Help!!!!!!!!

[BioHazard]

hello.

thankyou

[MattF]

saying why doesnt he just do what i say..... welll everytime i go to work on truck i leave laptop at home... and i forget half the things that i needed to try....

Never heard of pen & paper or a printer?

[BUSHWHACKER]

listen i appreciate all your help and i know your sitting there....

saying why doesnt he just do what i say..... welll everytime i go to work on truck i leave laptop at home... and i forget half the things that i needed to try....

Listen??????
I never stop, but thats my problem, I can't help myself helping people.

[BigBobE]

Never heard of pen & paper or a printer?

see matt that would be the logical and sensible thing and if i do that, i would of shopped around and view a few surfs and not just rushed in and bought the first surf i saw with a snorkel and mud tyres.....

[BigBobE]

right went to my local friendly Lithuanian mechanic, he reckons it torque converter, he hadnt inspected it but seems very positive to it being that..... is it plausible that i am going to have to give him €300 for my reverse gear back????

[BUSHWHACKER]

So how come you can still drive forwards then?

[BigBobE]

So how come you can still drive forwards then?

he reckons sometimes you lose forward sometime you lose reverse

[BUSHWHACKER]

It'll either be the reverse band or the valve/cylinder that engages the reverse band.
In most auto transmissions, there are two bands. The bands in a transmission are, literally, steel bands that wrap around sections of the gear train and connect to the housing. They are actuated by hydraulic cylinders inside the case of the transmission.

Now either the atf isn't reaching the valve/cylinder (blockage) or the band has worn down too far (or needs adjusting), and can't 'grab' the gear train.. I've never opened up a Surf's auto 'box to have a look, so can't be 100% but it does seem the likely cause of your loss of reverse.
Could probably be sorted without dropping the transmission.

[BUSHWHACKER]

he reckons sometimes you lose forward sometime you lose reverse

Forward (1st gear) and reverse share the same gearset, if you lose one the other will soon follow.

[POPEYE]

So what was the outcome? i've just linked this thread to the modeling site as a guy there has just lost reverse on his Jag, (automatic)this was after haveing a "boy racer" moment and flooring it, then lost rev, so i wondered if it was possibly kick down related as Big bob's was messing with his too,
i know mine takes a fair few revs to get it going backwards comeing out the garage (slightly uphill) and a fair few revs to get it going anywhere

[BioHazard]

I think bob is replacing his gearbox ......and we are breaking the one here

[RodLeach]

Popeye.. I dont know if this applies to other Jags (Maybe TinTin can shed some light on it.. )

But i know my XJ8 has a 'sealed for life' gearbox.. Which basically means it has a very short life as you can't change the fluid!

That could be part of his problem?!

[POPEYE]

Popeye.. I dont know if this applies to other Jags (Maybe TinTin can shed some light on it.. )

But i know my XJ8 has a 'sealed for life' gearbox.. Which basically means it has a very short life as you can't change the fluid!

That could be part of his problem?!

Cheer's Rod/Bio, i'll tell him to look at this thread again, see if it helps, i dont think he's had the jag long so not sure of it's history plus i'm not sure what model it is, anyhow i'll pass it on,
Ian!, have you resolved your reverse prob? or is it a replacement box?

[BigBobE]

gearbox is hopefully in transit from stormy.... and then it will be fitted over the weekend by mechanic.... this better fix my missing reverse if not i have a j reg surf for sale :P with 2 gearboxes

[BioHazard]

gearbox is hopefully in transit from stormy.... and then it will be fitted over the weekend by mechanic.... this better fix my missing reverse if not i have a j reg surf for sale :P with 2 gearboxes

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