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biglouie
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
Location: North Wales
Posts: 20
 
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| Sticky auto gear selector - 06 D3 HSE 40k |
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My D3 appears to have developed a very stiff auto gear selector. So much so it can often appear to be in drive but it doesn't engage. A good tug back usually does the trick but my wife is very unhappy.
Anyone else come across similar - the gear shift problem not the unhappy wife 
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 24th Mar 2010 7:49 pm |
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Big T
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Peebles
Posts: 12
 
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I have had this problem and it's an easy fix. There was a post on the site with pics but basically you drop the protection covers to allow access to the gearbox (is it an auto by the way?). I think it's on the passenger side you'll find a small pivot lever with the selector cable coming into it on the side of the box. There's a procedure to remove the cable from the pivot. For the ligfe of me I can't remember it. But I sprayed it a few times with WD40 had a cup of coffee and then worked the linkage back & fwd until free. The problem is basically rust build up in the pivot. Hope that helps. Cheers
Big T
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| 26th Mar 2010 6:11 pm |
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ukdave104
Member Since: 31 Jul 2007
Location: Stonehaven
Posts: 266
  
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Big T wrote:(is it an auto by the way?)
Me thinks the title of the post might be a bit of a give-away 
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| 26th Mar 2010 6:34 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
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force the shift...it will bend the end of the selector cable....
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| 26th Mar 2010 7:34 pm |
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baconbutty
Member Since: 28 Mar 2010
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 34
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yep - I had this prob too just before I traded my D3 in. LRA fixed for me very much along lines of the prev post per Big T. Took the chap about an hour plus a couple of cuppas.
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| 4th Apr 2010 10:29 am |
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biglouie
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
Location: North Wales
Posts: 20
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Thanks all, exactly as described. 1 hour, couple of brews, some free internet and £100 later new part attached and selector working like hot knife through butter! 
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| 6th Apr 2010 5:49 pm |
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