Disco 2 TD5 Slickshift

Other than Sierrafery, has anyone else fitted one of these things?

http://www.onlinegearboxparts.com/product/discovery-1-2-lt77-r380-slickshift-inc-td5/

As I need to replace the gearstick pivots bush anyway, I am tempted to try one.

A mate has one fitted to a 200tdi and thinks it's ace. Having driven his with it fitted, I'm going to buy one for my 90 when it's working again ..

My new Slickshift kit has arrived, but I don't have any 270 threadlock, and believe it or not, but I can't seem to find anyone on the Island who has any (Easter weekend closures aren't helping).
What I do have though is some 243... any thoughts on whether this is OK for the bolts around the bias plate area, or should I really use a stronger one?

Shimsteriom said:

My new Slickshift kit has arrived, but I don't have any 270 threadlock, and believe it or not, but I can't seem to find anyone on the Island who has any (Easter weekend closures aren't helping).
What I do have though is some 243... any thoughts on whether this is OK for the bolts around the bias plate area, or should I really use a stronger one?

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Why do you need a slickshift on a td5 disco?

Cheers

I don't really, but I'm going to replace the gearstick pivot anyway, so I thought why not

IMO any threadlock is good, dont fit the console back untill you didnt adjust well the bias as to have smooth changes , mine needed some adjustments cos it went hard in 2'nd gear at the beginning but after some fiddling and test drives it's smooth as silk now

I'm going to have to look at my sloppy shift in the near future. Is this worth doing whilst I have it all in bits. The TD5 has quite a long change throw, comparing it to my transit, so might be a good upgrade.

Any opinions ?

Unless you're going to be replacing broken bias plates then I wouldn't go to the trouble.
Yes it does make a slight difference I wouldn't say it's worth it to honest.

£3 for a new bias plate then... few hours of labour and many brews it is...

Best modification I made on our TD5 Manual Gearbox was to cut off 1.5 inches off the gear lever shaft & re-thread it just lower the gear knob. The gear knob is now almost on top of the lump with the rubber vibration damper. Cost = zero - lol.

Next best was to fill in the grooves worn into the lower end of the gear lever by the bias springs after 150,000 miles. The grooves meant that the bias springs weren't in contact with the lever until the lever was moved a bit. Adding some weld into them and filing back to the correct profile made it feel much better (continuous contact with the bias springs) & got rid of a small rattle noise too !

I 'ave a slickshift!