tried to select low range, now it wont move...

I have a '92 Defender 200tdi.

I stopped in the middle of no where on a freezing, foogy night at 1am and 6,000 feet up to negotiate a tricky slope. Slipped it into low (the change has always been the smoothest of any LR I've driven) and... Nothing.

Pulled it back for High - level feels weird, still nothing.

I presumed a linkage had fallen off, so lay underneath it in a puddle (of course). There's no linkage; the level goes in through the top of the box, or so I found out after I lifted the gearlever boot up.

I presume something has fallen off inside the box, but can't find any info on what it might be.

My old 300Tdi auto Discovery is parked next to it - will the transfer box off that fit?

While I'm on the subject, would the Disco springs fit as well? The Defender has a bit of a list at the front.

Have you allowed the vehicle to move forward or back abit before engaging again? Mine wont do bugger all at times, push it forward/back, nothing happens, lose everything, i move the vehicle a tad and it slides in.

Worth a look.

PaulWilde said:

Have you allowed the vehicle to move forward or back abit before engaging again? Mine wont do bugger all at times, push it forward/back, nothing happens, lose everything, i move the vehicle a tad and it slides in.

Worth a look.

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You up late Paul, preparing your body clock for Cata already I see? Not long now...

PaulWilde said:

Have you allowed the vehicle to move forward or back abit before engaging again? Mine wont do bugger all at times, push it forward/back, nothing happens, lose everything, i move the vehicle a tad and it slides in.

Worth a look.

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i used to get that with me series 3 specialy in petrol stations and me slitty does it now and again but only if i go in nn out of low range when the vehicles at a standstill never get any problems when its rolling

i asked a mechanic i knew and he just said straight cut gearbox innit has to be moveing to mesh sometimes

Hi

Thanks for all the responses, but wrong end of stick - maybe literally!

This isn't a sticky or difficult change. This is my eight LR and I know the change can be awkward. This does NOTHING. There's no resistance, no feel. Something has broken or fallen off, and as there doesn't seem to be a linkage it has to be inside the transfer box? Or am I a muppet?

Uncle Fes said:

Hi

Thanks for all the responses, but wrong end of stick - maybe literally!

This isn't a sticky or difficult change. This is my eight LR and I know the change can be awkward. This does NOTHING. There's no resistance, no feel. Something has broken or fallen off, and as there doesn't seem to be a linkage it has to be inside the transfer box? Or am I a muppet?

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get under and check again - it doesn't just go into the box, there's a linkage with pins and rods that can fail out

Ok - when I was underneath it in the freezing puddle, I couldn't see or feel any sort of linkage at all. I was expecting one - last time I looked closely at the transfer box was under an 84 Range Rover - which is another LT77, but...

I pulled the gear lever boot up and the transfer stick goes into an alloy block on top of what looked like the transfer box (it was 2am...).

Moving the lever side to side (diff lock) moved an alloy shaft left and right through the alloy block. Couldn't see anything else, or even anywhere where a linkage could attach.

Where does the linkage enter the box?

Wow! That's wonderful. I think the whole linkage on the side is missing - possibly lying in the road somewhere...!

Langers said:

You up late Paul, preparing your body clock for Cata already I see? Not long now...

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Tomorrow i believe

Are you downloading it or buying from the shop?

I may leave it a week or 2 tbh

PaulWilde said:

Tomorrow i believe

Are you downloading it or buying from the shop?

I may leave it a week or 2 tbh

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Was going to get the digital download but I like to have a physical copy (for emergencies ) so I'm gonna go to town tomorrow morning to get a copy...