Thread: Confused

That even scares me Pedro...

Think of your front and rear propshafts as axles in the diff, both can turn at different speeds when cornering, and need too, now if u lock the cdl then both propshafts turn at the same speed. If you were on tarmac and turned a wheel you eventually will get transmission windup. so the transfer box has a centre diff lock to unlock the shafts so they can turn at individual speeds (normal driving) cdl unlocked.
Even though you are constant 4wd there still has to be some means of both propshafts turning at different speeds, this is your Centre diff in the transfercase, and when you are offroad you lock the cdl and then become like every other part time 4wd with front hubs locked in 4wd.
Hope I made sense
Brad

Thanks Guys,
It's quite clear to me now. I did get temporarly thrown for a loop with Ladas's reply but that's clear now.
I think I'll keep my eyes open for a Disco2 with CDL. Sounds like the way to go.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Kenjo

Thanks Guys,
It's quite clear to me now. I did get temporarly thrown for a loop with Ladas's reply but that's clear now.
I think I'll keep my eyes open for a Disco2 with CDL. Sounds like the way to go.

Cheers,

Yes sorry about that, one of those days.

There are some D2's (quite a few in fact) which whist the driver actvation part of the CDL is not fitted the actual CDL is still part of the box (ie the guts are there but you can't activate it from inside the cab) ......but you can buy and fit an aftermarket switch and activator (12v motor) to use it,

Then there are others, like mine, that does not have the CDL at all, no activator - no guts of the thing.

I'll post some pages where you can check if it's got the guts fitted without the activator.