istruggle2gate11 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hi, For better or worse I am fitting the Range Rover with an LT95. (well better really, lower first gear ratio and its stronger!) As most on here will know, it uses a vacuum to hold the centre diff lock in engagement. Ive been told that there is a common conversion to change this over to manual operation, does any body have any detail? cant find it myself. I dont want the crude version of jamming out the shaft with a hose clip etc etc! Also, anybody selling a Rangie overdrive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 bounce bounce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Mine's converted but it was done before I bought the gearbox. Works on a lever into the cab. IIRC you remove the vacuum bit which leaves enough shaft to fit a yoke over, then fabricate a bottom pivot for the gear stick. It is nice to know for certain that the difflock is engaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hi Steve, If like most of us (!) you are under the landy sometime? it would be much apreciated if you could get a picture or two, but I do understand the difficulty involved, so dont worry if you cant. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 It's not very visible with the exhaust in place but I'll try next time it's on the ramp. If you get desperate in the meantime let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 It's not very visible with the exhaust in place but I'll try next time it's on the ramp. If you get desperate in the meantime let me know. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Yep, I did this on the old hybrid Basically remove the vacumn unit The I made a small piece of plate shaped to cover the vacumn hole, with a drill hole with a small siutable seal in it to take the shaft that was cionnected to the vacumn to the inside which has a fork. This when fitted poked through the hole, (the position of the hole is set by the fork) which I then added to with a piece of rod threaded etc. A lever was made, this had a pivot and the bottom then connected to the piece of rod sticking though, The lever came stright upwards, a pull back locked the diff, push forward diseneged, rigged up a series 3 switch so that the light came on when diff klocked. Hope this helps Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Thanks Nige, It makes 95% sense to me, although Ive only looked at the unit briefly, Im planning on doing it next week, so I suppose your instruction will become even clearer when seen in the flesh. The main reason for doing it is to avoid the diff lock popping in and out through say a semi leaking hose, Ive heard it can break the diff unit, plus the security of that mechanicaly felt click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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