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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226   
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Sounds fine to me - though I'm no expert! Mine is just the same. I was told the same shifting technique by a LR Experience instructor and find it works well. Also helps to still be rolling slightly when you shift I find, rather than coming to a complete stop and then trying to - it's possible to shift on the move with some careful double de-clutching and rev matching, but I can't say I've ever tried it. Think the important thing is to regularly engage low box / diff lock to keep everything working as it should. Mine spends almost all its time in high box, so I try to remember to stick it in low now and again and run through the gears and engage / disengage diff lock a few times in each box. I usually double de-clutch when changing from low-high or vice versa, i.e. clutch from high to neutral then clutch again from neutral to low, rather than trying to do it in one move.
As an aside - another tip I was shown at LR Experience which I often find useful: occasionally diff lock won't disengage when you shift the lever back over - the lever comes across but the light on the dash is still illuminated. In this case diff lock is still engaged. To disengage, select reverse and apply full lock one way or the other and back up slightly and it will come out. You are just forcing the axles to turn at different speeds, thereby forcing the centre diff to work and thereby disengaging the lock. Hope that helps - sure others will have different techniques / suggest better ones. Tris. |
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18th Feb 2011 11:28am |
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| alanhid Member Since: 24 Jan 2010 Location: South Lanarkshire Scotland Posts: 221  
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Just like mine.....
 Life is not a rehearsal!
Def 90td5 CSW xs 2006 |
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18th Feb 2011 11:52am |
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| party monkey Member Since: 31 Dec 2010 Location: Oxon. Posts: 1311  
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Thankyou guys for the responses.... good to know
Green Machine, For those of us that spend most time in high box, I agree completely with the need to lock the diff from time to time and switch to low from high - just to stop it seizing. My old disco seized up and wouldn't engage the diff lock. Lots of swearing, WD40 and an afternoon making coffee for my friendly mechanic (my father) sorted it. Have to say I thought the concept of reversing when the diff lock light was still on was that there was an element of transmission 'wind up' rather than the lock was still engaged but yep whatever it is... a few yards in reverse and light goes off
My list entitled 'It's a defender - deal with it' gets ever longer  Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless. |
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18th Feb 2011 3:28pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 
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mines a basteward to get into diff lock!
never been in untill i bought it. i've bought a good s/h 300 tdi disco TB for mine, after driving the D2 about the defenders to low geared for me. Monkey, Next time your down at LRUK drop me a pm as my units a few miles away. |
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18th Feb 2011 3:43pm |
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| party monkey Member Since: 31 Dec 2010 Location: Oxon. Posts: 1311
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Cheers, T1G - will do. Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless. |
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18th Feb 2011 4:46pm |
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| TC Member Since: 21 Nov 2010 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 715
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Mine is the same
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18th Feb 2011 5:46pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Hopefully an explination of how it works will help you guys relaise why it is vague.
Selecting Hi/Lo Box Should never be done when traveling more than 5mph- idealy done at standstill. With this when you move the stick forward or back it physically moves a mechanism which selects Hi or Lo range. Diff lock Can be done up to speeds of 25mph. When you move the lever to the side all it does it puts tension on a spring which then when the conditions are right (all the splines line up) it will slide the collar across. If you then use it on solid ground you can put a lot of opposite torque on the two shafts which jam the collar across the 2 shafts (This is known as wind up)... ways to get rid of it include, putting into reverse, dropping a wheel off a curb or jacking up a single wheel. It won't peel positive because you aren't physically moving any gears. Glyn   |
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18th Feb 2011 6:03pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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This is the proper way to do it, and it ensures its in hi or low. the last thing you want to happen is the vehicle to pop out of low range as you are climbing a steep hill.
Feck  I've been doing this low to high at about 30 mph when towing heavy trailers etc and with no clunking BTW.
accelerate up to 3rd gear low range 25 - 30 mph clutch in, gear lever to neutral clutch out clutch in, transfer lever to neutral clutch out clutch in, gear lever to 1st clutch out clutch in, transfer lever to high clutch out 130's have feeling's as well you know  |
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18th Feb 2011 6:21pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015
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You will be OK doing that as you are dissconecting the engine from the drive train... it is more for people who drive along and try to go from Hi-Lo by just pressing the clutch...... I am guessing from your knolwedge of how to shift you are also C+E qualified
Glyn |
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18th Feb 2011 6:30pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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He could not get in to a Truck Cab
Used to love my DAF with its crash box really taught you how to change properly coming uo Shap and missing a gear never an option  |
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18th Feb 2011 6:34pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707
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Ken I can if I wear my high heels
Not C+E, But I am Land Rover quallified 130's have feeling's as well you know |
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18th Feb 2011 7:24pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015
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I remember learning to drive C+E in nice new trucks so gear changes were easy, then when I got to Belize I would drive the Bedford Light Recovery which had one of the worst boxes in the world.... Within a few weeks it was easy to drive with the odd crunch here and there- Soo funny when you get a new lad in who thinks he is a driving god but then crunches every gear on the way up and then back down. I don't think they even teach double clutching now.
Glyn |
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18th Feb 2011 7:29pm |
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