Thread: CDL in D2

Just found this link regarding the CDL if anyone is interested.

http://www.enter360.com/rennie/tcase/tcase.pdf

Cheers
Chris

Originally Posted by Urban Panzer

This makes no sense to me at all, The dash light is enough to tell you the CDL is engaged, I think your maybe getting a little confused, or been badly advised....

Cutting the wire only stops the SLABS feed, it has ZERO affect on the dash light

one thing to check if the dash light does not come on is to test the switch on the transfer box.
Mine packed up for some reason. Did not see that the diff lock was on on drove 40Km's on tar. Only realised this when turning sharp in parking area (Smooth Concrete) with the tyres screaming.

Hi all
Have been reading this thread with interest.
We took our 01 Disco auto V8 for its first outing on the sand at fraser last week.
I bogged it 10m from the barge in soft sand. Mind you I was towing a heavy camper and probably did not have enough speed up.
Anyway - this was my first experience with the TC.

As we sunk into the sand only the front passenger wheel spun, the others just stuck fast with no movement. The TC indicator came on when I reved but of course there was no movement.

Is this indicative of the TC working properly? I thought it should have been the other way around - ie: the wheel that spun should have braked and the others moved.

Is this a sign of the TC malfunctioning. If not, then I will be looking at activating the CDL, if it has it, or installing same.

Regards

If TC is working properly you should see some movement from the other wheels. Lower pressures would get you through. But yep CDL helps in sand.

CHEERS

Welcome to AULRO.COM Moo

What tyre pressures were you running?
What lights were on on the dash?
just how heavy was the camper?

Thanks for the response guys.
Tyre pressures weren't optimal - probably about 20psi. The camper tyres were not down enough either.
All the wheels kept driving until we got fully stuck - then with low range engaged in 2nd gear (auto) just the passenger front spun and the others stayed still.
The TC light came on when the wheel was spinning.
The camper was probably 1.5 t, but the angle of the draw bar was not optimal either in that it was pointing down and I think this was acting as a plough - will fix that this weekend.

My dealer (british off road, Nambour) sent me an email explaining what to look for to see if the CDL is there but not activated.

But - I was looking for your thoughts about how it reacted on the day. Seemed to work ok without the camper in teh sand.

regards

Normal for an open diff'd centre unlocked 4wd...

If you had (and glad you didnt) revved the backside out of it you would have seen something happen (but not in a good way).

20psi isnt bad, but you are supposed to air trailers down as well.

Get a CDL kit, TC + CDL are made for one another... Without CDL the Disco lacks on sand.

I agree with Toombie to an extent. Taking off from stationary is the biggest issue where CDL assists. HOWEVER, I spent 7 years with a D2 V8 Manual with only traction control doing a lot of sand driving and towing heavy campers and once a 2.2 Tonn 22 foot dual axle van at Straddie. Tyre pressures and plenty of right foot and the right gear did the trick every time.

Cheers