help 300 tdi auto

I purchased a 1994 300tdi auto (import i think, due to the clock being in kph, not mph) I drove it home from Cumbria to Leeds yesterday. It drove okay, and sounded okay. The problem i seem to have today. When i went to put into into low 4x4 i couldn't move the gear stick. Is their something i am not doing right, or is their a particular way of doing this task.

Its permanant 4 wheel drive btw...the hi/lo may well be siezed just keep rocking it forward/backwards it may free up... duz it move into diff lock?

Is it groundhog day today?

Is it groundhog day today?

nathan5346 said:

Its permanant 4 wheel drive btw...the hi/lo may well be siezed just keep rocking it forward/backwards it may free up... duz it move into diff lock?

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I do not know. I couldn't get it too move any where. So tomorrow i wll try and keep rocking it too see if i may be able too free it.

Is it groundhog day today?



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i think what they are trying to say is do a search and you will find the answer as this is asked lots of times

Thankyou for your help, and if course wit. I am new to the landrover forum, and still can't find my way around. I thought that this may have been spoken about before, but after two hours of trying too find my way around, i chose the easy option. I knew that i may get some stick for it, and i did. I am glad that people have a good sense of humour, at least now i know that this forum isn't all boring tech avise. Hopefully i will eventually find my way around, but their is so much too view.
I have discovered that if you rev a touch more, 8-900 revs, the 4x4 box does change, but it is still stiff. I hope that as i use it, it will free itself, otherwise i will need to get all the oils changed. I don'tthink it has been used in 4x4 mode very much in its life, hence the stiffness. Does anyone know where i can get my gearboxes lubricants changed in the Leeds, West Yorkshire area. Or can anyone do it for me.

softiebear said:

Thankyou for your help, and if course wit. I am new to the landrover forum, and still can't find my way around. I thought that this may have been spoken about before, but after two hours of trying too find my way around, i chose the easy option. I knew that i may get some stick for it, and i did. I am glad that people have a good sense of humour, at least now i know that this forum isn't all boring tech avise. Hopefully i will eventually find my way around, but their is so much too view.
I have discovered that if you rev a touch more, 8-900 revs, the 4x4 box does change, but it is still stiff. I hope that as i use it, it will free itself, otherwise i will need to get all the oils changed. I don'tthink it has been used in 4x4 mode very much in its life, hence the stiffness. Does anyone know where i can get my gearboxes lubricants changed in the Leeds, West Yorkshire area. Or can anyone do it for me.

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You need to READ the replies you're given. Someone already told you it's full time 4wd, you don't have to select 4x4. Changing the lubricants in your transfer box/gearbox won't affect the transfer box lever. The linkage is either seized or too floppy.

Apologies all round. I have found out by reading, that i am in semi 4 wheel drive. That if my rear wheels start spinning, the front wheels kick in, so as not too get stuck. The second box is just hi-lo ratios, and of course diff lock to the left. So i apologise for my stupidity, and occassionally it helps to read books. many thanx anyway.

softiebear said:

Thankyou for this. As i have stated, i am new too 4x4's. So if i am permanently in 4 wheel drive How do i work this out. i have the standard gearbox, 1,2,3,d,n,r,p. Then there is the second box, in the figure of 8 4x4 low, 4x4 hi, to the right, and diff lock, to the left.

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Again you should be searching for this kind of thing but I will explain to you in the hope that this thread might die more quickly.

During every day road driving, you will use High Range, with no diff lock. This is your 'standard' setting.

Low Range reduces the overall gearing of your vehicle - this is used to reduce the speed of the vehicle, enable towing of very heavy loads, enable you to go up and down very steep hills and to go slowly over rough terrain in a controlled manner.

The third component, Diff Lock, can be engaged in either High or Low ranges. Essentially this locks the transfer box so that both front and rear prop shafts turn at the same speed, giving you greater traction on loose or slippery surfaces (for example mud or deep snow).

Diff lock should never be engaged when you're on a surface with good grip - it will cause a lot of damage to the transmission.

Whether you're in high or low range, the automatic gearbox functions the same - you can use all of the gears.

Hope this helps... perhaps we need to make a sticky thread for this kind of thing