Davidleeowen
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Hello All
I have a gearbox issue on my F reg, 2.5td 110, county - 5 speed standard issue job
The car actually has a 200tdi engine in it, but I retained the old 2.5td gearbox when i did the mod and fitted a disco transfer box to it
So this is a gearbox issue related to a standard 2.5td gearbox (whatever type that is !)
The background is, basically the Gearbox has been fine up until today with no funny noises etc, all working smooth and fine, no crunching, no noises..... A good gearbox.
However driving today, it was hard to select reverse when coming out of a parking slot and then it became stuck in 2nd gear, with a floppy lever.
The gear stick went loose and you could move it around in a complete square, forward and back with no resistance at all (save the spring force to move it central) and it felt like it was connected to nothing)
it was stuck in second gear, and it was as if the gear-lever / shaft had sheared or come completely loose.
the clutch was working fine (its a fairly new clutch) and it was definitely a gearbox internal issue of sorts.
So i managed to limp home in 2nd and got it on the drive, whereby i started to take the top of the box apart to see if i could see anything obvious. the pictures show what i found.
1) Firstly i removed all the gaiters and surround etc and removed the actual gear lever first. All appeared well there.
2) I then removed the high/low selector unit and all appeared well in there too.
3) I then removed the whole 'plate' assembly and found the rear selector part loose.
4) It appears there should be some sort of 'pin' that goes through this rear part and attaches it to the selector shaft. There is no sign of one, so if it has come out its gone in/through the box somewhere.
5) I didnt hear anything untoward previously like a crunching or grinding. If this pin has fallen out i suspect it is now at the sump of the box or floating around somewhere. Never the less its not there!
6) the big plate i removed (the thing that the gear selector and high low levers attach too) has a fixed rod hanging down that looks like it goes over another loose collar on the gearbox, but this all looks intact and there appears to be nothing missing there. It may be difficult to get that lot all back in line when i put it back together but thats not my problem at the moment
So ....... Im no gearbox expert, but it appears to me the pin that holds the rear assembly to the selector shaft has migrated and allowed this to fall off and hence its stuck in the gear it was last selected prior to falling off
what do you guys think ??? ...... is that what it is / looks like to you ?
Has anyone had this before ???? any advice welcome, especially reinstallation etc
Im in knutsford cheshire by the way.
I have a gearbox issue on my F reg, 2.5td 110, county - 5 speed standard issue job
The car actually has a 200tdi engine in it, but I retained the old 2.5td gearbox when i did the mod and fitted a disco transfer box to it
So this is a gearbox issue related to a standard 2.5td gearbox (whatever type that is !)
The background is, basically the Gearbox has been fine up until today with no funny noises etc, all working smooth and fine, no crunching, no noises..... A good gearbox.
However driving today, it was hard to select reverse when coming out of a parking slot and then it became stuck in 2nd gear, with a floppy lever.
The gear stick went loose and you could move it around in a complete square, forward and back with no resistance at all (save the spring force to move it central) and it felt like it was connected to nothing)
it was stuck in second gear, and it was as if the gear-lever / shaft had sheared or come completely loose.
the clutch was working fine (its a fairly new clutch) and it was definitely a gearbox internal issue of sorts.
So i managed to limp home in 2nd and got it on the drive, whereby i started to take the top of the box apart to see if i could see anything obvious. the pictures show what i found.
1) Firstly i removed all the gaiters and surround etc and removed the actual gear lever first. All appeared well there.
2) I then removed the high/low selector unit and all appeared well in there too.
3) I then removed the whole 'plate' assembly and found the rear selector part loose.
4) It appears there should be some sort of 'pin' that goes through this rear part and attaches it to the selector shaft. There is no sign of one, so if it has come out its gone in/through the box somewhere.
5) I didnt hear anything untoward previously like a crunching or grinding. If this pin has fallen out i suspect it is now at the sump of the box or floating around somewhere. Never the less its not there!
6) the big plate i removed (the thing that the gear selector and high low levers attach too) has a fixed rod hanging down that looks like it goes over another loose collar on the gearbox, but this all looks intact and there appears to be nothing missing there. It may be difficult to get that lot all back in line when i put it back together but thats not my problem at the moment
So ....... Im no gearbox expert, but it appears to me the pin that holds the rear assembly to the selector shaft has migrated and allowed this to fall off and hence its stuck in the gear it was last selected prior to falling off
what do you guys think ??? ...... is that what it is / looks like to you ?
Has anyone had this before ???? any advice welcome, especially reinstallation etc
Im in knutsford cheshire by the way.
ok mate
