’A’ - original oil seal ’B’ - modified oil seal
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › ’A’ - original oil seal ’B’ - modified oil seal
- Pull hub assembly outwards and release drive shaft from hub.
- Use a lever to release inboard joint from differential. Remove drive shaft assembly.
CAUTION: Pull drive shaft joint horizontally to avoid damaging differential oil seal
- Remove circlip from drive shaft and discard.
- Inspect seal adjacent to outer joint and differential oil seal. Renew if worn or damaged.
WARNING: For ’ABS 5’ braking system, ensure reluctor ring fitted to drive shaft has 43 teeth.
Refit
- Wipe drive shaft ends, hub and differential oil seal.
- Lubricate oil seal running surfaces
CAUTION: Two types of oil seal have been fitted to the differential of the PG1 gearbox.
’A’ - original oil seal ’B’ - modified oil seal
CAUTION: The differential maybe fitted with the original or modified oil seals. The modified oil seal is fitted to later gearboxes which have machined seal location faces. Modified oil seal MUST NOT be fitted to early gearboxes without machined faces.
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