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BigSi:
Took the 90 to a garage last week. While is was there, the guy said that it would only drive with the diff lock leaver in the 4x4 position. Put it in neutral, and the vehicle wouldn’t drive. One more thing to sort out I thought, but while driving home, I was wondering if he was referring to a 90 running gear, and not the Range Rover running gear that the vehicle has. Am I right in thinking that a Range Rover Classic has permanent four wheel drive, with the leaver selecting between Hi and Lo ratio with neutral in between?  :-k  :-k  :-k  :-k

Im assuming that Defender/90's and Range Rover Classics have different four wheel drive systems?

Pete:
With a few rare exeptions on some export models, they are all permanent four wheel drive.
 Pete.

electricbluebadger:
Yep they are permenant 4x4, put it in neutral and you will get no drive, nothing wrong with that

Cheers Steve

AbyssDJ:
its a common thing for people that "know" what they're talking about to get wrong. i've had arguments with people a few times now when they tried to tell me that i cant drive a 90/110/defender in 4 wheel drive because "it will wreck it".

90/110/defender are always 4 wheel drive. the transfer stick has 3 positions - high, neutral and low. obviously, it has diff lock for high and low too. if its in neutral, it wont go anywhere no matter what you do.

diff lock is what they get confused with. they put 2 and 2 together and come up with 9... you shouldnt drive on tarmac or any other hard surface with diff lock engaged unless you're losing or have lost traction... thats what breaks things, not driving "in 4 wheel drive" as they often put it.

still, sounds like he doesnt know what hes on about :)

BigSi:
Do Range Rovers have automatic diff lock (viscous coupling…or something)? The leaver on says H – N – L, so I’m assuming that for normal use you drive it in High, and for when the going gets tough, drive it in Low?
 :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:


I know.....not another daft question!!!

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