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blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17391

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Just to provide closure to this thread, here are some comparison photos of the three alternative centre diffs

Top photo left to right is an Ashcroft ATB, a standard LR diff as used on the vast majority of LT230, a genuine LR diff used for approximately the last two years .

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23rd Jun 2019 2:18pm

BogMonster

Member Since: 05 Feb 2008
Location: Stanley
Posts: 400

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

blackwolf wrote:
I wonder how many forum contributors are reading this thread with a sinking feeling and thinking "I probably have one of those in my transfer box".

Me. Ugh

What the hell. Just ... what the hell.

Do we know if it is possible to identify which transfer boxes contain this cheese monstrosity? EG - by T-box number? ---
2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi

19th Oct 2019 9:54am

Mike_E

Member Since: 13 Apr 2017
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 161

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Aintree Green

I'm not sure, by my 2016 case had a G as the last letter which was not listed on the Ashcroft site as a possibility, but they did not say anything when I spoke with them to order the new one.

21st Oct 2019 4:26am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17391

BogMonster wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
I wonder how many forum contributors are reading this thread with a sinking feeling and thinking "I probably have one of those in my transfer box".

Me. Ugh

What the hell. Just ... what the hell.

Do we know if it is possible to identify which transfer boxes contain this cheese monstrosity? EG - by T-box number?

Not that I am aware of, but JLR probably knows better (but won't tell).

If you read Dave Ashcroft's post (last post, page 1 of this thread) he says that the value-engineered unit was used for about the last two years of production, and on that basis I reckon up to MY2014 you probably have the original pattern, and MY2015 and later you probably want to put an Ashcroft ATB on your Christmas list.

21st Oct 2019 7:11am

BogMonster

Member Since: 05 Feb 2008
Location: Stanley
Posts: 400

Thanks. I'm not sure when mine was built but the first owner bought it in May 2015, so probably early 2015 build date. Sounds like it's the cheese version. Ah well - the Tdi gets nearly all the proper off road use, so it'll live for a while. I don't know of major problems with people here breaking them, but I'll ask around. ---
2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi

22nd Oct 2019 3:18pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17391

The cheese ones actually seem to work fine and last ok on vehicles with normal, domestic type use.

22nd Oct 2019 6:31pm

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