Td5 gear linkage?

[marky]

I had to go and rescue wifey and her Td5 yesterday, as she was stuck in town with no drive and she said it stunk - so I was expecting the clutch to have failed. When I got there, I started it up and all seemed fine - took it for a spin around the car park, and it drove fine. Then drove it home with no real problems - no smell, no noises, but I did notice that selecting and deselecting the gears was a bit hit and miss! I went out in it again today and it drives fine,except changing gear is a bit like stirring a big bowl of porridge!!!
Would this be a gear linkage? I can't think what else it could it be. What would be involved in fixing it?

[Ricky]

Cant explain The Smell
But i would start with checking the Bias springs and plate they do have a habit of breaking, Cheap fix but its a center console out job which makes it a bit of a pain.
Console out , Then you will see a large black oval plate around the base of the gear stick, drill out the rivets holding it in place and remove the cover. This will reveal a rubber boot which covers the bias plate and springs. If you look at the ashcroft transmissions site they have a "how to" for adjusting them if you need to replace them

[Range Rover Blues]

Errr, how can I be polite about the wife's driving :-k

It's possible the clutch is dragging and if it was sat in traffic for ages then the plate overheated and faded, exactly like brake fade.

So if she was in traffic for ages and doesn't use the handbrake, or struggles to reverse..........