hi all i need some help.

used diff lock today after about 3 months, went in easy but was a real b**ch to get out. used a bit of the old brut force and the leaver started to come out of low lock then it shifted up to nutral and then the linkage has broken/come apart. :doh:

im sure i saw a bit on here before but i searched and cant find it, how do i get into it to assess/repair it?

if there is a link and with photos can someone post the link as all help well be gratefully recived as i need to get the old girl running tomorrow if nowt is busted

cheers
baz

oh its a 300 tdi auto box if that makes a differance

and thanks for the help you all provide

Hi. This may help! I know you've got a TDI, but goolge "Discovery2". This guy has basically converted his disco 2 to have the same linkage/mechanism as the TDI (The TD5 done away with it as it has traction control). There's quite a few photo's. Hopefully it will just be a case of stripping it down and lubing it.

thanks ill have a look

hi sappy

thanks for your advise, whent on there and got on the case today temoved center consul and drilled out the rivits to the tranny tunnel, found the link arm had come off so refitted and tightened and lubricated the upper linkaged and the slides ther the selecror shaft is.

changed the broken auto selector plate and lubricated that as well.

gave her a test run and got her out of diff lock and away she went the linkages slide better now.

now got to refit the rubber gaiter and the cenrer consul and im done, i think i will use speaker clips and screws to fit it back with some gasket to seal the rubber gaiter incase it dose it again.

but a heart felt thanks
cheers
baz