Gearbox (page 11 of 11)
- Make
- MG
- Model
- MGF Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs
Manual gearboxGearbox · page 11 of 11
- Ensure selector linkage and shaft are clean, fit linkage to shaft and secure with new roll pin.
- Fit clip to retain roll pin.
- Clean gear change linkage and cable sockets.
- Fit gear change cables to abutment brackets and fit NEW clips.
- Apply grease to cable socket.
- Fit cables to linkage.
- Fit silencer heat shield. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS, Repairs.
- Fit LH engine mounting to gearbox and and tighten bolts to 48 Nm.
- With gearbox raised clear of subframe, fit the resonator but do not fit bolts at this stage.
- Fit buttress and tighten bolts to 45 Nm.
- Fit hydragas pipe to clips on buttress.
- Fit bolts securing resonator to body.
- Lower LH engine mounting onto buttress and tighten bolt to 80 Nm.
- Clean end of both drive shaft inboard joints and fit NEW circlips to shafts.
- Lubricate differential oil seals.
- Wipe taper joints of both hub ball joints and upper arms.
- Fit both hub assemblies to upper arms and engage both drive shafts to differential.
- Fit lock washers to upper ball joint pins and tighten nuts to 54 Nm.
- Bend lock washers upward to lock nuts.
NOTE: Pull outwards on drive shaft inboard joints to check for full engagement.
- Align both hubs to lower arms and tighten bolts to 100 Nm.
- Wipe tapers and seats of track control arms and hubs.
- Fit track control arms to hubs and tighten nuts to 30 Nm.
- Fit bolts securing anti-roll bar to LH and RH links and tighten nuts to 35 Nm.
- Fit calipers to hubs and tighten bolts to 85 Nm.
- Clean ABS sensors, sensor spacers and mating faces on hubs.
- Fit ABS spacers and sensors to hubs and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
- Secure ABS sensor cables to clips on upper suspension arms.
- Fit LH ABS sensor cables to clips on subframe.
- Fit clutch slave cylinder mounting bracket. Fit and tighten bolts.
- Secure starter motor lead clip to clutch slave cylinder mounting bracket.
- Up to 2000MY: Fit new ’O’ ring seal to speedometer cable pinion housing, fit pinion to gearbox and tighten bolt to 10 Nm.
- 2000MY ON: Fit new ’O’ ring to road speed transducer, fit transducer to gearbox and tighten bolt to 12 Nm.
- Connect multiplug to transducer.
- All models: Fit clutch slave cylinder to bracket and secure pipe to clip on under side.
- Tighten bolts securing slave cylinder to 25 Nm.
- Clean clutch push rod, and clevis pin.
- Grease clevis pin and end of push rod.
- Fit push rod to cylinder, align rod to clutch lever and fit clevis pin.
- Fit NEW ’R’ clip to secure clevis pin.
- Connect reverse lamp switch wires.
- Connect air intake hose to resonator and tighten clip.
- Fit starter motor. See ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit air cleaner duct to resonator.
- Fit air cleaner mounting bracket. Fit and tighten bolts.
- Fit fuel pipe clip to stud on body and tighten nut.
- Fit hand brake and speedometer cables to clips on air cleaner bracket.
- Fit fuel filter bracket to air cleaner bracket and tighten nuts.
- Fit air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Fill gearbox with oil. See MAINTENANCE.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Pressurise LH side of suspension. See FRONT SUSPENSION, Adjustments.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 MG MGF
- PARTClutch kitSearch: MG MGF 1995 clutch kit
- TOOLClutch alignment toolSearch: clutch alignment tool
- FLUIDGear oilSearch: MG MGF manual gearbox oil
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