Hi all, 300tdi manual gearbox 1995. When i change into second it sounds like ive just lost all the teeth on the gears .3rd gear no noise just hard to get in 4th a slight grind when going in .1ST OK & 5TH OK.Gearbox not my strongest point so any help much appreciated .thanks dave Hi all, 300tdi manual gearbox 1995. When i change into second it sounds like ive just lost all the teeth on the gears .3rd gear no noise just hard to get in 4th a slight grind when going in .1ST OK & 5TH OK.Gearbox not my strongest point so any help much appreciated .thanks davePASTMASTER
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Assume it's not your clutch dragging????Classic problem with the R380 box
Does it still do it if you change gear VERY carefully/slowly?
ps:Hi stig
If clutch does not completely disengage these symptoms can occur.
Jason2
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It would crunch into every gear!
Bromsgrove Defender
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It would crunch in every gear.
But just cause it crunches into gear doesn't necessarily mean yer clutch is draggin it could also be yer gear linkages worn, loose, knackered all of the above, delete as appropriate
amongst other thingsPASTMASTER
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Yes it would - particularly going into first when stationary. Sorry I misled you. It's your synchro. Learn to double declutch (truckdrivers do it).
Jason2
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It would crunch in every gear.
But just cause it crunches into gear doesn't necessarily mean yer clutch is draggin it could also be yer gear linkages worn, loose, knackered all of the above, delete as appropriate
Only linkages are for diff-lock & upper-lower box.
Syncros are prone to going on 2nd & 4th gear, baulk rings can go too where you lose a gear and reverse is prone to popping out of gear.
Bromsgrove Defender
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I stand corrected.
I was thinking of clutch dragging and gears being difficult to select which can be caused by several things.
ie leak in clutch hydraulics
faulty slave or master cylinder
clutch disc sticking on grearbox splines
clutch sticking to flywheel
or the one I was thinking about worn Clutch release mechanism
