Series 3 Can’t find gears

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Highlander in Yorkshire

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Hi there.
Got a 72 Series 3. I am really struggling to find a gear, engine on or off. However, I can always find reverse and sometimes, if I engage reverse and move a bit, I can very occasionally find all the gears. I have a new clutch in it, done by a garage but there only seems to be resistance in the pedal just before it hits the floor. Movement in the master cylinder seems ok (not an expert by any means). Tried bleeding the clutch today, seemed to go OK but still not getting pedal resistance until very late. In my basic understanding (extensive googling) looks to me like air in the system... tried bleeding clutch twice, no change in clutch feel.
Read somewhere on this forum about a pressure bleed thing from Halfords but not sure what that is or even if required. Any advice gratefully received..... but please bear in mind I am just learning. Cheers.
 
a clutch thats not releasing fully should grate when reverse is selected too, if its in reverse with foot full on clutch can you feel any drag, dos it select the other gears engine off
 
Is the slave cylinder working properly? Get an helper to push the clutch pedal and look to see if the slave cylinder is pushing the clutch actuator arm which goes into the bell housing.

Col
 
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Hi everyone, thanks for responding and sorry in delay in getting back to you. Turns out, slave cylinder was upside down so not a great bleed there. Tried a reverse bleed but didn’t have much joy so turned the slave cylinder round so the bleed nipple was uppermost. Helped the clutch but still couldn’t find gears most of the time. So, having a good look inside found that the gearstick ‘bush’ was infac
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t some electrical tape which had disintegrated (see photo). Replaced gearstick (see photo) and now, so far so good. Fingers crossed that this has sorted this particular problem. Now, onto the Fairey Overdrive, it engages and drives but what a racket. Oil level looks good so further investigations required.
 
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