Thread: D2a td5 manual no drive???

as you can select gears with the motor running and no clutch engaged, it would not be the input shaft but the clutch itself. Either the clutch plate centre has destroyed iteslf and is free wheeling IEm slipping big time or something a little more sinister like the pressure plate has lost spring pressure or at worst the flywheel bolts to crank have dislodged or broken. Apart from the slipping scenario, there would be rattly noises that would give an idea. If no rattly noises, then I am thinking the clutch is slipping via mechanical damage of some sort.

Cheers,
Jack.

No noises while it is running or when it happened, the clutch feels normal but it is hydraulic so may just feel that way

Thanks Keith

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Broken axle?? Did you try putting the center diff lock in........

So, no abnormal noise that you have noticed and when you press the clutch pedal it feels normal. that would indicate the pressure plae is still intact but is not putting pressure on the clutch plate to complete drive from the engine to the gearbox.
Still don't think gearbox input shaft is the issue as this would create some rattling noise. Still points to the actual clutch plate slipping.
Had this issue on a 100 series 'cruiser in the workshop a few weeks ago, could select gears whith no clutch pedal engaged while motor was running, when stripping down, the centre of the clutch plate had come adrift from the rivets and provided no grip or noise.

the only way to tell what is going on is to remove the box and see what has let go . At least a clutch kit is cheaper than a gearbox.

Just another thought I had, my disco is auto so don't know what type of flywheel is fitted to your car, if it is a dual mass flywheel and they are of the same design as the Toyo or Hyundai, then if the rubbers have let go that will also give no grip but I would expect some rattly noises.

Good luck with finding the cure...................