Series 3 won't drive in 2 wd high...

Patrick928

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• Jul 20, 2020

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I just took delivery of a 1982 Land Rover series 3 lightweight, ex-Dutch military, only to find out the car only drives in 4 wd modes, high & low, but not in 2 wd. Any advice on what the problem can be? The car was shipped roughly 1200 miles on the back of a truck and a lot of the bolts were loose and I actually found a few missing. Is it possible the linkage disconnected? I'm not real familiar these vehicles.

 

Marmaduke

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• Jul 20, 2020

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Welcome to the forum, my money is on the red lever being slightly bent. Mine was on my 2a

Does it feel like it's not going far enough forwards to engage?

 

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• Jul 20, 2020

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Is the rear prop fitted? (Stranger things have happened!!)
And welcome!

 

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Hi and welcome!

 

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Hello and welcome

 

Patrick928

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• Jul 20, 2020

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Marmaduke said:

Welcome to the forum, my money is on the red lever being slightly bent. Mine was on my 2a

Does it feel like it's not going far enough forwards to engage?

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It engages and the shaft spins, but the rear axle is not moving. Any thoughts on this one?

 

Patrick928

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• Jul 20, 2020

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callisr said:

Is the rear prop fitted? (Stranger things have happened!!)
And welcome!

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The shaft spins, but the rear axle is not moving. Any thoughts on this one?

 

jamesmartin

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• Jul 20, 2020

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Patrick928 said:

The shaft spins, but the rear axle is not moving. Any thoughts on this one?

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yes its obvious what it is,but you should start a thread in the series section

 

Patrick928

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• Jul 20, 2020

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jamesmartin said:

yes its obvious what it is,but you should start a thread in the series section

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What is it?

 

Shimsteriom

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• Jul 20, 2020

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Patrick928 said:

What is it?

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Ask over 'ere

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/series-land-rovers.6/

 

Hippo

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• Aug 1, 2020

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Welcome to the forum

 

Patrick928

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• Aug 20, 2020

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OK, so the work has been completed and finding the correct axles proved to be harder than the actual install. One axle was completely snapped in two and the other was ground down to nothing. The Dutch military, 24 volt, diesel seems to be a little more difficult to get parts for in the US than the standard Series 3, but all is well in the end. Thank you all for the tips, suggestion and general support. Great group of people on here and I am lucky to be part of this community.