Quick CDL install question
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Hey everyone,
I'm in the middle of installing my CDL. Everything has come out nice and clean... though the two bolts on top of the diff were LOCKED tight!
Anyway, I attached the CDL cable plate to the diff and attached the cable to the CDL nipple. The cable should be mounted so that the cable goes to the front right? This the way I attached it so that to engage the CDL the cable will actuate the spigot to the right. Is this correct?
I cranked the engine over and engaged the CDL via the shifter cable, but no light on the dash. Is the diff lock light supposed to come on when you first crank the engine? Trying to figure out if the light has been tampered with or if I'm just not engaging it right.
Thanks
I'm in the middle of installing my CDL. Everything has come out nice and clean... though the two bolts on top of the diff were LOCKED tight!
Anyway, I attached the CDL cable plate to the diff and attached the cable to the CDL nipple. The cable should be mounted so that the cable goes to the front right? This the way I attached it so that to engage the CDL the cable will actuate the spigot to the right. Is this correct?
I cranked the engine over and engaged the CDL via the shifter cable, but no light on the dash. Is the diff lock light supposed to come on when you first crank the engine? Trying to figure out if the light has been tampered with or if I'm just not engaging it right.
Thanks
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CDL engagement sometimes takes a few feet for the dogs to line up.
On H-L engagement, I find that I have to be rolling in N in order to shift from H-L and vice versa. If you find yourself stuck with the transfer case in neutral at a standstill (sucks when it happens), try shifting to D and back to N, and then try to select your range again.
On H-L engagement, I find that I have to be rolling in N in order to shift from H-L and vice versa. If you find yourself stuck with the transfer case in neutral at a standstill (sucks when it happens), try shifting to D and back to N, and then try to select your range again.
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Thanks for the replies everyone.
Everything works how it should! I was trying to shift hi-lo without the plate and shifter actually installed and apparently you just can't get enough leverage that way. Once I got the plate back in place and the shifter mounted, everything shifts as it should and my CDL light comes on as it should.
Thanks again everyone.
PS. Mike I would be interested to know why the traction control, ABS, and hill descent are disabled with the CDL engaged.
Everything works how it should! I was trying to shift hi-lo without the plate and shifter actually installed and apparently you just can't get enough leverage that way. Once I got the plate back in place and the shifter mounted, everything shifts as it should and my CDL light comes on as it should.
Thanks again everyone.
PS. Mike I would be interested to know why the traction control, ABS, and hill descent are disabled with the CDL engaged.
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There's a workaround that involves clipping a wire, it's talked about here at step 20:
www.discovery2.co.uk/Factory Diff Lock
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