300Tdi Defender - Adjusting Gear Change Lever Bias Spring - Manual Gearbox
MANUAL GEARBOX
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ADJUSTMENT
GEAR CHANGE LEVER BIAS SPRING - ADJUST
Service repair no - 37.16.26
1. Remove gear lever and transfer box lever knobs.
2. Remove gear lever cover.
3. Remove nut and washer securing gear lever.
4. Mark gear lever spline setting, remove lever and
gaiter from lower lever.
5. Remove insulation pad from tunnel aperture.
6. Fit gear lever and select 3rd or 4th gear.
7. Slacken adjustment screw locknuts.
8. Adjust screws until both legs of bias springs are
approximately 0.5mm clear of gear lever cross
pin.
9. Apply a slight load to gear lever in a LH direction
and adjust RH screw downward until RH spring
leg just makes contact with cross pin.
10. Repeat procedure for LH adjustment screw.
11. Lower both adjustment screws equal amounts
until radial play is eliminated.
12. Tighten locknuts.
13. Return gear lever to neutral position and rock
across gate several times. The gear lever should
return to 3rd and 4th gate.
14. Remove gear lever.
15. Fit insulation pad.
16. Locate gaiter over lower lever and bias springs.
17. Fit gear lever to lower lever spline, secure with
new nyloc nut and tighten to
25 Nm (18 lbf/ft).
18. Fit gear lever cover.
19. Fit gear lever and transfer box lever knobs.