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  1. 3rd June 2012, 10:00 AM #1
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    to engage cdl .....

    Like many on this forum i have retro fitted a CDL shifter to my Disco 2. I been wondering when wanting to engage the centre diff lock is it allowable to be rolling like it is when engaging low ratio. I was told the truck had to be stationary and gearbox in neutral, but many times the 'bits' don't line up and the CDL can't engage and then you have to move the truck an inch or two forward or backward and try again.

    I tried unsuccessfully online to find a Disco 1 Owner Manual for some guidance on the recommended method 'cos the transfer boxes are the same i believe.

    What do others do??

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    Depends whether manual or auto box.
    My Previous D1 (Manual) you could shift from low range to high range on the move. Handy if you are towing a heavy load.
    My current D1 (Auto) you need to put the box into Neutral to change from low to high or vice versa. I usually stop the vehicle and roll forwards/backwards using gravity and then shift the lever. Presumably you could shift L to H on the go if you move to neutral first then back into drive.
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    huh?
    the CDL can be engaged at any speed on a loose surface,,
    just slot it across and alls good

    D1 and 2 CDL's are a use it or lose it affair
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    huh?
    the CDL can be engaged at any speed on a loose surface,,
    just slot it across and alls good

    D1 and 2 CDL's are a use it or lose it affair
    would you say 5kms/hr - I have an auto trans, should it be in neutral or in drive ??
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    Shifting CDL as Pedro has said at "any speed" up to 80km/h in a straight line will work.
    Shifting High range to Low range should be done at walking pace or slower with the palm of the hand against the shifter.

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    Oops. Got confused.
    Pedro is correct for CDL. I was thinking of high to low.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onebob View Post
    would you say 5kms/hr - I have an auto trans, should it be in neutral or in drive ??
    Pretty much any speed providing you aren't spinning a wheel. Keep it in drive.

    Range change from hi-lo can be done at speeds below 8kph. Range change lo->hi can be done at up to 30-40kph, but there is a technique for doing this that involves revving to specific figure, then letting revs drop to a certain point before shifting up. I haven't been game to try it out yet, but Tom Sheppards The Landrover Experience book goes into detail about how it's done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OffTrack View Post
    Pretty much any speed providing you aren't spinning a wheel. Keep it in drive.
    .... so the AT can be in drive vehicle rolling yes? - well my CDL doesn't seem to want go in.

    CDL does lock in sometimes if i'm stationary, AT is in neutral, wheels are straight, and the hand brakeis off. If it dont go in first up i find i gotta roll forward or backward a bit until it finds the slot - does that sound right??

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    *grin* all of this assumiung you have the lever thingy in your cab and are not hanging underneath with a spanner trying to do it manually yeah?
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    Quote Originally Posted by onebob View Post
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    CDL does lock in sometimes if i'm stationary, AT is in neutral, wheels are straight, and the hand brakeis off. If it dont go in first up i find i gotta roll forward or backward a bit until it finds the slot - does that sound right??

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    This sounds like the procedure for selecting low range in my Brumby
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