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razz



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2001 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
struggling with gears , can not get reverse
hello everyone , been out in td5 today , got home , and found i struggled to find a gear and although i wiggle the stick to be in neutral , feels wrong , its still in gear , can not get reverse at all , so lots of puffing and pushing , any easy ideas or is out with the box ? the wand feels wrong tottally
Post #680180 20th Jan 2018 5:27pm
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shropshiredefender



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
First place to investigate is the selectors, take the gaiter off the gear lever and then undo the bolts holding the "turret" to the top of the gearbox check that the gear lever is free to move normally. You can see the selector forks, check that each one is working properly.

Good luck.
Post #680183 20th Jan 2018 5:37pm
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razz



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2001 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
cheers fella , i`ve taken the top off and it looks ok to me , i have sat n wiggled , found reverse , its not in its normal place and neutral is now up the top , like between 1st n 3rd position , how bizzarre , also noticed , it revs up when lifting my foot off the clutch , never done that before , hmmmmmmm
Post #680191 20th Jan 2018 6:12pm
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shropshiredefender



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
When it happened to me (300tdi same 380 box) one of the selector forks was loose on its rod tightened it up and all OK. Seems that yours is not as simple as that! Neutral
Post #680194 20th Jan 2018 6:19pm
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dorsetsmith



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right head arrow shows grub screw which holds it in place and should be Locktited


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Post #680215 20th Jan 2018 7:02pm
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Retroanaconda



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Make sure the yoke is not loose on the end of the selector shaft - there’s a grub screw which holds it in place and should be Locktited. If that’s okay then the problem may lie further into the box as above.
Post #680218 20th Jan 2018 7:06pm
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razz



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2001 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
Thank you everyone Thumbs Up popped the top off n found then bits had 99% fell off , the grub was laying there , thank god for that

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Post #680220 20th Jan 2018 7:08pm
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dorsetsmith



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your luck day Thumbs Up now fun starts Whistle
Post #680223 20th Jan 2018 7:15pm
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razz



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2001 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
all epox`d in , will order some gaskets , she`ll now have new oil too, did a dry run , so to speak , once i had got the mechanism lined up , a git , so gut some metal out , and bobs ya uncle , gears again , yessssssssss . Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
Post #680249 20th Jan 2018 8:22pm
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