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help - diff lock

Tech Talk for Rover owners.

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help - diff lock

Post by ragin rover »

Gday
Having a problem with my diff lock.. had a little drive to ormeau the other day and it was jammed in the normal position. I could NOT engage the 4wd 'diff lock' on the transfer stick and it seemed to be stuck... Does anyone have any ideas or information on whether i could try to fix it myself? or is it a trip to the transmission shop??

Should the diff lock be engaged when in neutral or park or in drive? I tried a few possible combinations and couldnt get it to engage. Could someone advise the correct procedure please.

Thanks
Mark :)
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Post by Loanrangie »

Auto, manual, lt95, lt230 - more info please.
Saddle up tonto, its the not so loanrangie! . 98 TDI DISCO lightly modded with more to come.
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Post by ragin rover »

Loanrangie wrote:Auto, manual, lt95, lt230 - more info please.


Sorry... :oops:
my cars a 1986 range rover 3.5 litre fuel injected. automatic, im not sure what transfer case its got. Does that help?
Cheers
Mark :cool:
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Post by Ralf the RR »

I had this problem a few years ago on our 80 RR.
Don't know if it's the same as yours, but on the 80, you lift a seperate knob up.

Ours was jammed down.
I pulled the whole switch apart, and found something (can't remember what) was bent, which prevented it moving.
Starightened it, and has been good ever since.
Harry

79 Rangie (his name is Ralf) 4.4 dual fuel, with plenty of other mods.

Oils leaks are a factory option to prevent rust!
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Post by Loanrangie »

Your is an lt230, in nuetral and then over to left to lock, if its stuck a bit of gentle back and forth should get it out.
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Post by ragin rover »

Thanks mates,
Will try that this weekend ( finger crossed ) .
cheers
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Post by derangedrover »

The shifter is probably seized.

To confirm crawl underneath, and remove the linkage for the centre diff at the tcase. (simple job, just a split pin) Now hop back in and try lever. If same as before, shifter is seized.

Pull console out, remove rubber thingy, remove rubber thingy off tcase shifter. Spray wd40 or similar over the shifter where it slides sideways in a couple of bushes in the housing. Let sit, then wiggle till it works.

If not a seized shifter, then your in the poo.


Cheers
Daryl
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