CAUTION: Plug the connections. (page 3 of 3)
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- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender V8i Workshop Manual Supplement
- Section
- Repair
- Disconnect the following multiplugs/connectors
- Remove 2 cable ties securing harness to
- Position jack to support engine sump.
- Remove 2 remaining bell housing to engine
- With assistance, lower transmission and engine
- Remove 2 nuts and bolts securing heat shield to
- Separate transmission from engine and lower on
transfer box LH mounting bracket.
- Remove heat shield.
- Remove transmission assembly from beneath
- Remove 3 nuts and bolts securing transfer box LH mounting bracket to chassis.
- Position lifting eyes to transmission and secure
- Release earth lead from fixing.
- Fit lifting chains to eyes and connect.
- Position lifting hoist and connect lifting chains.
- Raise hoist until chains are taught.
- Remove bolts securing cradle to transfer box.
- Raise transmission from cradle.
- Refit transfer box rear cover plate bolts.
- Lower transmission assembly onto work bench.
- Disconnect lifting chains from eyes.
- Remove bolts securing eyes to transmission and
Refit
- Position lifting eyes to transmission and secure
- Connect lifting chains to eyes.
- Raise transmission assembly from bench and
- Remove 2 transfer box rear cover plate bolts.
- Remove nut securing transfer box RH mounting.
- Lower transmission onto cradle, align to transfer
- Remove 3 nuts and bolts securing transfer box RH mounting bracket to chassis.
- Remove transfer box RH mounting bracket and
- Lower hoist and disconnect lifting chains from
collect flexible mount heat shield.
- Lower transmission on jack to access harness
- Remove chains from hoist.
connectors.
- Remove bolts securing lifting eyes to
from transfer box: Speed transducer Parking solenoid Neutral detection switch Differential lock Temperature sensor switch
transfer box.
CAUTION: Use a block of wood or hard rubber pad to protect sump.
bolts.
jacks until hi-low selector lever is clear of transmission tunnel aperture.
jack.
ramp.
with bolts.
remove eyes.
with bolts.
position above transmission cradle.
box rear cover plate and secure with previously removed bolts.
eyes.
transmission and remove eyes.
Parts & tools for this job For Land Rover Defender
- PARTTransmission filter kitSearch: Land Rover Defender transmission filter kit
- FLUIDAutomatic transmission fluidSearch: Land Rover automatic transmission fluid
- TOOLFluid transfer pumpSearch: fluid transfer pump
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