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Thank you @Shayne for the video link. I have watched it and to be honest I was a bit surprised about the design of that reservoir. It isn't the easiest job to get at that filter. I would have thought it could have been designed much better than that. Thanks again anyway.

Thank you @Shayne, I will watch the video later. What you have written is what I thought. But when each propshaft reaches the relevant axle they will then join up with the differential on whichever axle they are serving and if TRUE 4wd was available it would have to happen in these...

Thank you @karl2000. That link looks very interesting. I'll have a read later.

Thank you @Trevor. So therefore it is not a diff. lock. A differential lock, where it exists, has the ability to lock a differential. A differential is a housing on an axle that contains a crownwheel and the drive pinion (which is driven by a propshaft) and controls the drive to either, or, both...

Thank you @Trevor. But would that be better named as a coupling that joins the front drive shaft to the rear drive shaft so as to provide drive to the front axle ? If it does engage a diff. lock somewhere then where is that diff. lock ? Surely a diff. lock locks a differential in which case...

If you start to reverse a tractor out of a ditch or bog the first thing you will do is fill the treads with whatever you are stuck in. Tractor tyres are treaded in such a way that they are self-sleaning when going forward and are exceptionally useful when ploughing or other jobs that requires...

Thank you @karl2000. I never knew that. But can you tell me what the switch with the image of front and rear axles that is positioned to the right of the heated seat switches does and the LNH lever does please ? I have always assumed that the switch powers up the drive to the front axle and the...

Thank you @karl2000. So are you able to tell me, in detail, what the drive system is on our Cruiser please ?

Thanks again @Shayne, that article has taught me a lot. I don't take the Farmers Weekly any more and so I didn't see it. The whole "4wd" system in road vehicles can be quite a sophisticated matter so it seems. My experience with 4wd drive, as you will have guessed, is with tractors etc. and...

Thank you @Trevor, that was very helpful. I hadn't realised this sort of technology existed.

Sorry @Shayne but I think we disagree about all this. Firstly, I don't need to go to my nearest bowling green, I can ride round our fields if I want to. I have owned a few Land Rovers, Series 2, 2A and 3. And when you put those in "4wd" it just sends the drive to the front axle in addition to...

Thank you very much for your help @GeekOKent. It is very much appreciated. I have always assumed that the vehicle is in 2wd unless steps are taken to change that. There are no free wheeling hubs fitted. When you say that the vehicle is in permanent 4wd do you mean that it has permanent drive to...

Thank you again @Shayne, I really do appreciate the time that you have spent trying to help me. I had wondered about limited slip diffs. but TBH I have no experience of those. The diffs on tractors are normal diffs with the drive going to the half shaft with the least resistance unless you lock...

Thank you very much for that detailed info. @Trevor. It is very much appreciated. The vehicle is actually booked in for it's MOT next Monday and they have said that they will investigate the steering issue but if you don't mind I will show them your comments (incognito of course) because it...