gear selection problems - 300TDi Defender

[toc_bat]

Hi All,

The thing was in reverse and on changing gear out of reverse it got stuck in no gear - half reverse, as the reverse idler was crunching. The gear change lever was rock solid. So I removed the top gear lever housing and forced the gear selector rod a bit. This gave me all gears but no 5th. Then on limping home it would sometimes get stuck again and i had to be more forceful. Even when I could select the gears that were available the selection was very notchy and unsmooth.

Now its parked and again have all gears but 5th.

I am assuming the selection mechanism has a problem. So am getting ready to remove the gearbox.

Anyone had this before? Any ideas? Advice?

bye all - george

[camel_landy]

Before you remove the whole gearbox, check the mechanism on top of the gearbox as that can sometimes shift, causing problems.

HTH

M

[toc_bat]

thanks, but thats just what i had to do to get it going, i removed the gear lever housing and put nforce on the shifter rod going into the gearbox,

bye

[Bushie]

Get it into neutral, whip the top off the selectors again and make sure the grub screw on the gearstick socket hasn't come loose.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/343.jpg

Maybe its leaving the selector behind and not cleanly disengaging, although this should have a very sloppy gearstick feel.


Martyn

[Jode]

The layshaft extension on the R380 is a known weak-point; if it shears then you'll struggle to select 5th or reverse. If that's the fault then it's arebuild....

[pjw]

Mine had the selector shaft yoke pin fall out somehow? The gear lever got stuck and after a little wobble of the lever it freed up but no 5th or reverse:( But I read it as you still have reverse? Maybe a broken selector fork?
Any way good luck PJ.