Discovery 2 diff lock

Hi group my Disco 2 MY2000 has not got a mechanical centre differential
lock, can one be fitted? the vehicle has electronic traction control

In article <[email protected]>, Al Clarke wrote:
> Hi group my Disco 2 MY2000 has not got a mechanical centre differential
> lock, can one be fitted? the vehicle has electronic traction control
>
>

I think that most if not all Disco's have everything bar the linkage
fitted from standard. The question's come up on here in the past so
you should find the answer on google.

ISTR that someone sells a kit to restore the missing bits so that you
can lock the diff when required.

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

If it's got electronic traction control why do you need a centre diff, the
ETC locks the wheel thats spinning and lets the others do the work.

Peter

"Simon Barr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, Al Clarke wrote:
>> Hi group my Disco 2 MY2000 has not got a mechanical centre differential
>> lock, can one be fitted? the vehicle has electronic traction control
>>
>>
>
> I think that most if not all Disco's have everything bar the linkage
> fitted from standard. The question's come up on here in the past so
> you should find the answer on google.
>
> ISTR that someone sells a kit to restore the missing bits so that you
> can lock the diff when required.
>
> --
> simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
> Simon Barr.
> '97 110 300Tdi.


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Peter Seddon wrote:
> If it's got electronic traction control why do you need a centre
> diff, the ETC locks the wheel thats spinning and lets the others do
> the work.
>
> Peter
>
> "Simon Barr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>, Al Clarke wrote:
>>> Hi group my Disco 2 MY2000 has not got a mechanical centre
>>> differential lock, can one be fitted? the vehicle has electronic
>>> traction control
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I think that most if not all Disco's have everything bar the linkage
>> fitted from standard. The question's come up on here in the past so
>> you should find the answer on google.
>>
>> ISTR that someone sells a kit to restore the missing bits so that you
>> can lock the diff when required.
>>
>> --
>> simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
>> Simon Barr.
>> '97 110 300Tdi.
>
>
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Many reasons, the main one being that the ETC stops a wheel that has started
spinning, whereas the difflock helps to prevent it spinning in the first
place. I found the ETC to be brilliant on wet grass, and almost useless
everywhere else. Bear in mind that only some of the early Discos were
suitable to have the difflock reinstated. Mine (2001MY) was not, one of the
reasons I got rid.

BTW, if you attached your post *below* the message you are replying to, it
would help continuity in a thread like this.

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Rich

Series 2a
RR 4.6
V8 trialler
dog, wife, kids, whatever

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Peter Seddon wrote:
>> If it's got electronic traction control why do you need a centre
>> diff, the ETC locks the wheel thats spinning and lets the others do
>> the work.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> "Simon Barr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> In article <[email protected]>, Al Clarke wrote:
>>>> Hi group my Disco 2 MY2000 has not got a mechanical centre
>>>> differential lock, can one be fitted? the vehicle has electronic
>>>> traction control
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I think that most if not all Disco's have everything bar the linkage
>>> fitted from standard. The question's come up on here in the past so
>>> you should find the answer on google.
>>>
>>> ISTR that someone sells a kit to restore the missing bits so that you
>>> can lock the diff when required.
>>>
>>> --
>>> simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
>>> Simon Barr.
>>> '97 110 300Tdi.
>>
>>
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>
> Many reasons, the main one being that the ETC stops a wheel that has
> started
> spinning, whereas the difflock helps to prevent it spinning in the first
> place. I found the ETC to be brilliant on wet grass, and almost useless
> everywhere else. Bear in mind that only some of the early Discos were
> suitable to have the difflock reinstated. Mine (2001MY) was not, one of
> the
> reasons I got rid.
>
> BTW, if you attached your post *below* the message you are replying to, it
> would help continuity in a thread like this.
>
> --
>
> Rich
>
> Series 2a
> RR 4.6
> V8 trialler
> dog, wife, kids, whatever
>
>

Point taken

Peter


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