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My 200 tdi Discovery is very difficult to change gear from 1st to 2nd or 3rd to 2nd. Why?

April 26, 2017difficult Discovery Gear TDI

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My 200 tdi Discovery is very difficult to change gear from 1st to 2nd or 3rd to 2nd. Why?

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A common fault with these boxes is a thrust washer in the 1 – 2 synchro assembly splitting in half and blocking movement. Rebuild the gearbox and replace both thrust washers in the 1 – 2 assembly.