Gearbox - ’k’ series (page 4 of 4)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs
Manual gearbox - PG1Gearbox - ’k’ series · page 4 of 4
- With assistance, carefully release gearbox from IRD and clutch.
- Lower gearbox to the floor and remove lifting equipment.
- Remove gearbox from beneath vehicle.
- Collect flywheel rear cover plate.
- Remove and discard IRD ’O’ ring.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of gearbox and cylinder block.
- Clean dowels and dowel holes.
- Clean mating faces of IRD unit and gearbox.
- Lubricate and fit NEW ’O’ ring to IRD unit.
- Inspect drive shaft seal for damage and renew if necessary.
- Lightly grease gearbox splines with molybdenum disulphide grease.
- Locate flywheel rear cover plate.
- Position gearbox under vehicle and connect lifting equipment.
- With assistance, raise gearbox and manoeuvre into position.
- Align gearbox to clutch assembly then locate on dowels.
- Fit 5 bolts securing gearbox to engine and tighten to 80 Nm.
- Fit gearbox rear mounting bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 65 Nm.
- Raise gearbox and locate in rear mounting. Fit through bolt and tighten to 80 Nm.
- Remove lifting equipment and lifting bracket.
- Position flywheel front cover. Tighten M10 fixings to 80Nm . Tighten M6 nut to 9 Nm.
- Fit dowel bolt to rear of gearbox and tighten to 80 Nm.
- Fit flywheel lower cover plate, align tie rod bracket, fit and tighten bolts to 80 Nm.
- Position gear change rod, fit NEW roll pin and fit roll pin cover.
- With assistance, fit IRD unit to gearbox.
- Fit bolts and tighten to 80 Nm.
- Fit IRD support bracket and tighten bolts initially only to ensure all mating faces are touching. Tighten in the following sequence: 5 bolts securing support bracket to IRD 50 Nm 1 bolt securing IRD support bracket to PAS pump bracket 50 Nm 3 bolts securing support bracket to sump 90Nm
- Position tie rod bracket, fit and tighten bolts.
- Fit clutch slave cylinder bracket and earth lead, fit and tighten bolts to 45 Nm.
- Connect reverse lamp switch wires.
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- PARTClutch kitSearch: Land Rover Freelander 1998 clutch kit
- TOOLClutch alignment toolSearch: clutch alignment tool
- FLUIDGear oilSearch: Land Rover Freelander manual gearbox oil
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