Defender buying help - diff lock locked!
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Hi guys,
Looking for urgent help!
Been looking at a defender 110 and it ticked almost all boxes for me.
However, the diff lock is sticking on and the guy who's selling it doesn't seem to know much about it. I asked him to do the usual... Reverse full lock etc...
Anyway, if I took a gamble, what would be the worst case to fix it in money terms?!?
Looking for urgent help!
Been looking at a defender 110 and it ticked almost all boxes for me.
However, the diff lock is sticking on and the guy who's selling it doesn't seem to know much about it. I asked him to do the usual... Reverse full lock etc...
Anyway, if I took a gamble, what would be the worst case to fix it in money terms?!?
You could always whip the transfer box out and replace it with one from a Discovery.
Solves the diff lock problem and ups the cruising speed at the same time.
I got one off the 'bay for about 100 quid. No snags so far (circa 10,000 miles later...)
By the way, when you say it's "stuck"' d'you mean the lever won't budge or the level moves but the diff lock lights stays on?
If it's the former, it's possibly a box out job, if it's the latter, try swapping the transfer box oil - the diff lock's being held on by the torque through the box which would normally unwind of its own accord but sticky oil won't help.
Solves the diff lock problem and ups the cruising speed at the same time.
I got one off the 'bay for about 100 quid. No snags so far (circa 10,000 miles later...)
By the way, when you say it's "stuck"' d'you mean the lever won't budge or the level moves but the diff lock lights stays on?
If it's the former, it's possibly a box out job, if it's the latter, try swapping the transfer box oil - the diff lock's being held on by the torque through the box which would normally unwind of its own accord but sticky oil won't help.
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 3rd June 21:21
Thanks...
It was unclear as I haven't actually been to see it
The guy phoned me after someone walked away from it.
He advertised it as doing all the work himself With the Galv chassis, but when I queried him over what he thought was wrong and he didn't have a clue as if it was beyond him... Surely if he had the skills to do a full rebuild he would know how to check the mechanisms, or at least google it.
Something doesn't stack up with it...
It was unclear as I haven't actually been to see it
The guy phoned me after someone walked away from it.
He advertised it as doing all the work himself With the Galv chassis, but when I queried him over what he thought was wrong and he didn't have a clue as if it was beyond him... Surely if he had the skills to do a full rebuild he would know how to check the mechanisms, or at least google it.
Something doesn't stack up with it...
r055 said:
Thanks...
It was unclear as I haven't actually been to see it
The guy phoned me after someone walked away from it.
He advertised it as doing all the work himself With the Galv chassis, but when I queried him over what he thought was wrong and he didn't have a clue as if it was beyond him... Surely if he had the skills to do a full rebuild he would know how to check the mechanisms, or at least google it.
Something doesn't stack up with it...
A chassis swap is hard work but does not necessarily need a lot of expertise, however knowing the workings of a gearbox is much more complex so he may genuinely not know how to fix it.It was unclear as I haven't actually been to see it
The guy phoned me after someone walked away from it.
He advertised it as doing all the work himself With the Galv chassis, but when I queried him over what he thought was wrong and he didn't have a clue as if it was beyond him... Surely if he had the skills to do a full rebuild he would know how to check the mechanisms, or at least google it.
Something doesn't stack up with it...
Crossflow Kid said:
Ok, if it is just the light staying on that's not too drastic and is usually just the diff winding up. If however the lever won't move, something's properly stuck and it probably means a box out job.
It could be the linkage. However how long has the difflock been in and where has the vehicle been used? You certainly wouldn't want to use it on dry tarmac roads and most certainly would not be able to drive it home with difflock in, not without causing other major breakages.300bhp/ton said:
It could be the linkage. However how long has the difflock been in and where has the vehicle been used? You certainly wouldn't want to use it on dry tarmac roads and most certainly would not be able to drive it home with difflock in, not without causing other major breakages.
Although you could drive it home by removing one of the prop shafts.Gassing Station | Land Rover | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff