Originally Posted by GeoffWillis
I'm guessing mine is more of a franken-rover, won't know till I dig into it more. It's titled as an 81, but is coil sprung and only has a single shifter for low/high range. I tried as Moose suggested and moved the lever left/right. I believe that will work, but the engine wasn't running, and if its vacuum assisted that would explain why it still won't disengage. I'm charging up the battery now and will see. Thanks for the response. I'm sure I'll be asking more as start tearing into it.
One sad note was it had a brand new Badger 1/2 top that got totally destroyed in transit. They left the front dash vents open, windows closed and the wind just shreaded the top. I'll contact badger to see if they can repair it, but man those are expensive units! What are the pros/cons of the Badger top vs the traditionl canvas rover top? My old Series IIA had a nice canvas top that I really liked. I don't see the canvas top for the 110 military in the Rovers North catelog, but I assume they can get one.