Thread: Puma holding revs

Originally Posted by Peterwat

G'day everyone,
I have just purchased a 2010 Def 90 and will be picking it up this Friday. After reading these comments I'm thinking about trying to get my deposit back ....not really, but sweet Jesus what have I let myself in for?

Nothing. Mine doesn't do it.
Just remember to slow down the way you change gears to drive it more like a truck, not a sports car. After changing gear let the clutch all the way out before you accelerate and you should be fine.

It's interesting you say that Mick, that's pretty much how I drive mine, but, it wasn't always the case.
I suspect though, doing the next best thing to "racing" changes could be why I had dramas with mine, although it did seem to coincide with the replacement clutch they did at 80k.
Unfortunately with the crap that was going on, I don't think I realised it for what it was,, or it would have been returned for them to remedy.

Fast gear changes was something I was quite pleased with initially, as fighting Melbournes traffic, it was a winner so to speak.

Originally Posted by Chops

It's interesting you say that Mick, that's pretty much how I drive mine, but, it wasn't always the case.
I suspect though, doing the next best thing to "racing" changes could be why I had dramas with mine, although it did seem to coincide with the replacement clutch they did at 80k.
Unfortunately with the crap that was going on, I don't think I realised it for what it was,, or it would have been returned for them to remedy.

Fast gear changes was something I was quite pleased with initially, as fighting Melbournes traffic, it was a winner so to speak.

Yes, it is interesting, thanks for that. Mine had the clutch replaced under the previous owner. I suspect he might have raced the changes. I have deliberately slowed my changes. Maybe I'm slowing down as I get older.

Well, I know I'm slowing down , but this was more forced.
I have found the Puma gearbox to be excellent in that respect, but after they swapped out the clutch, it all went pear shaped, although it took a little time to take effect.

This may be one of the reasons autos have become so reliable - you don't have drivers abusing the gear change, as in manuals.

I'd hardly call slick changes abuse, and the Puma's gearbox is good enough to do it easily,,, just most people aren't coordinated or competent enough to get it right.
People are just pure lazy, that's why we have auto's. And strangely enough, VERY few people know how to utilise an auto trans.

The automatic transmission is just getting better and better with time and expertise. Allot of dollars goes into R&D.

The rev holding thing, actually there is a techno name for it, its not a Land Rover Defender thing, from memory the early model Holden Rodeo diesels had this feature.

The 2.4lt Defender TDCi didnt have it, then the 2.2lt did have it, but the last model 2.2lt it seems to have been dropped.

Regards
Daz

P.S to smooth out your Defender gear shifting, remove your foot off the throttle pedal FIRST, then depress the clutch, I have mentioned this in another thread.

Interesting, my main issue was on the beach where a fast gear change was needed, also very noticable towing my camper on the road(just returned from a trip to fraser island) it was very annoying. The thing is driving to work this morning the issue seems to have settled down?