer Control Solenoid
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2. Connect the battery's negative (-) terminal to terminal 2 and check if the solenoid operates.
  OK: The solenoid operates and operating sound is heard.
3. Measure the resistance according to the value(s) in RESISTANCE SPECIFICATIONS TABLE .

Standard resistance

RESISTANCE SPECIFICATIONS TABLE

Tester Connection	Specified Condition
Terminal 1 - Terminal 2	5.0 to 5.6 ohms

If the resistance is not within the specified range, replace the transfer control solenoid.