Cant Lock the Diff

Hi,

I have a 96 Disco which I bought about 2 months ago.

I have noticed that I cannot put the transfer lever into the "diff lock"
position. I have tried whilst the main box is in neutral, whilst the clutch
it down and whilst moving when in both high ratio, low ratio and when
transfer box was in neutral.

I have pushed it accross as hard as I possibly can, but it just will not
move accross!!

The garage I bought the car from said that if difflock has never been used,
it can become a bit stiff. They say if i take the car in to them, they will
rectify it for me free of charge. However, a round trip the garage is well
over 100 miles, so if anybody knows what the problem is likely to be then i
would rather save myself the trip and fix it myself.

Or could this signify a more series problem with the car?

Thanks,
Rick

Yes it is prob becuase it has never been used. Crawl underneath and you
should be able to see the linkage - try a good squirt with wd40 and let it
soak for a while.


"Richard Wilkinson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a 96 Disco which I bought about 2 months ago.
>
> I have noticed that I cannot put the transfer lever into the "diff lock"
> position. I have tried whilst the main box is in neutral, whilst the
clutch
> it down and whilst moving when in both high ratio, low ratio and when
> transfer box was in neutral.
>
> I have pushed it accross as hard as I possibly can, but it just will not
> move accross!!
>
> The garage I bought the car from said that if difflock has never been
used,
> it can become a bit stiff. They say if i take the car in to them, they
will
> rectify it for me free of charge. However, a round trip the garage is
well
> over 100 miles, so if anybody knows what the problem is likely to be then
i
> would rather save myself the trip and fix it myself.
>
> Or could this signify a more series problem with the car?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
>
>

Vince <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> Yes it is prob becuase it has never been used. Crawl underneath and
> you should be able to see the linkage - try a good squirt with wd40
> and let it soak for a while.

Indeed, I felt a berk when suffering this on our '97 a couple of years
ago... fortunately the chaps at Lakeland landrover were used to it. A few
minuted of heavy duty jiggling had it sorted but theres nothing like regular
use to keep it moving.

What you are suffering from is something called "newness" ;-)

Lee
--
www.lrproject.com
Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
home in the USA.
Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
Morph - He's "living the dream".

Worked a treat!

Lots of WD40 and a smothering of grease once it had freed up. Working
perfectly now!

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Vince <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
> about:
>> Yes it is prob becuase it has never been used. Crawl underneath and
>> you should be able to see the linkage - try a good squirt with wd40
>> and let it soak for a while.
>
> Indeed, I felt a berk when suffering this on our '97 a couple of years
> ago... fortunately the chaps at Lakeland landrover were used to it. A few
> minuted of heavy duty jiggling had it sorted but theres nothing like
> regular use to keep it moving.
>
> What you are suffering from is something called "newness" ;-)
>
> Lee
> --
> www.lrproject.com
> Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
> home in the USA.
> Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
> Morph - He's "living the dream".
>

Richard Wilkinson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a 96 Disco which I bought about 2 months ago.
>
> I have noticed that I cannot put the transfer lever into the "diff lock"
> position. I have tried whilst the main box is in neutral, whilst the clutch
> it down and whilst moving when in both high ratio, low ratio and when
> transfer box was in neutral.
>
> I have pushed it accross as hard as I possibly can, but it just will not
> move accross!!
>
> The garage I bought the car from said that if difflock has never been used,
> it can become a bit stiff. They say if i take the car in to them, they will
> rectify it for me free of charge. However, a round trip the garage is well
> over 100 miles, so if anybody knows what the problem is likely to be then i
> would rather save myself the trip and fix it myself.
>
> Or could this signify a more series problem with the car?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
>
>
I found that I need to "work" the transfer case about once a week to
keep it functional. Sounds like it hasn't been done in your case. The LR
shop manual will show you how to lube the linkage amongst other tasks.
If you don't have access to one [the manual that is], let me know and I
can send the necessary information to you via email attachment or
telefax. Figure about 2-3 hours of work and don't forget a six pack of
brewskies to make to time go by quicker. Cheers!