dog gone 21 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 quick question for all the people with knowledge on gearboxs. landrover seems to be stuck in diff lock. had a quick look and was wanting to know should there be any play in the linkages from the stick to the transfer box as seems a little bit sloppy. cheers in advance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jack lee 137 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 the linkage can give problems on them mate,take out the councel,which is the surround over the gearbox and you can see if the tranfer stick is doing its job,if not use a large screwdriver to shift the linkage back to high range ,hope this helps, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog gone 21 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 cheers but should the linkage be tight or have a bit of play in it. seems quite loose at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jack lee 137 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 there should be a certain amount of play in linkage,but there lies a problem,how much play,thats why you have to try move the shift by hand with srewdriver,to determine thats its in the linkage and not the tranfer box,whats it you have,defender or disco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Chances of being seized link. Remove centre console and grease it all up. The links will be bolted together. Make sure the bolts are tight aswell even replace the normsl nuts with nylocks to stop them 'dancing' free again Removing the console is a bit bad head though. You will have to drill out some rivets and replace with screws.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,378 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 what makes you think it's stuck in diff lock? Is the stick moving ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog gone 21 Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 buying the truck and been told rear wheels are scuffing when turning. seen truck and stick doesnt seem to come [BANNED TEXT] back over out of diff lock or at least hoping thats the case. as been said diff ceases up from time to time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,378 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 which diff seizes up f? to see if its in diff lock try jacking a wheel on one side and see if you can spin the wheels , you shouldnt be able to .. if it is check all round the linkage for any thing jamming it or extremely loose try moving the linkage with a screw driver if it still wont come out , try reversing and going forward it might be stuck in due to diff wind up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog gone 21 Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 which diff seizes up f? to see if its in diff lock try jacking a wheel on one side and see if you can spin the wheels , you shouldnt be able to .. if it is check all round the linkage for any thing jamming it or extremely loose try moving the linkage with a screw driver if it still wont come out , try reversing and going forward it might be stuck in due to diff wind up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog gone 21 Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 cheers mate should pick it up next weekend i will give it a go. mite give you a shout when i try those things out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 which diff seizes up f? to see if its in diff lock try jacking a wheel on one side and see if you can spin the wheels , you shouldnt be able to .. if it is check all round the linkage for any thing jamming it or extremely loose try moving the linkage with a screw driver if it still wont come out , try reversing and going forward it might be stuck in due to diff wind up f**k me chid, you CAN talk some sense at times fair play to you mate, spot on advice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog gone 21 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Got truck jacked it up on one side and wheel will turn a bit both ways but not full revolution. Had console out and linkage at the bottom seems very sloppy seems like a lot of play on the bar that joins the linkage to the transfer box, what do you reckon it will cost for new linkage before I go for transfer box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,378 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Got truck jacked it up on one side and wheel will turn a bit both ways but not full revolution. Had console out and linkage at the bottom seems very sloppy seems like a lot of play on the bar that joins the linkage to the transfer box, what do you reckon it will cost for new linkage before I go for transfer box. did you try getting it out of diff lock with a screw driver?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog gone 21 Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 You can push the lever on top of the box over by hand. The linkage doesn't seem to be able to pull it over far enough. Like said can only turn the wheel a bit left and right or would expect to turn a full turn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,378 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 You need to try flicking it out of difflock with the screwdriver , that way it will tell you wether it is the linkage at fault (it will come out of difflock) or the transfer box (won't come out of difflock) at fault Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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