Disco II Diff Lock

If you can find an area where there is a looseish surface, and then drive round in a circle on full lock, it will be immediately apparent if the diff is locked as you can hear/feel the tyres scuffing, as you've guessed. The same is probably true on clean tarmac, but it's more of a "don't feel quite right" thing. If you are doing a lot of short trips, the diffs will often unwind when you reverse so it can be hard to tell, particularly if it's wet. The 110 put itself in diff lock, with no light on, and I only found out when it wouldn't accelerate, then started slowing down! Completely mystified I went to reverse into a side road and there was na almighty band as the center diff unwound (and the light came on!). No reprecussions, it's still going strong

I've heard of similar - driving across extermely splippy field - no problem. Moving off on said field, not easy.

I've heard tell of vehicles where "everything was there" and people have simply added the appropriate levers and bits from diff-lock variants. I'm sure I read that LR had deliberately, for a while, arranged things so this couldn't be done - until they gave in and put the diff lock back.

The Genuine Parts one's come with a protective coating of gunge, which is supposed to be cleaned off when fitted. I don't think it's the end of the world if it isn't though.

Could be - an insufficently blanked off connector? Or maybe the Body Controller got it's knickers in a twist!

Richard

In message , Dave Liquorice writes

Put the hand brake on and jack up one front wheel. If the difflock is engaged then you will not be able to turn the wheel (make sure it is in neutral).

Yes you should be able to get all the bits you need to enable the lever to work.

TC will not work until the engine is doing over 1,200 - 1,500 rpm.

When trying to get the thing onto the recovery wagon with one spinning rear wheel I'm pretty sure the revs would have been higher than that.

It's quite steep hill onto the back, even steeper when the road isn't flat and the recovery truck is parked facing up hill. Probably some clutch slip though.

The TC does work as I've had it cut in going up snowy hills.

Good, it felt fine even on quite tight corners, I'd expect some form of complaint.

Probably down to a technique. From rest one would normally be gentle and try your best not to get the wheels spinning in the first place. Perhaps with TC you have to be a bit brutal until (if) the motor is moving.

From what I've read elsewhere early DII's where not much different underneath from DI's. A few years after launch they started to fit transfer boxes without the diff lock bits, presumably on a cost basis. I've an early DII (2001) and the transfer box has the bits. I'll have to track down a breakers with a few DI's and see if I can get the bits.

Anyone know anything about Nigel Price, Stanegate Garage, Newbrough near Hexham? Not a breakers but an independant LR specialist, much rather use someone like that than the dealers.

These look as if they are painted black and possibly the metal blued over the inner 5/8" or so of the flat wearing face.

Looked electrical, winking and flickering before coming on steady. Then a few flickers and winks before staying off. I msut grovel underneath and have look sometime, bit cold and wet today.

Knew him in off-road racing circles many years ago. Haven't seen him for ages.

Nice chap, well regarded.

Blue-black waxy stuff, used for moisture-proofing in storage. I've always been meticulous about cleaning it off before fitting new discs - I can't see the waxy nature being any good to brake pads at all. And it's a total bastard to get off.

Petrol or brake cleaner both remove it fairly easily.

I'd expect that to be over the entire face though not just the inner edge. The boundary between bright shiny metal and this bluey/black is well defined. It does look as if it is coming off/wearing through this time though.

Quite agree, now fronts the heat would burn most things off but rears don't get anything like as hot.

Not my problem...

So they've put it on with the coating in place, and it's wearing off.

But a reason why the fitter didn't make the extra effort to clean them up before he fitted them.