Ears23 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hi all, as a complete idiot when it comes to anything mechanical, i am after a bit of advice. I have been and had a drive in a Land Rover Discovery today, that is being sold by a mate of a mate. What i want to know about is the small lever that is the Diff lock. It is an auto model, and i was wanting to know what the diff lock actually is. I notice that there is low,neutral and high. Does this meen that the diff lock has to be used for everyday driving in either high or low. As when i had a play and put the diff lock **** in the neutral position and put the car in drive it did nt move. I know these are probably very stupid questions but i really am an idiot when it comes to these things. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Janaway Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Well as far as i know, the diff lock or diferential lock, make s all the wheels turn at the same speed giving more grip. when the car is being used on the road it should be in neutral, low for very slow speeds off road and high for faster speeds off road. can't help you any more than that, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 diff lock makes all the wheels turn at the same pace but the car dosent steer aswel when it has diff lock on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ears23 Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 diff lock makes all the wheels turn at the same pace but the car dosent steer aswel when it has diff lock on does this meen there is something wrong if you have to have the diff lock **** down in the high posistion for the car to move in drive, with it in the neutral posistion and in drive it just revs no movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 from what i can remember high and low is the box speed the diff is to the left then up and down high low diff ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 diff lock makes all the wheels turn at the same pace but the car dosent steer aswel when it has diff lock on does this meen there is something wrong if you have to have the diff lock **** down in the high posistion for the car to move in drive, with it in the neutral posistion and in drive it just revs no movement. No thats how it should be. Neutral is just the same as any gearbox, no gear selected (no drive) High selected is for normal driving conditions and low for off road and all that goes with it LB is the resident 4x4 guru so i,m sure he will put me right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 if you buy it read this thread. http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...showtopic=42661 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ears23 Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thanks all, for the info. Have got another member of here coming with me tomorrow to have a look. He has just told me that is how his is. He said that he don't know great amounts on them but he has the exact same model as the one i am interested in and he will defiantly know more than i do. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelvebore Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hi, If you engage diff lock on tarmac and try to drive it, you'll 'wind up' the transmission and break something. It could be an exceeding expensive repair. Diff flock should only ever be used as a last resort to get you out of trouble when you're off-road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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