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I am having touble shifting . First gear is touchy and downshifting into ssecond is tough. I think I might need a new clutch or transmittion fluid, any ideas?
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If you provide your model and year it will help to get a more coherent reply  In 110 years there are quite a few 
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oops, 1967 4/4 . It has the ford Cortina engine. I am thinkg a new Synchromesh gear between 2 and third?
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Is the gearbox oil level Ok?
Sounds like the gears to me
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Do you have a decent pedal? Try bleeding your clutch slave cylinder.
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Cable or hydraulic clutch operation?
If cable (or rod - there were a number) check the free play is not excessive.
If hydraulic I would check master / slave cylinders aren't leaking thus reducing the clutch release action.
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As mentioned above - do the easy stuff first. Check gearbox oil level. Flush, drain and refill. Check clutch linkage (my 72 is rod) and adjust properly.
Anything else (clutch/gearbox) is an 'engine out' job unfortunately.
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Is the gear change remotely operated? I know on the Rover gearboxes the gear change is remote & if the bushes wear you can get something similar. This might help Gearbox
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Is the gear change remotely operated? I know on the Rover gearboxes the gear change is remote & if the bushes wear you can get something similar. This might help GearboxGood call - even if not remote, it may be something as simple as a worn ball at the end of the gearlever (I had a Land Rover that would only engage 1st or reverse if you went into 2nd gear first - a gearlever swap sorted it out).
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Arwyn knows his stuff with these boxes, hopefully he'll be able to diagnose accurately.
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