L322 auto box jerks into gear HELP PLEASE

Robidoo · Jan 15, 2011

Hi all

My L322 has a problem with going into gear first or reverse you have to build t=revs dead slow and then it wont jerk your neck out .
If you try and pull away normal it slams into gear and really clunks into gear.

It ahs been doing it for a year now (dont ask) and all other gears are fine but now getting me peeved poff

cheers Rob

jamesmartin · Jan 15, 2011

check for excessive play from props ,axles,t/box ,check oil from both by letting out a bit and inspecting it for black colour ,burning ,filings etc to narrow down to gear box,if its box it will need rebuilding

Bemble · Jan 15, 2011

Do you mean that it won't engage gear when you select either D or R unless you put your foot on the accelerator and raise the engine speed slightly - and then it goes in with a bang?

jamesmartin · Jan 15, 2011

didnt read properly that it was l322 how many miles has it done 60k ?

tobyl · Jan 20, 2011

i'd love to know the solution, i have the same problem. also i notice that at about 1500 rpm, theres a slight vibration / hesitation in the engine, possibly a shifting up point for the gears.

tobyl · Jan 20, 2011

oh, forgot to add, as james was asking, but in my l322 it has 103k miles on original running gear.

Datatek · Jan 21, 2011

Robidoo said:
Hi all

My L322 has a problem with going into gear first or reverse you have to build t=revs dead slow and then it wont jerk your neck out .
If you try and pull away normal it slams into gear and really clunks into gear.

It ahs been doing it for a year now (dont ask) and all other gears are fine but now getting me peeved poff

cheers Rob

It should go into gear as soon as you select it, if it feels as though it is not going in until you increase the revs, then I would look at the gearbox oil. When was it last changed? Needs changing every 30K on the P38.

jamesmartin · Jan 21, 2011

they are filled for life in regards to oil ,and are prone to be f....d after 60k,but you can drain and refill

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Datatek · Jan 22, 2011

jamesmartin said:
they are filled for life in regards to oil ,and are prone to be f....d after 60k,but you can drain and refill

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Filled for life means just that, life can be as little as 60K miles

Can't do any harm to change the oil regularly, it must collect abrasive **** from the clutches

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