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gords:
I'm starting to wonder if my car is trying to tell me something ... set off driving this morning, came off a roundabout, changed into third ... oh dear, my gearstick appears to have fallen off :shock:

Pulled over and pulled off the gaitor and the top two thirds of the gearstick came with it :evil:  It has broken just above one of the joins - the join was still joined :roll:

So, I wrapped a bit of cloth around it and fixed it on with an elastic band - the oin was a bit sharp :wink:  It's awfully strange driving a Discovery with a gearstick that barely comes out of the center console - very strange :lol:

Got a replacement from a breakers in Scotland, hopefully coming tomorrow.

Don't ya just luv em :wink:  :lol:

Paul:
That use to happen all the time when I was yonger and drove Ford Escorts. :lol:

Never heard of it happening to a Discovery before.

Guy90:
Common on Series. Happened to me a few times.

robbie:
Dont think I will have that problem... mines an auto, none of that waggling about when trying to get up some speed  :wink:

gords:
I wasn't even rushing or pushing it hard at the time - I just cruised (or should that be crept?) off the roundabout, gently slipped it into 3rd and the gear lever just flopped over :roll:

When I got the car, it had an annoying rattle which was traced to a broken join which had been badly welded and come loose. I had a friend weld it for me properly. The break was above this, where the gearstick joined onto the once-was join.

I'll take a pipcture or too later :wink:

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