I started my 2000 Discovery up and tried to back out of the shop for my first drive with it. It would not move. When I moved the transmission from reverse to park there was some light gear grinding noise. I do not have the front drive shaft installed. (Waiting for a U-joint). I bought it under the assumption the only problem was a blown head gasket. Sounds like a transmission problem also.The transmission oil looks good and smells like transmission fluid.

 

if you don't have a locking t-case and have it locked the truck won't move without the front driveshaft.

 

Is the locking transfer case an option?

 

I just checked my rig, it has Low and High shift positions only. So if I understand this problem of no front driveshaft then the rear driveshaft does not work. Can I project this forward if a front wheel is sitting on ice, the front output shaft of the transfer case will turn (front tire spinning) and there fore the rear drive shaft will not turn at all and my four wheel drive Land Rover will be stuck and only one wheel will be on ice!

 

The wheel speed sensors will pick up the spin and apply brakes to the spinning front wheels allowing the rears to turn.

 

Actually, the transfer case seeks the path of least resistance...and that would be the front driveshaft yoke...since there is no drive shaft. Your 2000 should have the stud/mechanism to activate CDL manually from underneath, it's located right behind flange, just turn with small cresent wrench, engaging CDL, and you will be able to drive it...goggle picture of CDL on Dll and you get a better idea of location.

ABS/TC doesn't activate unless you are moving, typically over 8 miles an hour. One wheel would have to be spinning, while others were not, to activate...and again...you don't have any wheels moving...just open flange spinning wildly...so...don't be moving the gear selector again...or your next replacement job will be the parking gear cog inside transmission.

 

Well this sounds good, I will get my front driveshaft in place and then I will try another drive. I read a little about this transfer case lock that Land Rover left out. I am fixing this vehicle for my son, I will let him decide about this transfer case lever modification.

 

If you are going to do anything more than dirt roads, I'd go for the CDL.

 

What does the CDL involve?

 

If you have the CDL nipple on the TC you just need the linkage out of an 04 D2, and I would also highly recommend grabbing the SLABS unit from an 03/04 unit. Then you just install everything and now you've got the 04 setup with CDL and ABS/TC/HDC.