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jeffers

Member

• May 9, 2010

• #1

Hi, my landy has just started slipping out of 4th gear occasionally. No horrible noises or anything. Anybody got any idea of what it could be?
Cheers,
Dave.

 

Davec

New Member

• May 9, 2010

• #2

Have you got an Overdrive?
It could be the nut on the back of the main shaft. (Has to be undone to fit an overdrive, so be have been reassembled with a knackered lock wash, and so my first question, but can happen with or without O/D)
Does the gearlever move back and forwards on it's own as you come on and off the power?

 

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UKSPF

New Member

• May 9, 2010

• #3

Series 3s boxes have syncromesh on the gears, There probably worn. Replace box, or find someone to rebuild it.

 

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jeffers

Member

• May 9, 2010

• #4

Theres no overdrive and no movement in the gear lever when going on and off power. The gearbox was only put in last week after the syncro clips went on the previous gearbox. It was an ebay buy but I was assured that it was good. There doesn't seem to be any synchro on 1st and 2nd but it does seem to be a series 3 box. Looks like I may have bought a bit of a pup

 

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jeffers

Member

• Jun 27, 2010

• #5

Glad to say that the gearbox had been hanging around for a couple of years before i put it in. Now it's done about 500 miles it's no longer slipping out of gear I'll leave well alone for now.