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yanto

Member Since: 03 Sep 2009
Location: caerleon
Posts: 230

clicking noise

Hi all
There is a clicking noise when changing from 5th to 4th. It even does it if it are stationery with the engine off. Almost sounds like an electric shock?
Just started today.
Any ideas?

27th May 2016 3:26pm

grumpy old git

Member Since: 16 Nov 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 153

I'd say that's the bias spring clicking against the bias plate, nothing to worry about. Nearly necessitated a gearbox strip down on my first Td5.....

27th May 2016 4:01pm

yanto

Member Since: 03 Sep 2009
Location: caerleon
Posts: 230

Thanks bud. How can I stop it?

27th May 2016 4:36pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17361

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

It will be the latch that prevents you inadvertently changing from 5th to reverse resetting itself. It is a normal feature of the R380 box.

I had exactly the same question when I bought my TD5 Disco.

27th May 2016 5:13pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1763

Mine is an Ashcroft rebuild from December and does it. Never investigated it but always assumed it was a bias plate/springy thing moving.

27th May 2016 5:33pm

yanto

Member Since: 03 Sep 2009
Location: caerleon
Posts: 230

Thanks guys. Any idea why it has just started doing it? Had the landy 2 weeks and before it was fine. Can it be fixed? It's very irritating?

27th May 2016 5:57pm

yanto

Member Since: 03 Sep 2009
Location: caerleon
Posts: 230

Also,how do you access it? Through the gate?

27th May 2016 5:59pm

Fatboy Slim

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1006

I'd be more worried if it didn't do it. It's meant to. To get access to it you need to remove the gearbox and strip out the rear housing.

27th May 2016 7:03pm

yanto

Member Since: 03 Sep 2009
Location: caerleon
Posts: 230

Thanks guys. I'm probably not explain it properly. It sounds like an electric arc? I have had the truck 2 weeks and it didn't do it when I bought it?

28th May 2016 9:04am

DefenderJon

Member Since: 01 Dec 2012
Location: Sunny Ulster
Posts: 68

That click is definitely an inbuilt design to prevent you going from 5th to reverse. Is it possible that, in the first two weeks of ownership you just didn't notice it, but now that you're aware of it, it's more noticeable? Be assured, it SHOULD do it.

Jon. Defender 90 TD5 CSW - The longer I own it, the newer it gets!!

28th May 2016 11:20am

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