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MC84

Member Since: 22 May 2016
Location: Near Bristol
Posts: 360

TD5 2001 90 Transfer box upgrade

Hi, I am thinking of swapping out my transfer box for a Discovery box to allow motorway cruising to be a bit more pleasant.

Can anyone give me the definitive box type I need to be looking for if I want to retain all my original features; Diff lock, switch output etc.

I'm told a box from an automatic Disco would be better as it would have been stressed less. True?

Ball park figure for the right box would be???

Thanks in advance

Mike

Hard Top 90 TD5 2001
Ford 100e 1959
www.youtube.com/mikemakesit

7th Sep 2017 7:11pm

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Any td5 discovery box with a cdl will work manual or auto won't make much difference 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

7th Sep 2017 7:17pm

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

Might be interested in your old box if you do the swap? 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

7th Sep 2017 7:17pm

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

A good box is circa 150-250 dependant on who from.

Try this chap I've known him for years probably has one in stock

Click image to enlarge 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

7th Sep 2017 7:19pm

MC84

Member Since: 22 May 2016
Location: Near Bristol
Posts: 360

Sorry, forgot to say I'm going to hang onto the old one just in case I want/need to put it back to original. Mike

Hard Top 90 TD5 2001
Ford 100e 1959
www.youtube.com/mikemakesit

7th Sep 2017 7:20pm

VVS210

Member Since: 12 Nov 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 953

Have just done this using a late D2 auto transfer box bought from a forum member. One thing that you need to look out for is whether there is a speedo drive fitted in the output housing - 'face lift' D2 transfer boxes did not have them as the speedo drive was taken from an ABS sensor in the OSF wheel. That means if you have a late D2 transfer box you will need to remove the output housing & shaft from your old transfer box & fit it to the D2 one. Hope this helps.

8th Sep 2017 8:30am

MC84

Member Since: 22 May 2016
Location: Near Bristol
Posts: 360

Thanks for the info Guys

Mike

Hard Top 90 TD5 2001
Ford 100e 1959
www.youtube.com/mikemakesit

8th Sep 2017 4:13pm

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

Get in touch with paul at discovery 2 breakers as above 👍 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

8th Sep 2017 5:32pm

gazman

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 652

I've got a 1.2 tx box that I bought to fit in mine as mine was making a death howl. I ended up having mine rebuilt last week when the clutch and dual mass failed so i've still got this one and im going to shift it on.

It's from a v8 90 so the CDL etc are all present and correct. I've not used it but accepted on good faith that its a good working unit done around 90k miles.

I will accept what I paid for it (100) or stick it on ebay 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r

9th Sep 2017 11:51pm

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