Recent content by Suresh

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    Disco 95 - Manual Transmission - Hard to Shift into 1st and Reverse

    The shop found a leak in the clutch master cylinder. Got that replaced, and the Rover is shifting fine. Thanks for the inputs, gents. Suresh
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    Disco 95 - Manual Transmission - Hard to Shift into 1st and Reverse

    I am able to get it into other gears when stopped. It just won't let me put it into 1st or reverse (most times). Yes, when I bump it into 2nd gear and then try reverse, or first, I do succeed most times (not always). One question, I have @4Runner, does the synchro get involved when the...
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    Disco 95 - Manual Transmission - Hard to Shift into 1st and Reverse

    Thanks for the input. I will look into the clutch hydraulics and then the clutch plate. Cheers, Suresh
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    Disco 95 - Manual Transmission - Hard to Shift into 1st and Reverse

    D1 '95 with 5-speed manual transmission with about 180k miles on it. I noticed that the last couple of times I drove, it was difficult to shift into 1st gear or into reverse. When moving forward, I started with the second gear if it would not get into 1st. It was also difficult to get it into...