Re: Torsion Ride Actuator Solenoid

Posted by HH56 On 2015/9/12 13:28:22

Power is coming from the main fuse to and thru the solenoids so it sounds like all that is OK and at least to the limit switch is good. Power at the limit switch is normal as long as the main 20A fuse is OK. As long as the limit switch is closed (car not at an extreme high or low position) you should also be able to measure that same power at the control switch.

If the loom is stock 55 it will be present on both the pink and yellow wires. If the short loom was spliced in and the car was converted to a 56 switch per the service article the colors will be changed. Pink would now be blue and yellow would now be orange. Light green stayed the same. If the same power measured at the limit switch is present on those two wires at the control switch you should be able to make the solenoids work by touching ground to the pink (blue) or yellow (orange) wires. If power is not present on both wires or it does not move there is a problem in the limit sw or wiring to that point.

The control switch gets its power to operate on the light green wire. It starts at the body feed fuse, goes to and thru brake light switch, then to the under dash switch and then to the control box. You should have power to the control box on the light green wire all the time unless the brakes are applied or the under dash switch is off. If no power check the body feed fuse under the dash, the brake light switch or make sure one of the wires didn't get pulled out of the under dash switch.

If you can make the solenoids work by grounding the pink or yellow wire and you have power to the control switch on the light green wire then something is wrong inside the switch.