Gearbox adaptor plate (page 3 of 6)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs
Engine - L SeriesGearbox adaptor plate · page 3 of 6
- Remove bolts and remove tool from gear.
- Remove 3 nuts securing FIP to adaptor plate.
- Remove 4 countersunk screws and 2 bolts securing adaptor plate to block. Discard screws.
- Remove gearbox adaptor plate.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of adaptor plate, back plate and gears
CAUTION: If gears have been subjected to oil contamination, they must be soaked in a solvent bath and thoroughly washed before fitment. Otherwise, oil impregnated in the gear will emerge and contaminate the drive belt. Cause of oil contamination must be rectified.
- Locate gearbox adaptor plate, fit bolts and NEW countersunk screws, tighten screws and bolts to 45 Nm.
- Fit nuts securing FIP to gearbox adaptor plate and tighten to 22 Nm.
- Fit drive gear to FIP and insert 18G 1717 to lock in position. Fit retaining nut and tighten to 60 Nm.
- Loosen injector pump shaft clamp bolt, insert spacer beneath clamp bolt and tighten bolt to 10 Nm.
- Fit timing belt back plate to cylinder head and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
- Fit drive belt tensioner, fit Allen bolt.
- Clean FIP drive belt gear and mating face.
- Fit gear to camshaft, apply clean engine oil to threads of new bolt, fit, but do not tighten bolt.
- Refit flywheel. See this section.
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