Oh, SNAP!

[Mike Koch]

When a picture is worth a thousand words:



Admittedly, I laughed out loud when the shift lever snapped...probably because I was thankfully parked in front of my house when it "detonated." Thing is, I've always shifted ever so gingerly. No worries, it's almost rectified.

Mike

PS-Please note what a long term clutch master cyl. leak will do to floor paint.

[I Leak Oil]

I was driving with a friend of mine in his SIIa and the same thing happened. Luckily there was enough there to get a Vise-Grip on to use as a shifter. Got us home atleast...
Jason T.

[PH4]

Is this a common issue? Does this occur on any particular Series shifter? Seems like a nice way to get stranded in the middle of no where.

[2rovers]

Been there and done that too!
I have had two break off on me. I have welded one to keep as a spare with a couple inches cut off.
Not that hard to replace, but what a hassel!

[yorker]

That is pretty common, but a pain every time!

[xrover]

And here I was thinking my overheating problem was a pain.

Good thing it happened in the drive or, you would have had to do some walking.

Thinking of keeping a spare with me now...

[giorgio]

The same thing happened to me several years ago on my Series III, I had to do the vise grip thing for a while. I found someone to weld it back on, but he got it just a little too far angled rearward, and I am still having trouble knowing what gear it is in.

[msggunny]

Same here, had it snap in my driveway in Uganda. Supprised the heck out of me. Thought it was from my "agressive" driving style.

Fun, Fun, Fun.

[jp-]

I foresee a recall.

...Gear shift lever can break off while at a standstill or while driving... This could lead to unusual driving style, and loss of control while moving... Vehicular damage is less likely to occur if said breakage occurs at standstill...

[xrover]

RECALL!!! I would expect LR to come back with the statement of "ACCEPTABLE WEAR AND TEAR" "NOT WARRANTEED"

Or something like that...

[scott]

i slam mine around alot. i guess the rovagods favor me. i guess i shouldn't had said that, i guess that'll be the next thing to snap now

[Mike_S]

Ok, so it happened to me on my Series III! Thankfully I remembered the vise grips post and was able to make it home.

Now, here's the issue - most of the replacement parts I see are not the same type - what to do??

Mike

[gudjeon]

Well darn it all. They don't make anything to last more than 30 or 40 years anymore

[tmckeon88]

Oh snappy snap

I've had that happen twice - once on the highway driving south out of Santiago, Chile. When we pulled over we were mobbed by a truckload of gypsies who wanted to "help!" Good times. Found a helpful welder who got us back on the road in about three hours and I think that repair is still holding, after 7 years. I think the vibration of the transmission and all the shifting fatigues the metal over time and it snaps, like a paper clip you bewnd back and forth repeatedly.