TD5 Disco Transfer Box problem.....

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Drymar

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Returning from Oulton Park yesterday afternoon with race car on trailer, the Transfer Box failed on my 09/1999 TD5 Discovery. This is the second time this has happened to me, the first just after I got the car at apprx 104k miles, now this time at 208k miles.... So I gues just over 100k miles from a Transfer Box is acceptable, but just bloody inconvenient.

Question....
I read about the Ashcroft conversion. Is it likely that the parts supplied in this kit will be enough to replace the failed parts in mine..? I know you are now saying... How do we know what has failed in yours... but from your vast collective knowledge, there must be a common failure, what is it....?

Your thoughts / advice would be appreciated.

Mark.
 
With NO prior indication of failure (on both occasions) the car just felt that I had a trailer brake just snagging... like a little misfire but not from the engine (if that makes sense to you...). When I stopped and look around both trailer and Disco, i saw nothing obviously wrong, so set of again, this time it was plainly clear that the problem was transmission and on further examination the Transfer Box had developed an oil leak (a constant but slow drip). The noise (still driveable) was comparable to a washing machine full of spanners... :-(

Mark.
 
...Yep.tell LR to fix it cos they fooked up.My mate went bananas at em.got an old tdi tradein in the end an a refund on the difference on 3 new wagons at the same time.the dealer was well ****ed but the fooked it up they fix em....

Come to think ofd it i think 4 lr went back in the end.He runs 3 lorrys and 5 landys 4 of which broke before 5k miles and so on....
 
If it had only done a small mileage, then I would have no hesitation on taking it back to Land Rover, BUT, I fear that after over 100,000 miles (most of those with a trailer), they would be very sympathetic to my cause.... So, what IS the 'common fault'? Is it what I have experienced? and What about the Ashcroft conversion?

Mark.
 
Pulled the Transfer box today and stripped it. One bearing collapsed, NO gear damage BUT.... main casing cracked!

Does anyone have a spare casing? Is a Transfer Box from an Auto TD5 the same as the Manual?

Cheers,
Mark.
 
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