no drive on autobox 2.4 ln130

[maxwell-1]

hi can anyone shine a light on truck gear probleams,
drove fine this morning,got to parking area with dogs all still ok,
got back in truck started ok but can't get drive, goes in gear reverse light is on but wont move,had to be towed out of carpark,no forward or reverse but starts.
o/d light flashing and a/t p light is on?????????????

stuck in storrington at the mo...

[TonyN]

You probably have the t/case in neutral?



Dosn't normally give you the O/D light though, if its not the above, do the fault code thing to see if there are any electrical problems.

The AT/P light means the t/case is in neutral, so P on the autobox won't do anything for stopping the truck rolling off and to put the handbrake on.

[maxwell-1]

ok, so at the mo the 4wd box is in h and n and i am unable to get any drive on main box,if i try to put it in p with the engine running then it crunchs in,#
not done any light testing yet.i only drove 3 miles and not touched 4wd box only put main box in d and off i went,now dead????

[BUSHWHACKER]

Short lever should be pulled back towards the seat. Give it a good tug as sometimes it can be difficult due to lack of use.
The crunching sound is because the gears are trying to mesh together.

Put the transmission in 'P' and slowly pull the short transfer lever back towards you until you feel/hear the gears mesh.

[maxwell-1]

hi cheers for that,but i had to get it moved so it was towed to a garage who have think it could be an issue with the gearbox oil!!!! its a new one on me but someone out there on surf land most know of thats true? very old they say???

[TonyN]

If it's oil, it normally gets worse over time, dosn't often go from working to not in one go. But could be.

Unless its sprung a big leak, when was the last time you checked the level?

[maxwell-1]

well,,got to hold my hands up,i've never checked it since i have owned it,so about 6mts,,, i now hold my head in shame and await surfers abuse.....

[flounderbout]

well,,got to hold my hands up,i've never checked it since i have owned it,so about 6mts,,, i now hold my head in shame and await surfers abuse.....

There's oil in the gearbox? Who knew...