Member Since: 18 Jan 2010
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 23
Unable to select reverse gear on manual 6 speed gearbox
I promised a couple of chaps that I would post the outcome of my problem, so here you go....
Quick summary:- Gearstick baulking and going into first, with or without the engine running. Independent LR Specialist quoted £2000 for the box and £1000 to fit it!!!!!
After reading a couple of posts on different forums I thought I would look into the “circlip†problem further.
I took my D3 to a local one man band garage who said he had heard about the problem but had never repaired one, he also agreed to take a few pics! He told me that after a bit of routing around he found the problem which was indeed a broken circlip on the Detent Spring Assy.
From what I understand this is what he did:-
1) Take off O/S/F wheel.
2) Remove gearbox centre mounting and lower box onto cross member.
3) Remove Detent Spring Assy bung with 14mm hex wrench.
4) Extract Spring Assy and replace broken circlip.
5) Reverse steps 1-3.
The total cost was £115.20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was labour only as the replacement circlip was modified from one he had in stock. I guess you should really replace the whole Detent assy ( I bet ZF don’t just sell the clip!)
A big thank you to Dave Stockley of Village Vehicles in Kimpton, Hertfordshire. (A man I’m told who has forgotten more about Land Rovers than most of us know!)
See pics in my gallery.
Nev. If it's not difficult, it's not worth doing!
3rd Oct 2011 9:59 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13899
Thanks Nev. A great post for those of us with real gearboxes.
3rd Oct 2011 10:05 pm
Darryl
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
Posts: 1207
Great outcome ,
3rd Oct 2011 10:35 pm
StaticMotion
Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Hoose
Posts: 714
Nice one, I shall bear in mind should my gearbox ever have this issue, thanks
3rd Oct 2011 10:43 pm
Chicken Duck
Member Since: 11 Nov 2009
Location: Italy
Posts: 1387
Many thank's for posting
5th Oct 2011 11:08 am
MartinR
Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Oxon
Posts: 708
Just got to wonder where that last bit of circlip is...
5th Oct 2011 11:28 am
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5th Oct 2011 11:40 am
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
just to understand this, the engine/gearbox or gearbox/ propshaft was not disconnected. it was just by removing the support of the cross member allowed the box to drop and get access to the plug?
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5th Oct 2011 1:13 pm
Big Nev
Member Since: 18 Jan 2010
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 23
CG,
Yes. As it was explained to me all the chap did was remove the mounting block and this lowered it enough to get access to the plug!
MartinR,
Yes I was also wondering where the remaining bit of clip went!!!!!! No crunching noises so far.If it's not difficult, it's not worth doing!
5th Oct 2011 7:09 pm
Adigorn
Member Since: 14 Mar 2010
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 546
Many thanks for saving my day
car fixed in 30 min
7th Oct 2011 10:34 pm
caolan
Member Since: 21 Jul 2012
Location: here
Posts: 1
Thanks for this.....
sorted, the hardest thing was jacking up the jeep to take osf wheel off,
no need for dropping gearbox,enough room from under wing,
21st Jul 2012 8:50 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
I didn't realise jeeps had the same gearbox.
21st Jul 2012 9:08 pm
D4JWW
Member Since: 20 Oct 2009
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1318
bambi wrote:
I didn't realise jeeps had the same gearbox.
????
Its a Volvo gearbox.A few mods... and keeping it all running...Faultmate MSV2
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21st Jul 2012 9:12 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
No it was sarcasm at the post above me referring to their d3 as a jeep. If it was a jeep they wouldnt be on here hence my question.
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