2008 Connect T230 110ps - crutching 3rd gear

[Reedy]

Gents,

I have a 58 plate T230 connect 110ps which has done 95k.

I have recently replaced the clutch due to it bitting very high and it was occasionally clonking into 3rd. The work was all done my a mechanic mate and the noise seamed to have gone after 250 miles or so.

I have just done a 1000 mile round trip to France fishing and on the return journey, when changing up from 2nd to 3rd above 2500 revs it crunches into gear. If i drive carefully and change at low revs it slots in perfect, all others gears are fine and it changes fine when coming from 4th to 3rd.

I have been told by a mechanic mate its probably the syncro in the gearbox ? which means box out [ again ! ] and either a re con gear box or send the box away for a overhall.

I am gutted after just spending £600 on the van with the clutch, slave cylinder, alternator, starter motor, anto roll bar links etc was hoping it would be good for a fair few miles now, is it something silly like linkage, fluid levels or cable adjustement or is my mate right about the syncro ?

Any help or advise would be great,

[g-man]

does it do it going into 4th?......shares same synchro

[Reedy]

Hi mate,

does not do it in 4th, only going up into 3rd although a low rev slow change is fine ? any ideas ?

[CamsTrans]

My '58 75TDDI (30k miles) does the same thing but only in third.. Didn't think it was just be being an *rse.
Interested to see what comes out of this

[Reedy]

Just used my van this evening for the first time since france to pop round to a mate 10 mins round the corner, the van did not crunch into 3rd at all ? even though I tried all ways, revs etc of doing it.

Very strange ................. suppose the box was cold, does this make a difference

[g-man]

gotta ask......g/box is full of right oil?

[Reedy]

Hi mate,

the clutch was changed out of hours at a landrover dealer, when we re fitted the gearbox we filled it up with landrover gear box oil as thats was all we had as I forgot to grab some, I done this just to drive it the 10 miles home.
Before I used the van again I got the correct oil, dumped the old lot [ which looked and smelt identical ] and re filled it with the correct oil so it was just running out of the fill port.

Out of interest what is the correct oil ? my mechanic mate sorted it for me so I dont know what grades in there.

[g-man]

sae 75w/90.........ford spec wsd-m2c200-c

[Reedy]

I have checked with my mate, we have used the 75W / 90

Any ideas guys before I look into dragging the box out to be re conditoned ?

[priesty]

i have the same prob with my fwd tranny after a new clutch but with first gear but only happens about 1 out of 6 times later on the turret bolt on the selector snapped why i had the selector off i put my hand in the top of the box and can feel one of the coggs got worn teeth guess thats the problem i have think the connect has the same box ?