Hi All:
My first P6 Rover. Series 2. US model. 4 speed manual. Can't get it into 2nd gear while driving. It does go nicely into 2nd while parked. Mechanic assumes the problem is the synchros. Bought the car 2 years ago and haven't been able to get it on the road since.
The prior owner (an unreliable type) said he replaced the tranny with a rebuilt and also gave me the old one. I've sourced yet another rebuilt from California and am trying to find a mechanic who'll replace the current one with it.
HOWEVER, I'm beginning to think that the issue might be that the prior install might have been done incorrectly, and either the linkage is off and/or the tranny isn't perfectly lined up. I've read various posts about how that is tricky.
The linkage might be bad regardless since the stick is very, very sloppy. I plan on replacing much of it if we pull the tranny. Mechanic thinks that the slop in the shift forced the prior drivers to search for 2nd and grind it into gear, leading to the current issue.
I don't know much about these cars (I'm a Range Rover guy with a LWB Classic) and would love to hear the experts here weigh in and advise.
Thanking you in advance.
Bob
My first P6 Rover. Series 2. US model. 4 speed manual. Can't get it into 2nd gear while driving. It does go nicely into 2nd while parked. Mechanic assumes the problem is the synchros. Bought the car 2 years ago and haven't been able to get it on the road since.
The prior owner (an unreliable type) said he replaced the tranny with a rebuilt and also gave me the old one. I've sourced yet another rebuilt from California and am trying to find a mechanic who'll replace the current one with it.
HOWEVER, I'm beginning to think that the issue might be that the prior install might have been done incorrectly, and either the linkage is off and/or the tranny isn't perfectly lined up. I've read various posts about how that is tricky.
The linkage might be bad regardless since the stick is very, very sloppy. I plan on replacing much of it if we pull the tranny. Mechanic thinks that the slop in the shift forced the prior drivers to search for 2nd and grind it into gear, leading to the current issue.
I don't know much about these cars (I'm a Range Rover guy with a LWB Classic) and would love to hear the experts here weigh in and advise.
Thanking you in advance.
Bob