Thanks for your help. That would make sense. Any idea where the free end is supposed to be? Seems like it should be vertical somewhere?

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Hi all, Relatively new to Landys but my Defender Puma had a transfer box replacement a few weeks ago, and whilst topping up the gearbox oil I spotted this loose cable attached to the box at one end and loose on the passenger side of the gearbox...