Hi,having owned and driven my first discovery TD5 for two weeks now (1998) i sometimes find it very difficult to get from second gear to third,and extremely difficult to drop down from fifth to fourth,does anyone else have this problem or is there something dodgy with the gearbox/clutch.
Hi Jon,welcome to the weird and wonderful world of 'discovery'.
Try http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/now-we-move-gearbox-problems-80154.html
Try http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/now-we-move-gearbox-problems-80154.html
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thebiglad
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Where does your gearlever rest? Between first and second? or between third and fourth?
If it's between 1st and second, your bias plate has bust - £5 for a new one and about 30-40mins to fit.
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
Hi Thebiglad,Dizco,everyone,thanks for your help,yes my gearstick seems to rest betweem 1st& 2nd gears,so now i need to replace the biasplate,so how i do go about it,is it a genuine landrover part.John.
It's very common problem so you'll find a replacement just about anywhere, but from an LR dealer they are only a £5.
To get access you need to remove the centre console, only about 8 screws and easier than it looks, then remove the sound barrier and rubber membrane and you now have access to the top of the gearbox.
The bias plate is under the square-ish ally box at the bottom of the lever shaft.
