Well, depends which car you have - but you could take off the central counsol, and by stripping down get access to the top of the transfer box, and you may be able to get access to the mechanism and grease it eithout fropping out the box. Search for this - there have been some strings on...

yup - its `townie syndrome'. diff-lock and high/low need using regularly or experience of members reporting here is that they tend to seize. Funnily enough when i connected my difflock linkage up recently to a 10 year old TD5 I was half expecting it to be seized, but it wasnt - free as you like...

Dont forget to look at the door seals - see http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/discovery-td5-footwell-leak-solved-136479.html

On a TD5 - You would also need to take off the pin and circlip to release the handbrake cable (it would need to be at an angle to get the centre counsol out) as well as taking the tops of the gear stick, handbrake and high/low/difflock leaver and gently prising out the gaters. You will also need...

Other possibles on the prop shafts include : Worn UJ Worn axle pinion splines Loose drive flange bolts Excessive backlash in axle gears.

The `official' gearbox oil renewal period for the R380 is 24,000 miles or 2 years (which ever comes first). However, its always better to renew more frequently. - You'll need a 22mm ring spanner for the drain plug and a Torx 55 bit for the filler plug.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/3-amigos-what-127617.html

Its the `Three Amigo's' - very common. Do a search here and you'll find the advice on previous strings

Hi, I've been thinking of adding an oil cooler to my R380 (TD5) these are not fitted to Disco TD5 UK models but are in those sold in ROW. I thought it may be useful for summer driving in Spain. Ashcroft Transmissions sell them for £250 (+VAT) Question: If I got hold of a R380 oil cooler pipe...

Will it ever be that clean again?

I've checked the serial number underneath on the transfer box before ordering the linkage. I must say that its now fitted and the mechanism is high quality, fit for purpose and went on like a dream.

A number of other possibles - the likelies are: Worn clutch release bearing Worn clutch plate bushes Faulty pressure plate assembly Broken pressure pllate diaphram spring Broken clutch disc cushioning spring. Hope this helps

The proceedure is exactly as sierrafery says, except I managed to fit mine without bleeding the ACE system. I clamped the hoses from the pump before removal. This limited the amount of air in the system. The ACE system will handle a degree of `self bleed' (eg when fitting ACE filter) and it...

Hi, You dont say where you are geographically but there are a few R380 gearboxes for sale on ebay at the mo - I dont think it specifically has to be off a 300tdi to fit. see for example...

Interesting stuff indeed! - I'm convinced. de-cat is the next job on my `to do list'... well after the replacement of that pesky oil pump bolt...

I've just fitted diff-lock to my 2000 td5. Straight forward job and it works great. Many thanks to Urban Panzers excellent web site (which gave me the origional idea and which I also used for directions) and to Jay at Home - DiscoveryTd5 for providing the kit which was of great quality and a...

Hmm - was the turbo checked on the tune?

If its a TD 5 - you may also want to consider gearbox and transfer box cooler if you are heading to anywhere hot (Fitted as standard everywhere except Europe - you can get them from Ashcroft engineering), fitting central diff-lock, and considering either a diff locker or slip diff system in the...

In an attempt to be helpful - you could have at the crankshaft pully - Have a look here which explains: www.discovery2.co.uk / Crankshaft pulley* / TV damper replacement Hope this helps.

On Bike racks, the D2's are meant to use the wheel carrier as a bolt on - but thats an awful lot of weight on the door. I got a swan kneck adapter fitted to the tow bar and carry a standard hollywood 4 bike carrier - you can get them cheaper on ebay than the bolt on wheel carrier... I've a...