84 Rangie Low range prob.

**D110V8D** · 1st February 2005, 11:28 AM

Gday all,

Just bought a really nice 84 Rangie. Only done 136k and has been looked after well. Only one problem however. She jumps out of low range. Is this a common problem? Either way I'm gonna pay for the repair just wanted some opinions on what the cause may be.

Cheers

Mick

**landrovermick** · 1st February 2005, 12:06 PM

Mick it can be a problem, I have a mate at Romsey (see recommended suppliers) I think thats near you - he might ba bale to help.

Mick

**dungarover** · 1st February 2005, 01:31 PM

Sometimes the leaver needs adjusting.

there is an adjustment nut on the linkage to the transfer to the main gear linkage where the centre diff lock is activ ated also. This would be worth while looking at before you spenmd a small fortune.

Just a though on the matter. This can happen over time, but it may be a bit more serious unfortunatley.

Trav

**Maggot4x4** · 1st February 2005, 04:41 PM

Try holding it in place until you have loaded it up (Let out the clutch and accelerated (sp)). This always works for me.

**KEV0044** · 1st February 2005, 05:19 PM

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**dungarover** · 1st February 2005, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by KEV0044
When you are engaging 'Low Range' - through the 'Tranfer Case' -
You have to be rolling ( Very slowly ) for the transfer case to fully engage .
This is a 'very common' problem with all Land Rovers .
Kev .

I have to agree here. My 83 jumps out if not engaged properly, so rollonig it a bit helps mesh the gears. So true [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

This isn't good if you are decending a steep slope 8O

Trav

**Bushie** · 1st February 2005, 07:56 PM

When you engage Low range just move off and push it further into gear as you start rolling - should do the trick as well, unless of course there is a more serious underlying problem.

Bushie

**D110V8D** · 2nd February 2005, 06:25 AM

Thanks guys. I'll take it out for a spin tonight and see if it's just not engaging fully. My Defender does a similar thing sometimes. You put it in Low and go to pull away and shortly after she jumps out but if you push it back in imediately it stays in.
Will let you know how I go. It's off to AMV on Thursday anyway for a bunch of other stuff (snorkel, maxi drives, suspension lift etc) if I can't work it out they can have a look at it.

Cheers

Mick

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 2nd February 2005, 06:44 AM

look here

http://www.aulro.com/modules.php?name=Foru...iewtopic&t=3633

even the cost of freight has gotta be cheaper than repairs.

Hellspawn · 3rd February 2005, 11:50 PM

Probably going to send fearful images through some minds but you don't need to be rolling dawdle slowly to shift from low to high or the other way around.....And no doing things like that are not why the mutant kept breaking the gearbox... blame a black WRX for that. :x

I use a modified engaging/disengaging 4wd method. I just line up the gears by double shuffling the transfer. Depends on your confidence and gear matching ability I guess as to how you engage/disengage 4wd and whether you try my method.

Not peeing in my pocket but when I need to I can usually shuffle it into H4 at about 50km/hr but there back to L4 quickest I'm game is about 15/20km/hr, gets too hard to get the revs right. Back up from L4 is fairly easy. Two things to remember... right revs and running with wheels dead straight.. should just wander into gear for you... and I don't think it matters whether it's a FT4WD or part 4WD, done right they should all do it.

I just wonder whether the leaping out of gear or difficult engagement could be worn selector fork ? :?

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