hi all, as the title states im having difficulty selecting 3rd and 5th gear on my 94 300 tdi defender with r380 box, to let you guys have a little more information on it; over the past month i have been loosing clutch fluid, i think this is down to the slave cylinder as there is no fluid seaping into the drivers foot well, however i have never let the fluid get too low and always top up well before needed. i have a slave cylinder on order and have read up that this could possibly cause the symptoms i am having however these symptoms only started yesterday afternoon after a good days worth of green laning on some really rough terrain.
it dosent matter if the engine is running or if the engine is off i still find it difficult to select 3rd and 5th, reverse is fine to select. if going from 2nd to 3rd i find 3rd to be 'blocked' however if i move the gear stick right and left while in this blocked position i can sometimes get the gear. 5th is more of a pita to select, anything below 40mph and i can usually select 5th but at that speed its useless and above that speed i have to pull back as if going to select reverse then i can select 5th or double clutch sometimes works.
i am hoping that this is mainly to do with the clutch, however i have read up that it could have something to do with the selector workings at the base of the gear stick, any help from you guys would be appreciated. many thanks.
id just like to add that i am planning to drain and check the magnetic plug on the gearbox for any 'unusual' pieces of metal and refill with fresh oil.
thanks again jamie
it dosent matter if the engine is running or if the engine is off i still find it difficult to select 3rd and 5th, reverse is fine to select. if going from 2nd to 3rd i find 3rd to be 'blocked' however if i move the gear stick right and left while in this blocked position i can sometimes get the gear. 5th is more of a pita to select, anything below 40mph and i can usually select 5th but at that speed its useless and above that speed i have to pull back as if going to select reverse then i can select 5th or double clutch sometimes works.
i am hoping that this is mainly to do with the clutch, however i have read up that it could have something to do with the selector workings at the base of the gear stick, any help from you guys would be appreciated. many thanks.
id just like to add that i am planning to drain and check the magnetic plug on the gearbox for any 'unusual' pieces of metal and refill with fresh oil.
thanks again jamie
