@miktdish Hello, No I don't dare to remove anything as I am not a mechanic. I did a different test as stated above. Thnak you very much for your attention on this matter. Much appreciated.

Done by the garage when they changed the clutch fluid.

Hello discodevon - original MTF94 already in. Gearbox doesn’t like fast gear change 1st to 2d if high rev or above 10-15 km/h. Also, I should mention that when cold impossible to shift 2d.

Hello, Tried another tip without removing anything. LT230 transfer box in Neutral. Engine running in stationary (so with drive going out from the engine to gearbox). I can change 1st and 2d gear smoothly without even using the clutch. So the synchros on 1st and 2d are in good conditions. I...

Hi miktdish. Thanks for the above. So why this behavior appears only on up shifting from 1st to 2d ? If clutch doesn’t disengage well we should have a problem on other gears (3, 4 & 5). Right ?

Hello Brown, Thank you very much for your quick reply. The reason for you pulling away in 2d is because of the difficult (not smooth) 1st to 2d up-shift on the R380 if you rev it high while changing or shift after 15 km/h. Right ?

Hi All Just to keep this thread live, anybody here had the opportunity to drive a TD5 with a new or recon R380 ? Is the above behaviour of up-shifting 1st to 2d normal even with R380 in good condition ? Thank you for your feedbacks :D

Gears are like this since 6 years. This is a second car that I don’t drive too much, it’s not my daily car. All other gears are smooth. Cheers

Discovery may have less resistance as the R380 gearbox is coupled to transfer box lt230 with1.2 ratio (this ratio is more for highway cruise with less noise than the defender), where the Defender lt230 is 1.41 ratio. This may influence the gear changes on low gears, or give more resistance with...

Thanks Anaconda. So even on a recon gearbox (means not worn), this 1st to 2d up-shift behavior is normal ?

Bonjour Chalky Thanks for the speedy reply. Is this a normal behavior for an R380 gearbox ? Is it like this from new ? Don’t know if you had the opportunity to drive a new one…. Thanks in advance for your feedback

Thanks for your speedy reply Anaconda. If you don’t change straight away to 2d, and rev high and keep it in1st, does it let you go smoothly into 2d gear, or you have to wait ?

Hello Anaconda. What do you mean ? Thx

Hi All, At what speed do you up-shift first to second ? If I exceed 15 km/h, the gearbox doesn't let me go into 2d gear. Defender 90 TD5/ R380 Gearbox / Fresh MTF94 Many thanks for your feedbacks/experience.

Thank you miktdish for the fast reply. MTF94 is fresh. This is happening only while up shifting fast at high rev. Needs a pause of less than a second on neutral, to let rev drop a while, and then engage the next gear (2d or 3d) gently like feeding it, without forcing. No issue on downshifting...