Disco 300 TDI with clunk and wont engage diff lock

Rights Guys

I am new to this game of land rovering. I just brought a 1996 300tdi es model done 132k for £700 quid with full history etc When i picked it up i knew it need a couple of things 1 being the diff lock lever was soild and would not move ( now sort of free) but wont engage diff lock and no light on dash also i have a clunk when going from 1st to reverse etc i have check the shaft the front one has play move side to side and the back is solid. also it has a little whine to.

any ideas on how i can sort this
cheers

jord1987 said:

Rights Guys

I am new to this game of land rovering. I just brought a 1996 300tdi es model done 132k for £700 quid with full history etc When i picked it up i knew it need a couple of things 1 being the diff lock lever was soild and would not move ( now sort of free) but wont engage diff lock and no light on dash also i have a clunk when going from 1st to reverse etc i have check the shaft the front one has play move side to side and the back is solid. also it has a little whine to.

any ideas on how i can sort this
cheers

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Nice intro

Pleased to meet you too

Just outta curiosity how do you know diff lock hasn't engaged?

Have you checked the bulb in the dash?

And which front shaft has a little play in it? Do you mean the front prop shaft?
If you do then you'll find the back shaft will be solid especially if the handbrake is on

Yer clunk from first to reverse could just be worn selector or depending where n what is clunking it could be that your clutch is not disengaging properly. Cant remember if it's the same as a Defender but may be low clutch fluid, knackered slave/ master cylinder, etc

:welcome:

As BD said ..

Where, roughly, are you?

Is the difflock lever properly free, can it move up, down and left, right fully and easily?