Disco s2 td5 manual broken on first day

[RichardinWA]

My 2000 td5 d2 broke on the way home from buying her. It lost forward momentum after a loud noise. Now seems stuck in gear. Cant select neutral. Tried cycling through h/L but now stuck in L. I noticed the centre diff lock switch was possibly not fully disengaged so not sure if this contributed. Any help appreciated. Tia.

[Lemo]

Hi Richard,

Welcome! wish it was a better introduction, like just brought this awesome D2.......

Now to the problem, can you push the clutch in and if so will it coast? or sound/feel like its engaging?
Can you move the gear shifter through the gears while to car off?

Transfer case selector, was it out of diff lock when you picked it up? lever should be over to the right and down for high like this
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TC is hard to change selection if in gear so maybe why you can't get it out of low range.

I've got an auto so not 100% but another member will no doubt chime in soon enough!

Hope it gets sorted, they are great 4x4!

Cheers Lemo

[PhilipA]

If it has been running in diff lock on bitumin then you may have done a front diff or CV joint.

First thing maybe to try is to jack up one front wheel then try to change the TC while in neutral with handbrake off. Chock a back wheel.
That is if the clutch disconnects the engine. If not you have a different set of problems.
Regards Philip A

[laney]

If diff lock was still engaged or partly engaged then you may of wound the transfer up all I can suggest is remove the front shaft and see if you can get a gear if you can get it to move put it on grass or soft ground and see if the hi/lo will work hope this helps.

[DazzaTD5]

My 2000 td5 d2 broke on the way home from buying her. It lost forward momentum after a loud noise. Now seems stuck in gear. Cant select neutral. Tried cycling through h/L but now stuck in L. I noticed the centre diff lock switch was possibly not fully disengaged so not sure if this contributed. Any help appreciated. Tia.

If this is the same vehicle I was contact about today/yesterday on gumtree with regards to finding a gearbox....
*With the limited info I suggested it might be clutch related.
*Info here with ref to centre diff lock being engaged I'd suggest as others have already mentioned, jack up vehicle to see what turns freely, what doesnt.
*If something went bang, its possible its transfer case related, if it is, throw in another transfer case.
*As suggested, if you are unsure, throw it on a flatbed and send it too me, inspection is the cheap bit [tonguewink] and doesnt obligate you to getting it repaired through me or anyone else.

Either way, I was and still am steering away from "suddenly replacing gearbox"

[CraigE]

Manual or Auto? Had similar in my Defender ended up being a gearbox front bearing, retainer race let go.
As said jack up and check everything, but also be aware if diff wind up a wheel may spin by itself for a bit.

[RichardinWA]

Thanks for the responses been a bit busy since posting. got the box out front mainshaft bearing colapsed but still something else. Gearbox going to be pulled apart next. The bloke i bought it from is doing the work.