4x4 selection

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randylover1988

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I know this sounds stupid but first time in a land rover! Been a suzuki boy for years!..can someone explain the tecnique and 4x4 selection as I have a very old discovery 200tdi and uts very stiff which is not helping!?....:)
 
linkage and lever housing need checking and lubing, its in 4x4 at all times as it has center diff ,so 1 wheel spinning can loose drive to the other 3 , pushing hi/lo lever over to left locks center diff ,so both axles are driven but you can still loose drive if 1 wheel on each axle spin
 
Whats best to have it in for everyvday?...also can I lube?.. can I go right and up the left or do I go neutral left then up!?..need a diagram ..... :) haha
 
randylover1988 said:
Whats best to have it in for everyvday?...also can I lube?.. can I go right and up the left or do I go neutral left then up!?..need a diagram ..... :) haha
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to the left in lock is only for loose ground .and can be selected where ever hi/lo lever is in regards to hi lo or neutral
 
Hmm the lines on the diagram on the actual gear knob are true I follow those lines!..its so stiff this is why im acting so thick sorry chaps I dont lick windows or anything like that haha... whats best way to lube?
 
no its not a h pattern , it can go left in to lock from any position, the two functions even though through the same lever are completely seperate, you may need to remove consol and rubber gaiter to free linkage
 
randylover1988 said:
Hmm the lines on the diagram on the actual gear knob are true I follow those lines!..its so stiff this is why im acting so thick sorry chaps I dont lick windows or anything like that haha... whats best way to lube?
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Yeah its an 8 pattern. H is for high range. Thats everyday driving. Your vehicle is perminant 4wd. If you move left from there its diff locked. That means all four wheels turn at the same speed. Super grippy. But diff locked high range is not often called for. So forward from your original postion 1 click is neutral. Neutral on the range selector is the same as neutral on any gearbox=brum brum no zoom zoom. Forward of this postion is low range. Try it. Well slow but all the torque your ever gonna need(probably). Good for towing, dodgy reverse manouvers n offroading. Then left of that is difflock low range. Super grippy super torquey. Great for most offroad conditions up hills DOWN hills(loads of injun breaking) crawling n mud. We like this.
Yours is probbably stiff cos it aint been used. That means its a chelsea tractor and thats good cos noone has dogged it offroad. We also like this. There are loads of how toos for greasing the range lever on here.
 
Take covers off and give it a good clean, can be a build up of crap over every thing and you need to make sure you are lubricating the linkages, not the crap. So clean it all off then spray loadsa lube all over the place and grab your stiff lever and yank it about furiously and with intent, in and out, up and down, keep adding more lube until until it slides in and out nice and smooth (or as smooth as it gets on a land rover). Then when the job is and with your last ounce of energy, sit back and have a smoke.
 
Dan_Trials said:
Take covers off and give it a good clean, can be a build up of crap over every thing and you need to make sure you are lubricating the linkages, not the crap. So clean it all off then spray loadsa lube all over the place and grab your stiff lever and yank it about furiously and with intent, in and out, up and down, keep adding more lube until until it slides in and out nice and smooth (or as smooth as it gets on a land rover). Then when the job is and with your last ounce of energy, sit back and have a smoke.
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Now that has made my day!!!! :D
 
SteNova is confused!

All Land Rovers after the Series 3 have permanent four wheel drive.

This is accomplished by using 3 differentials; 1 each in the axles and one in the transfer box, referred to as the centre-diff.

In an ideal world with totally flat straight roads all four wheels will turn at the same speed but there are corners to consider and that's where the axle differentials come into play, they allow the wheels on each axle to turn at different speeds, if you remember your geometry from school the wheels on the outside of the curve have further to go therefore they will have to turn faster than the inside wheels.

The differential in the transfer box allows the axles to be driven at different speeds as the road conditions require.

The CDL or centre-diff lock forces the axles to turn at the same speed and is used when extra traction is necessary, but if it's used on normal roads it can lead to much increased tyre wear especially and also different handling characteristics.

The centre diff lock (if it's fitted) is available in both high and low gear ratios on the transfer box, as already stated you move the gear ratio lever to the left to engage the CDL or to the right to dis-engage it.
 
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