Gearbox - V8 (page 4 of 4)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery II (UK)
- Section
- Repairs
Manual gearbox - R380Gearbox - V8 · page 4 of 4
- Remove 14 bolts securing gearbox to engine.
- With assistance, remove gearbox from engine.
Refit
- Clean gearbox to engine mating faces, dowels and dowel holes.
- Raise gear gearbox on jack and align to clutch and engine.
- Fit bolts securing gearbox to engine and tighten to 45 Nm (33 lbf.ft).
- Lubricate and fit new 'O' rings to oil cooling pipe housing.
- Position coolant pipe housing, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
- If fitted: Secure harness in retaining clips, connect Lucars to differential lock warning switch and multiplug to neutral sensor.
- Position breather pipes and secure 'P' clip with bolt.
- Using new sealing washers fit breather pipe banjo bolts and tighten to 15 Nm (11 lbf.ft).
- Connect oil temperature sensor Lucars and reverse lamp switch multiplug.
- Position low ratio selector cable to housing and secure with 'C' washer and clevis pin.
- Secure cable to fuel pipes with new cable ties.
- Raise gearbox, ensuring gear change lever is located in grommet.
- Fit gearbox mountings and tighten bolts to 85 Nm (63 lbf.ft).
- Fit nuts to mountings and tighten to 48 Nm (37 lbf.ft).
- Remove 3 bolts securing support plate to gearbox.
- Position clutch slave cylinder and heat shield, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
- Clean handbrake back plate and mating face.
- Position handbrake back plate, fit bolts and tighten to 75 Nm (46 lbf.ft).
- Clean handbrake drum.
- Fit handbrake drum and tighten retaining screw.
- Clean propeller shafts and mating faces.
- Position propeller shafts, align to marks and tighten bolts to 47 Nm (35 lbf.ft).
- Clean exhaust silencer and tail pipe mating faces.
- Position silencer and secure on mountings, using a new gasket align to tail pipe, fit nuts and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
- Position rear cross member, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
- Refill gearbox with oil. MAINTENANCE, PROCEDURES, Manual gearbox.
- Refill transfer gearbox oil. MAINTENANCE, PROCEDURES, Transfer box.
- Fit front exhaust pipe. MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS - V8, REPAIRS, Front pipe.
- Fit gear lever extension, fit clamp bolt and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
- Fit gear lever trim and gear change knob.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Fit battery cover and cooling fan cover and secure fixings.
Parts & tools for this job For Land Rover Discovery
- PARTClutch kitSearch: Land Rover Discovery clutch kit
- TOOLClutch alignment toolSearch: clutch alignment tool
- FLUIDGear oilSearch: Land Rover Discovery manual gearbox oil
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