Was just sticking from low to high and something snapped. Now she's siting in the middle of the road with the transfer case in neutral.
Looking for an emergency solution to get it in gear!
300km from home and -15º c.

Anyone online?

 

You can possibly get under it with a pair of pliers/vise grips and get in to gear. This site will have some images that might help:

http://www.landroverclubvi.com/2003cdlinstall.html

I'm thinking the cable snapped. So find where the cable goes, find the moving part, and try to force it into gear. I've tried to do it with my hands before and wasn't able, but underneath you might have a bit more leverage. I believe you want the lever to move toward the front of the truck to shift it into high.

The -15c temps will help cool the cats off so you don't burn yourself.

My sympathies are with you. I've broken down a couple of times on the road and it's always stressful.

 

Thanks Dr. Mordo.
Between the snow and the undercoating I've decided to make it some one else's problem. Had her towed to a garage (inglorious, I know).
As a bonus, with the transfer case in neutral, she won't let go of the key. So she's unlocked and I assume the homeless are now sleeping in her and burning up all my gas. Of course in this weather you can hardly blame them…

 

I don't blame you. Shouldn't be much of a challenge for them to get it into gear.

Good luck.

 

sissy....I would have pulled it home, with my teeth, barefoot.

ok...maybe tow truck would be a better option. I don't blame you, either.

 

Tow Truck?!? You could have created a snow cave for shelter and after rubbing two sticks together to create fire, made pliers out of the sticks by tying them together... and then fashion an improvised cable coupler with frozen bubble gum!

Obviously, after re-reading my post I've just realized that I'm probably going to die one day under my rig trying to improvise my way out...

 

nah, you'll be fine..under your rig, that insulating coating of fluids and oils would keep you warm till summer and you can live off all of that bubble gum, no problem.

 

LOL. Nice.

Turns out it's the cable, so high gear till warm weather.
First look and I'm not finding the cable from the usual suspects (Rovers North, British Atlantic…), is this going to be a nightmare to find? Or am I just confused as to what to look for (transfer box cable), perhaps it's something more generic?

 

Pretty sure you'll have to buy the whole shifter. If you have a CDL, you can buy the aftermarket transfer case shifter with CDL shifter from Lucky8.

Lucky8 Llc. - Take the road less traveled...

Or you could mod the truck with a D1 shifter, but I did that and thought it was a PITA.

If you just want a stock D2 shifter, I'd get a used one from one of the resellers here.

 

do you the shifter or cable? I might have the cable from my original shifter, if i can find it?
do you have any motorcycle shops in town? they can make cable to length.