How can you.....

The later model Discoverys don't have a diff lock. They use Electronic Brake Distributiion or Electronic Traction Control depending on what the flavour of the week is (they are both the same thing - pulse the brakes on any wheel that seems to be spinning). In theory the ETC does everything a diff lock would do, but not quite as well.

There *is* a screw on the center diff to lock it, but if memory serves this is only for "service" use.

Paul

Not quite true - they've reintroduced it now, due to customer demand.

Try this:

So basically, they fitted ETC, and simply left the linkages and lever off?

Alex

Correct. I know a couple of people who have manufactured their own mechanical diff lock levers which work pretty well.

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Steve G (remove the nospam to email me)

I'm told by a LR engineer you can buy the bits for a new model and bung them on instead.

That sounds very possible as the gearbox in the latest version is the same as the S2-pre 2003 model.

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Steve G (remove the nospam to email me)

That's OK then!

Does this mean it is possible to completely lock the diff on a series 1? please expand...

Thanks Steve

I just meant that the easiest way to get at the operating mechanism on a S1 Discovery is by taking out the centre console.

Whether you can permanently fix it so that the diff lock is on all the time I can't comment on. Why would you want to do that anyway? Surely if you want the diff lock on just push the transfer box lever to the left - hey presto!

Or have I missed the question? Just like bleedin' University Challenge ... I don't even understand the names of the colleges - d'oh!

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Steve G (remove the nospam to email me)

Yes, as far as I know.

You push the 'difflock' lever over into the 'difflock' position.

Nick

Mark

Have a look here this may help.

Its a US site but same for CDL...

All Discovery models have manual diff locks - even those that don't have the facility to operate them :-)

Of course, the next generation might be completely different.

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Steve G (remove the nospam to email me)

Not quite true.. There was a limited time run that dont have the CDL "screw" on top of the transfer case.

Also ALL NAS Disco's since 2002 (IIRC) have blank castings where the actuator would bolt on.

It pays to check!

Cheers Mike

The diff lock on the Discovery locks the front and rear prop shafts together. On a good, level dry surface (e.g. dry tarmac road) that effectively locks all four wheels together but on a loose surface (e.g. mud or gravel) you can still end up with drive to just one wheel on each axle - as you can with any centre-diff-lock system without traction control.

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Steve G (remove the nospam to email me)

Mike,

Sorry, but if you read what I wrote again you'll see that we're saying the same thing - I did check :-)

All Discoverys have a transfer box. Inside that transfer box there is a manually actuated diff-lock. Not all Discoverys have the mechanism to operate that lock.

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Steve G (remove the nospam to email me)

- I did check :-)

Yes agreed but there isnt even a point to retro fit to on some whilst others are easy and have the actuator bolt protruding from the casting.

Other than that no problem!!!

Cheers Mike