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Snapped gearlevers in Series (and even later) Landrovers are commonplace - I have three Series 2/2a gearboxes here - all have welded gear levers! (I see Four Wheel Drives list new ones at $71.50, others presumably about the same)
However, gears should not be hard to change. The most likely reason is the ball is stiff to move under load. Since you have to remove it to weld or replace it, I would be inclined to remove the whole assembly, strip the ball setup, and reassemble it with a generous amount of graphite (lubricates but does not attract dust), ensuring that it moves freely. It may be necessary to replace the peg that stops the lever turning, and make sure it is not causing the binding, which it may do if it is an old bolt not the genuine part (or a copy). Last one I did, I had to drill out the hole, tap it oversize, and make a threaded bush to hold the peg (suitable bolt cut off drilled and tapped, held in the enlarged and threaded hole with studlock).
It is possible that the difficult shifting is a dragging clutch, although this is unlikely as it would show up first on the unsynchronised gears, and is also possible that it is something internal, although this is unlikely, assuming the box has oil in it.
Hope this helps,
John
Originally Posted by Shonky
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