hi, the defender 90 (300 TDi) that i'm about to buy has a small problem going from 5th gear down to 4th, the owner said there is a bit of a knack to it because a small plastic ring has either broken or got out of alignment. should i go ahead and buy a replacement part, or wait till i get a chance to open it up and see what has actually happened?
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m= snipped-for-privacy@gowans.org (Mark Gowans) wrote:
Two things to check:
At the bottom of the gearstick is a round 'knob' which moves selectors. On later models this is made by way of a plastic ring which can wear or break. In this event gear selection becomes very tricky as the selectors aren't always lining up properly. Best solution to this is a second-hand gearstick off of an earlier Series Landrover as these had metal knobs on the end and so don't wear as much.
Another thing to check is the clutch slave cylinder. If it's engaging okay on the move but not when stationary then it could be that the clutch is dragging. Maybe worn seals in the slave cylinder or old fluid.
Cheers Gary