Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Fitted a Slickshift kit to my Manual D2a. I've had a Slickshift fitted to the R380 in my '04 Defender for 4 years and it has been an awesome mod. The D1/D2 kit is quite different but as I was in the middle of clutch change etc I thought I would give it go.

Just need to get a new rubber boot now as it was of course split in several places.

Discofender

More a case of what my Discovery 2 did today.... It decided that I no longer need access through the tailgate door. Sigh. Maybe it will have a change of mind tomorrow.

To make sure I could get in seeing I had shelves in the back, I put a zip tie loop around the inside handle and placed a long bit of steel with a hook on the end across the back. Never had to use it.
Usually it will open using the inside handle if not from outside due to gunge or something jammed.
I also only used dry lube Teflon on the lock mechanism and guide and never had a problem even with very much dirt road work. It's grease that turns to ****.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

To make sure I could get in seeing I had shelves in the back, I put a zip tie loop around the inside handle and placed a long bit of steel with a hook on the end across the back. Never had to use it.
Usually it will open using the inside handle if not from outside due to gunge or something jammed.
I also only used dry lube Teflon on the lock mechanism and guide and never had a problem even with very much dirt road work. It's grease that turns to ****.
Regards Philip A

Mine wouldn't open from inside either. But a good run over some corrugations has it open today. So the trim will come off, a good spray with some brake cleaner and then some form of lock lube. Totally agree about grease. That and oil are the enemy of locks etc. Must be non sticky, so lock lube or graphite only. Pretty sure lock lube is Teflon or similar.

Time to sort the drooping hinges as well.

Originally Posted by Tins

Mine wouldn't open from inside either. But a good run over some corrugations has it open today. So the trim will come off, a good spray with some brake cleaner and then some form of lock lube. Totally agree about grease. That and oil are the enemy of locks etc. Must be non sticky, so lock lube or graphite only. Pretty sure lock lube is Teflon or similar.

Time to sort the drooping hinges as well.

I think it's possibly the external handle not returning correctly and holding the catch from returning... Or the catch lever just not returning all by itself.

I fitted an external return spring (in the door cavity) and that seems to have fixed it.

I don't have a pic sorry.

Originally Posted by shack

I think it's possibly the external handle not returning correctly and holding the catch from returning... Or the catch lever just not returning all by itself.

I fitted an external return spring (in the door cavity) and that seems to have fixed it.

I don't have a pic sorry.

I get the idea. I replaced the lock with a SH one years ago. I'll give that a go.

Originally Posted by Discofender

Fitted a Slickshift kit to my Manual D2a. I've had a Slickshift fitted to the R380 in my '04 Defender for 4 years and it has been an awesome mod. The D1/D2 kit is quite different but as I was in the middle of clutch change etc I thought I would give it go.

Just need to get a new rubber boot now as it was of course split in several places.

Discofender

Rivnuts, just saying.

Also - best mod ever for the r380. I fitted the same thing to a kombie years ago. Transformed the vehicle into something fun to drive.

Originally Posted by FNQLR

Rivnuts, just saying.

Also - best mod ever for the r380. I fitted the same thing to a kombie years ago. Transformed the vehicle into something fun to drive.

Oh yep! I had one in my 73 Superbug, it was the quickest shifter I've ever seen!

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Oh yep! I had one in my 73 Superbug, it was the quickest shifter I've ever seen!

Yep, I had a 77 Kombie - the shifter was 3ft long. Even so I reckon the throw was shorter than the slick shift kit on the 380.

I love the 380 slick kit, but I think it could be even shorter and even more better.