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    Gearstick

    Thought I'd take the Lightweight for a drive to the shops this arvo.
    Got as far as trying to shift into 3rd and then, well, err...
    Oh.
    Bugger.

    It's stuck in neutral, so had to go get the Defender and tow it home!
    Dan

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    Your new gearshift decal sir.

    Cheers
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    Gearstick
    Yep a box full of neutrals at the moment!
    Dan

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    I think I have about five Series gearlevers here. Only one has not been welded at that point!
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    I suppose it's reassuring to know I'm not alone!!
    Dan

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    My Series III had a welded gearstick when I bought it.

    1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
    1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.

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    I have 5 Series vehicles and have parted a couple out and have never seen a welded gearstick.
    Two are ex military so they probably just fitted new ones when they broke

    I'm guessing it's the use of brute force to get it into gear at some point in it's life ?


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    I attribute it to fatigue from the ball movement becoming stiff due to operating in a dusty environment (which is what I have mostly done, and which applies to most of Australia).

    Ever since the last time I welded one I have added some graphite to the top of the ball at each service, and recently, as noted in another thread, while the gearlever assembly was apart, I polished the ball and the sockets it moved in, and lubricated them with MoS2 grease. We'll see how that goes.
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    Thanks JD.
    I'll check what the ball/socket looks like once I've taken the shifter mechanism off (tomorrow's job!).
    Dan

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    '98 300Tdi Disco (gone)
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    Quote Originally Posted by DieselDan View Post
    Thanks JD.
    I'll check what the ball/socket looks like once I've taken the shifter mechanism off (tomorrow's job!).

    Fwiw, my experience has been that the stick fouls the Throttle Quadrant although higher up at that point, & can lever while trying to get the gear. I have had one let go but fortunately I had a spare. I think worn assemblies are the cause.

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