defender 1st gear sticking occasionally!!

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dave73

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• Dec 1, 2010

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Hello all wondered if someone might recognise this fault. Own a ex MOD Defender 90 1986 N/A. Start up ok but recently it sometimes gets stuck in first when its staionary, with the clutch down it wants to pull forward. I cant take it out of gear then it will cut out. Feels like 1st gear not fully home or something to do with clutch. In a twenty minute drive this will happen about 3-4 times. Rest of gear change is fine including 1st gear! Any help and what cost is involved much appreciated.Thanks
Dave

 

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dave73

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• Dec 1, 2010

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Any thoughts guys?

 

G-man

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• Dec 1, 2010

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sounds like the clutch dragging, check your clutch fluid level and make sure you don't have any leaks from the master cylinder or slave cylinder if its not that it could be the clutch fork is about to push through

 

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dave73

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• Dec 1, 2010

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thanks Gman will check fluid level in the morning as for the fork will have to haynes manual it.cheers

 

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• Dec 1, 2010

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the clutch fork problem is a common one, the pushrod from the slave cylinder pushed through the fork, there is an uprated fork available that has a strip of metal welded across the back