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| nitram17 Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: newcastle Posts: 2261  |
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5th Nov 2021 12:44pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20857 
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15th Feb 2022 9:46pm |
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| Magoyo Member Since: 04 Feb 2022 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 47  
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I did my job today, as you said, it was very easy to disassemble, but I found the weights very firm, without loose movements... I found some white grease, it is possible that more grease is needed, do you have any idea what kind of grease should be added? Thank you very much. and it is true, I had a little more work to place the cover but nothing impossible.
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20th Feb 2022 4:41pm |
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| Cragster69 Member Since: 15 Jun 2021 Location: Scotland Posts: 230  
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I did this repair over the weekend and have cured the rattle in 5th and 6th while on the Motorway, not tested it in low range yet. My son thought we had broken the gearbox due to the racket coming from the weights in low range.
I tried refitting the rubber gaiter with bicycle tyre levers but couldn't. I would recommend the carpet removal and pulling the rubber gaiter and then carpet over the gear lever before refitting this only needed 10 minutes in total as opposed to the 30 minutes wasted trying to pull the gaiter back up, not to mention the skin I've lost from my fingers.  |
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13th Apr 2022 9:22am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20857
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You can do it that way too yes, only some people with matting or carpet with sill protectors etc might find it even more work to take the matting out.
But yes. The ideal time to do it is with matting or carpet out. That also includes being the ideal time to fit a Shift R or Slickshift and grease up plus spacers fitting if anyone wanted to go that route. _\Hennessey|Venom| F5/___ ___\⭐️Lone|Star|State/___ ____\We|Will|Win/___ ____/🇬🇧🇺🇸\____ _//*⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰*\\_ |
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13th Apr 2022 6:06pm |
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| Joe22 Member Since: 28 Apr 2023 Location: North West England Posts: 30  
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Can anyone advise if this would be the same ‘procedure’ in a 2004 110 td5?
Rattling in 5th / on the motorway is driving me insane |
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7th Apr 2024 9:10pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17794 
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The TD5 has an entirely different gear lever, so unfortunately this procedure won't help you.
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7th Apr 2024 10:52pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20857
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Perhaps some fixings are loose on the TD5? _\Hennessey|Venom| F5/___
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8th Apr 2024 10:58pm |
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| macfrank Member Since: 05 Nov 2015 Location: somewhere in the north Posts: 1121  
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Just joined the Rattling Gearstick Society and thanks to this thread fixed it in five minutes + the time to let the superglue cure
With greasy fingers I managed to pull up the gaitor.
I was also able to calm a friend down who told me yesterday there was something wrong with his gearbox - a rattle that goes away when he touches the gearstick. |
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17th Jun 2024 6:45pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20857
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18th Jun 2024 6:03pm |
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| tepeef Member Since: 10 Jun 2025 Location: Wolfsburg Posts: 2 
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Hello to everyone,
the post is apparently too old and the pictures are no longer available. Is there another link to the guide? Greetings from Germany |
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12th Jun 2025 5:32am |
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| macfrank Member Since: 05 Nov 2015 Location: somewhere in the north Posts: 1121
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Moin nach WOB aus WF
I just went back in time and saved the photos https://web.archive.org/web/20150710210848...27350.html Maybe @Martin can put them back in the original post?  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge p.s. if this helps you to save some money and regain your rattle-free driving experience, consider donating a few quid to https://archive.org/donate and to this amazing forum https://www.defender2.net/forum/donate.php |
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12th Jun 2025 6:52am |
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| tepeef Member Since: 10 Jun 2025 Location: Wolfsburg Posts: 2
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...die Welt ist echt ein Dorf. Grüße zurück nach WF!
Many thanks for the photos. I think they will help me to get rid of this annoying sound from the gear-shifter. |
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12th Jun 2025 8:10am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20857
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Hopefully helpful, I remember taking those.
Though the rattle will come back eventually, I have found that hot glue can be a bit better as it’s less likely to crack, and the hot glue having a little give in it dampens vibration anyway. The hot glue is much less likely to crack too, due to its slight elasticity when set. If you do use superglue, it’ll last well though. I found the LR gearstick assembly was a lot to do with it, the LR set up has a lot of play in it, and that transmits the vibration up the assembly and amplifies the vibration around the weights. Is there any aftermarket options that actually stop the weights issue all together such as aftermarket gearsticks? _\Hennessey|Venom| F5/___ ___\⭐️Lone|Star|State/___ ____\We|Will|Win/___ ____/🇬🇧🇺🇸\____ _//*⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰*\\_ |
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12th Jun 2025 6:16pm |
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