Farmer5tu

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Hi all,
I have a lovely Td4 commercial auto. Been a superb car for many years but today sadly she decided she doesn’t want to reverse.
Drives forwards fine but no reverse. It feels like it wants to do something but can’t manage it.
Any help appreciated as I love this car and want to keep her going.
 
Yes, have had this. You don't say mileage but at about 100k the reverse brake band fractures meaning no reverse. If you have had a recent fluid change then the mechanic may have unscrewed wrong bolt and put the fault on but if not the band has broken.

It is a gearbox out job I am afraid. Recon or repair the band.
 
Hello. Yes over 100k. Thanks for your help. Guess I will need to get her booked in.
Many thanks for your reply
 
I see you read Andy's thread disaster.
Similar issue. Not sure if @Andy Warren completed his repair ?!?!
Funny you should mention it, once the box was out I took it to a local auto g/box place for the repair as I didn't have anywhere I could strip it myself. With the help of my Nephew we got the box back in two bank holidays ago & haven't had time to do anymore :rolleyes:. I hope to get it finished in the next month or so. Box cost me £1100 :eek: they did say it's the cleanest (inside) Jatco box they'd worked on & the forward & reverse clutch packs, including everything thing else was perfect (comes with a two year guarantee). I broke a pipe off the vaccum solenoid on removal & I managed to get a new genuine boxed one for £1.50 !! at Billing yesterday so it's getting there very slowly.
 
Hi all,
I have a lovely Td4 commercial auto. Been a superb car for many years but today sadly she decided she doesn’t want to reverse.
Drives forwards fine but no reverse. It feels like it wants to do something but can’t manage it.
Any help appreciated as I love this car and want to keep her going.
Sorry to hear you've probably got the same problem I had although mine's done about 180,000 but like you say they're great vehicles & if the rest is OK it'll be worth doing, all the best.
 
I've come across a small nunber of jatco's where reverse failed and was fixed with a fluid change. Worth a try. Its cheap to do. Instructions are on here.
 
Hi all,
I have a lovely Td4 commercial auto. Been a superb car for many years but today sadly she decided she doesn’t want to reverse.
Drives forwards fine but no reverse. It feels like it wants to do something but can’t manage it.
Any help appreciated as I love this car and want to keep her going.
had the same problem changed auto gearbox oil as did not believe that it was mechanical , wd40 on the separated gearbox wiring harness as noticed that it was damp and not rusty but dirty twisted it back together and after twisting and taking back of a few times it was fine and still is at least two years later .
 

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