Last night I accidently hit the front locker and compressor switch simultaneously while reaching for my aux lights. I was going about 40mph down the road (2WD) and heard/felt the loud clunk of engagement. Switching them off I then pulled into a parking lot and tested the 4WD and front locker to find both still working. Compressor was not running any more than usual to keep the locker engaged.
ARB manual states “ADD equipped vehicles must never be engaged while moving in 2WD, as doing so would cause any motion in the internal differential gears to be instantly transferred to you ring and pinion set, potentially causing extensive damage to your rind and pinion gears, CV joints, and to your differential components”
After work today I’ll drain the front diff fluid to check for metal. The question is has anyone ever experienced this situation or the realm of damage caused by such a mistake?