Hi guys I just thought I would e-mail you a few remarks on your You tube Video on how to replace the Freelander 2 manual gearshift cover. I feel you missed a few important items in it, such as the pins that hold the starwasher are very fragile and will snap with ease, also the fact that the original leather cover is actually glued and hot pressed in areas all around the black frame. I send this not as a criticism but a review to you, your video convinced me it would be an easy task an it is anything but. but then, " it is a Land Rover lol.
Francesco Daria I'm thinking of buying a 2008/ 110 k miles/ for $ 5,750...¿ are they too costly in GAS / REPAIRS ???? Also, ¿ did you get any answer on the STICK KNOB/ GAITER change for automatic version ?. Thank you !
Having a real problem sliding down the top part of the gaiter to get the knob off. It just doesnt slide down at all. Any suggestions as to how to slide that down without breaking anything?
To add an update, it looks like someone had replaced this before me and superglued the gaiter on at the top. But the superglue had run and stuck the plastic to the metasl gearstick. Mole Grips and persistence managed to shift it in the end
Hello, I was wondering if you could help me with an issue with my gear stick which has become loose on 5&6th, there so the lever is going too far to the right. Can you help me fix the problem pls?
Not seen this one - there are not too many parts to the change - its seems to control 2 changes - check the joints at the end of the cables. Other than that it could be in the gearbox - see below parts pic www.dropbox.com/s/lqmuf1k48h8nhsx/freelander%20gear%20change.JPG?dl=0
It's not quite so straightforward as these guys make out - you'll need superglue at least as you will need to break some components and rip others that are glued apart - not impossible, but this doesn't represent the difficulty at all.
I was replacing the gaiter - All the spire clips broke off the rivets they were attached to - this seemed inevitable as they appear to be single use. The gaiter was in fact glued to the rectangular template meaning these had to be carefully teased apart to avoid damage to the template - likewise the rectangular lug that sits atop the gear column and holds the gaiter in place had glue holding it in place. So - some fiddly supergluing was required to hold the new gaiter in to the template and then I tried to attach the broken spire clips back onto the broken end of the rivets. The replacement looks fine, but under the surface its a bit of a botch - I can't see how anyone could get those spire clips off without a specialist tool.
@@L663 Have to agree with Mark - The spire clips were a nightmare to remove and on some took away the tops of the rivets - had to deploy Superglue when fitting the replacement gaiter but it has worked (hope the replacement gaiter lasts another 10 years as the original did!) - other than that thank you for the video which made lifting the gear console and removing it a piece of cake.
