Which Disco model years have a CDL ?

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Author Message   Tom Fioretti (Tom_in_md) Member Username: Tom_in_md Post Number: 147 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 04:50 pm:    I should know better by now, but I'm on the verge of convincing the wife she NEEDS a Disco. Has anyone put together a chart showing which model years have CDLs and which do not? I can't remember. I know all the D1s had it, and then the D2s had it but wasn't connected, then they lost it all together. What's the actual chronology?   Robin Cooper (Cooper1) Member Username: Cooper1 Post Number: 54 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 05:36 pm:    eh, i think all D1's and 2003-2004 DII's. Correct me if i'm wrong.   Lance Doyle (Discokayaker) New Member Username: Discokayaker Post Number: 23 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 05:52 pm:    No CDL in 2003. Lance   Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1513 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 08:20 pm:    D2s up to mid 2001 have CDL. You do realize its not actuated on these D2s? You have to install a lever or cable or something.   Chris Johnson (Disco_fever) New Member Username: Disco_fever Post Number: 17 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 08:24 pm:    speaking of cdls. Is there a trick to locking it? I can go in and out of low range, but there seems to be no movement of the linkage right to left. should the vehicle be rolling? shift it from neutral? the owner's manual is very vague   Joey (Joey4420) Senior Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 590 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 09:07 pm:    Chris, it may be stuck...check this web site out for help on a stuck CDL. http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/efe4/images/rover/difflock/discodifflock.htm   Jamil Abbasy (Jamooche) Senior Member Username: Jamooche Post Number: 386 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 10:21 pm:    All D1s have a locking CDL. High-low moves forward back and Lock-unlock moves left right. No D2 (except 2004) has a locking CDL lever. 1999-mid 2001 D2s have the transfer case with the ability to lock the CDL. This means there is a nut on the top, that you can turn via wrench, D1 lever, solenoid, etc. Late 2001-2003 do not have this nut and require a new box. I picked up a D1 lever on Ebay to lock my CDL.   David Seger (Croakus) Member Username: Croakus Post Number: 92 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, March 01, 2004 - 11:14 pm:    I have a 2001 that was manufactured December, 2000. It has the CDL knob and I have installed a D1 shifter to enable it. It's the cheapest and the best upgrade I've done. My girlfreind just bought a 2002 Discovery. I haven't crawled under it yet to check but I'll let you know the manufacture date and whether or not it has the CDL.   Big Ed (Sandman) Member Username: Sandman Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 12:28 am:    Croakus, Let me know when you crawl under her and check. I'll do the same to my girlfriend and we can compare dates and CDL info! SandMan   Robin Cooper (Cooper1) Member Username: Cooper1 Post Number: 55 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 01:57 am:    Man, i wish my girlfriend drove a Land Rover.   Tom Fioretti (Tom_in_md) Member Username: Tom_in_md Post Number: 148 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 05:59 am:    The prize goes to Jamil for the most comprehensive and definitive response. Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I have my '96 and will be replacing a '89 Trooper II that literally rusted apart after 15 reliable years. Looks like no CDL for D2 unless I go back to '00, +/- 6 mos. Not interested in a 2004.