I've had my D2 from new 2001. and it is worked. Used across the farm, or hauling a trailer, towing up hills. wet grass mud or snow. No need for difflock. What is important, is the right tyres. I had difflock on my Defenders and my D1. In the twenty years I've used this vehicle TC has been all that is needed and of course the right boots.
@@harveysmith100 They did remove it in phases. 2002 and 2003 had it all removed, both controls on the outside and the internals too. Before the internals were present but not the linkages. 2004 they brought it back as an option.
I heard that even some of the earlier Disco 2s apparently were built with a diff lock even though it was inoperable. I gues because although Landrover thought it was no longer needed due to their new electronic traction control system, it was cheaper to still buils them with the diff lock in plkace than to redisgn and re configure the gearbox. So how can you tell if your Disco 2 has a diff lock that is not connected? Any idea?
thanks a lot for the info, so now, myDiscovery 2 doesnt hace diff lock fitted, where (online), can I purchase that kit? it has to be online because Im in Venezuela, thanks.
My neutral alarm switch won't go off but everything works good goes in to lo and back to hi it just won't turn off while driving or anything chime and dash light any idea what it could be ?
YES! Always wanted a D2 with TC. Had a D1 at the time. Now i have one i can confirm that the TC is crap. Looking to retrofit the appropriate bits to get a CDL
@@koitorob The TC itself is not crap. It was an innovative system that was ahead of its time. The problem was that Land Rover believed that with the TC the CDL was now unnecessary, they were very wrong! The CDL effectively halves the load on the traction control, and When you combine the TC and the CDL together on a Disco 2 its incredible. I have a Disco 2 with a CDL retrofitted and it is amazing. If you do fit a CDL to the Disco 2, it will outperform the Disco 1 off road.
@@mikeb53 what’s happening with your traction control then with the diff locks engaged? Ive just had the transfer box out of mine and it has the linkage in the box, I was playing around with it on the floor and turning the outputs to see if it was locking, it was! I must have forgot as when I put it all back in I started the engine and noticed I had the diff lock light on my dash and the abs,tc lights on...does this mean when the diffs engaged it turns off the TC and ABS?
@@PillSharks yours must be the pre facelift...?? When you engage the diff lock and start engine you wont have TC. The old SLABS unit was not designed to work with diff lock which is why some guys cut the wire to prevent the diff lock disengaging the TC. If you engage diff lock while the engine is running, you will have tc and diff lock.
@@mikeb53 it’s all back together now but I did think about enabling the diff lock, thanks for answering the question, and yes it’s a 2001 pre facelift. If I did fit it I think I’d rather not have the TC working when the diff was locked anyway, I just like the idea of having it for when the TC has a fault and the vehicle basically becomes a one wheel drive.. It’s funny how all these years later I’m looking at it, I remember when my father bought ours in 2001 and I asking the salesman why it’s been taken out...his words were “now land rover have developed a clever TC system you won’t be seeing locking diffs anymore, they will be a thing of the past”. 2 years later they gave the customer the option and then became standard again on the disco 3 with option rear locker! I do think the TC system fitted is brilliant and really works well but if it goes down then your in trouble, hence the reason I think Land Rover should have left it in place! Anyway, thanks again for the reply.
I've had my D2 from new 2001. and it is worked. Used across the farm, or hauling a trailer, towing up hills. wet grass mud or snow. No need for difflock. What is important, is the right tyres. I had difflock on my Defenders and my D1. In the twenty years I've used this vehicle TC has been all that is needed and of course the right boots.
One of the most stupidest things Land Rover ever did was removing the CDL
Ssshh, they didn't remove it. Check my comment above.
@@harveysmith100 They did remove it in phases. 2002 and 2003 had it all removed, both controls on the outside and the internals too. Before the internals were present but not the linkages. 2004 they brought it back as an option.
I heard that even some of the earlier Disco 2s apparently were built with a diff lock even though it was inoperable. I gues because although Landrover thought it was no longer needed due to their new electronic traction control system, it was cheaper to still buils them with the diff lock in plkace than to redisgn and re configure the gearbox.
So how can you tell if your Disco 2 has a diff lock that is not connected? Any idea?
thanks a lot for the info, so now, myDiscovery 2 doesnt hace diff lock fitted, where (online), can I purchase that kit? it has to be online because Im in Venezuela, thanks.
Geonell Romero Andrade on the Internet is where I would look.
www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/miscellaneous/disco-ii-difflock.html
My neutral alarm switch won't go off but everything works good goes in to lo and back to hi it just won't turn off while driving or anything chime and dash light any idea what it could be ?
Why in the hell would it be welded if ot has 4wd???
Does it need diff lock as it’s got traction control?
YES!
Always wanted a D2 with TC. Had a D1 at the time.
Now i have one i can confirm that the TC is crap.
Looking to retrofit the appropriate bits to get a CDL
@@koitorob The TC itself is not crap. It was an innovative system that was ahead of its time. The problem was that Land Rover believed that with the TC the CDL was now unnecessary, they were very wrong! The CDL effectively halves the load on the traction control, and When you combine the TC and the CDL together on a Disco 2 its incredible. I have a Disco 2 with a CDL retrofitted and it is amazing. If you do fit a CDL to the Disco 2, it will outperform the Disco 1 off road.
@@mikeb53 what’s happening with your traction control then with the diff locks engaged?
Ive just had the transfer box out of mine and it has the linkage in the box, I was playing around with it on the floor and turning the outputs to see if it was locking, it was! I must have forgot as when I put it all back in I started the engine and noticed I had the diff lock light on my dash and the abs,tc lights on...does this mean when the diffs engaged it turns off the TC and ABS?
@@PillSharks yours must be the pre facelift...?? When you engage the diff lock and start engine you wont have TC. The old SLABS unit was not designed to work with diff lock which is why some guys cut the wire to prevent the diff lock disengaging the TC. If you engage diff lock while the engine is running, you will have tc and diff lock.
@@mikeb53 it’s all back together now but I did think about enabling the diff lock, thanks for answering the question, and yes it’s a 2001 pre facelift.
If I did fit it I think I’d rather not have the TC working when the diff was locked anyway, I just like the idea of having it for when the TC has a fault and the vehicle basically becomes a one wheel drive..
It’s funny how all these years later I’m looking at it, I remember when my father bought ours in 2001 and I asking the salesman why it’s been taken out...his words were “now land rover have developed a clever TC system you won’t be seeing locking diffs anymore, they will be a thing of the past”. 2 years later they gave the customer the option and then became standard again on the disco 3 with option rear locker!
I do think the TC system fitted is brilliant and really works well but if it goes down then your in trouble, hence the reason I think Land Rover should have left it in place!
Anyway, thanks again for the reply.