LandyMan

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it's just a lever and a cable, why does it cost so much?

£340 on ebay!

Does anyone know where to get 1 of these cheaper?

Thanks
 
I have wondered about that too. £200 from some suppliers - but only seems to have about £15 of low-tech materials. It is basically a very simple bit of kit that should be costing about £50 by my reckoning.
 
it's just a lever and a cable, why does it cost so much?

£340 on ebay!

Does anyone know where to get 1 of these cheaper?

Thanks
USE the complete top off a D1,that is how mine was made to work,ask jamesmartin,he knows all about using that.
 
I would have thought it was easier to find a Breakers yard and take one from a facelift TD5.
 
You can get a brand new gear lever for about £30, which I think is more complicated.

Finding 1 in a breakers yard might be difficult and will be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Thanks, I will ask JamesMartin .... (that's a bit strange to me, as my best friend is called James Martin lol)
 
I would also be interested. Can the lever from a Disco 1 be used easily then?
yes ,you just swap the td5 gear box top and transfer box hi/low housing plus linkage for the d1 type it just bolts on ,it costs little if you have access to the parts ,quite expensive if you bought as new parts
 
yes ,you just swap the td5 gear box top and transfer box hi/low housing plus linkage for the d1 type it just bolts on ,it costs little if you have access to the parts ,quite expensive if you bought as new parts
Glad you finally found this thread,been telling bods to contact you over this issue.
 
I PM'd james, thanks for your reply.

Thanks for everyone else input too, its very greatly appreciated.

So, I was having a think over the weekend, the difflock lever just moves to the left, pulls a cable, which moves an arm about 45 degrees (give or take a bit).

The price of a D2 difflock is too expensive, and using parts from a D1 seems like a lot of work.

So, I have started to design my own diff lock. Hopefully I will have it done by xmas :)

Thanks :)
 

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