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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674   
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Normaly this will snap one of the longer halfshafts.
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24th Aug 2015 9:04pm |
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| TDCi Guy Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 286  
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Did you notice any of the wheel scrubbing? I've seen a transfer box destroyed internally and the scrubbing of the wheels while driving was very noticeable when the diff kept locking/unlocking itself as all the bits churned around inside. Tom
@tditomprice 100” Defender Hybrid 2010 Alaska White 90 HT |
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25th Aug 2015 7:00am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480 
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Did you find that it was almost impossible to steer on the road? if not (ie the steering was failry normal) then the difflock was NOT engaged.
In addition to extremely difficulty steering, you will generally suffer accelerated tyre wear, accelerated wear in the rest of the drive train, and possible halfshaft breakage. It is however almost impossible to have the centre diff locked on a hard surface and NOT notice it. I think it is very unlikely that your diff has been locked, and the garage is talking cobblers! |
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25th Aug 2015 9:10am |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652 
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Just on my way back from the garage in a taxi. They had the car off the floor. When they turned one wheel and held the other on the same axle the wheels on the other axle turned. It was scrubbing when turning slow am the steering was very heavy. I thought it was down to the big aftermarket tyres.
They showed me what they found and that the transfer box is seized or jammed. As the linkages move freely. |
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25th Aug 2015 9:46am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3382
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I'd be returning back to the original dealer before time gets on too far
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25th Aug 2015 10:03am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480
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OK, I take back my last paragraph!
It sounds as though your transfer box has a serious fault and your centre diff is locked. Hopefully the dealer will sort it for you free of charge since clearly the vehicle was not of merchantable quality when they sold it to you. |
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25th Aug 2015 10:04am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3382
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25th Aug 2015 10:11am |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652
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Yeah fair play to the dealer. (I'm not going to name them for the time being)
A phone call today and they said it would just be the selector or something else out of adjustment and the garage it was in now was just trying to scare me. After telling them what the other garage had told me and telling me not to drive it they sent a low loader the 80 odd miles to collect it for repair and have told me they have a transfer box they can fit if required. |
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25th Aug 2015 3:24pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480
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That seems to be a reasonable response, provided that it is done at no cost to you.
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25th Aug 2015 4:03pm |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652
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Good news. The garage I bought it from have been on the phone
Something just inside the top of the case was worn and seized which allowed it to slip into diff lock. It's now been replaced and is as right as rain! |
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25th Aug 2015 4:42pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Shouldn't the light have lit up then?
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26th Aug 2015 12:03pm |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652
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It was disconnected! ??
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26th Aug 2015 12:15pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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Sounds like a good garage
Glad it is sorted. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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26th Aug 2015 12:17pm |
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| Johnnyboxer Member Since: 21 Aug 2015 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 27
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Why? |
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26th Aug 2015 12:24pm |
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