reverse light switch not working when fit in gearbox?

I have a disco 1 300tdi manual. The reverse light stopped working so I fit a new one,the switch works when pressed manually and eliminates the lights. Has anyone got an idea as why it wont work in the gearbox and how do I fix. Thought about fitting a new switch that operates off the actual gear leaver. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Albert.

or you could remove gear box top and look at yoke

did yu set it up properly?

I just screwed it back in the hole the old one came from. Tried it with differnt thicknesses of washers. Didnt fancy removing the box to take a look.

Albert 888 said:

I just screwed it back in the hole the old one came from. Tried it with differnt thicknesses of washers. Didnt fancy removing the box to take a look.

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thats all you can do apart from leave washer off ,youd need to remove console to get at gear box top

i had this problem put a new reverse light switch in it still didn't work took the top of the gearbox off and found the reverse fork had a groove in it , so even when it was screwed right in it still didn't work

TWIZZLE :cool2:

selector yoke you mean

Cheers for the info,in the end I ground the sealing face of the the nut back on the new switch and fit back with some sealant lights are now working.