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5th September 2012, 09:00 PM
#1
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Not possible to engage 4L on 99 GR 2.8tdi
Well, the title says enough: i can't engage low gear. When i push down on the gearstick it doesn't go down so i can't shift to low.
Anyone else have this problem or knows what i'm doing wrong (since i'm a 4x4 newbie...)
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5th September 2012 09:00 PM
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5th September 2012, 09:08 PM
#2
Simpson Desert
Check the mechanism under the car, it could be seized from rust or full of mud.
Get someone to try the lever while you watch underneath.
Could be damaged also.
The selector rods could also be damaged or seized.
How long since 4low has been engaged?
Let us know what you find.
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5th September 2012, 09:08 PM
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5th September 2012, 09:09 PM
#4
Hardcore
You might need to take the floor up and check that something hasn't fallen down around the gearstick.
Have you tried tapping it with a rubber mallet?
The linkage might need adjusting.
Cheers, the ferret.
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5th September 2012, 10:24 PM
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When i tried i was standing still and had the car in N.
I heard from one of our mechanics on base that the previous owner got stuck in very salty mud, and didn't clean it for a while.
I'll check underneath...
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5th September 2012, 10:42 PM
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Hardcore
Originally Posted by
OhBugger
When i tried i was standing still and had the car in N.
I heard from one of our mechanics on base that the previous owner got stuck in very salty mud, and didn't clean it for a while.
I'll check underneath...
Very salty mud??? OHHHHHHH bugger.
Cheers, the ferret.
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6th September 2012, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by
the ferret
Very salty mud??? OHHHHHHH bugger.
Cheers, the ferret.
Yep, and they conveniantly failed to mention it...
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6th September 2012, 12:28 AM
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6th September 2012, 06:30 AM
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Well, a couple of bangs and some wd40 solved the problem. Thanks guys!
I don't think the previous owners used 4L a lot...
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6th September 2012, 12:40 PM
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