g/box stiff gear stick - Land Rovers Only

paw191uk · 02-03-2005, 01:27 PM

plz any1 could any1 help i have a discovery j reg , when around town the gear stick is ok but when i travel down the motorway at around 65/70 mph for 40 miles the gear stick becomes stiff and dont know y

130CC · 02-03-2005, 01:48 PM

The first thing that I would do would be to replace the oil in the gearbox. A possible reason is that around town ( smaller drives ) the oil is able to keep tempratures down but once you are at high way speeds there may not be (just) enough oil or the oil may be contaminated and unable to keep the temps down. and we all know that metal expands with higher temps making it harder to shift. This is of course only my opinion it's just the first thing that I would do in that circumstance.
Adam

Disco Mike · 02-03-2005, 02:10 PM

I agree, also you might collect all the old fluid and see how much comes out. You might have a bad leak and be nearly out of oil.
Mike J.

02-03-2005, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
paw191uk Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1 Gallery: 0	g/box stiff gear stick plz any1 could any1 help i have a discovery j reg , when around town the gear stick is ok but when i travel down the motorway at around 65/70 mph for 40 miles the gear stick becomes stiff and dont know y

02-03-2005, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
130CC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canberra, Aus Posts: 229 Gallery: 0	The first thing that I would do would be to replace the oil in the gearbox. A possible reason is that around town ( smaller drives ) the oil is able to keep tempratures down but once you are at high way speeds there may not be (just) enough oil or the oil may be contaminated and unable to keep the temps down. and we all know that metal expands with higher temps making it harder to shift. This is of course only my opinion it's just the first thing that I would do in that circumstance. Adam __________________ " In rivers and bad government the lightest things flow to the top" Johnny Cash

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02-03-2005, 02:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Disco Mike Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 5,329 Gallery: 0	I agree, also you might collect all the old fluid and see how much comes out. You might have a bad leak and be nearly out of oil. Mike J.

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