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Vehicle speed sensor - ’l’ series

Make
Rover
Model
400 Workshop Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Repairs › Vehicle speed sensor - ’l’ series
InstrumentsVehicle speed sensor - ’l’ series

VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR - ’L’ SERIES

Service repair no - 88.30.14

Remove

  1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
Vehicle speed sensor - ’l’ series – Disconnect battery earth lead.
  1. Disconnect multiplug from vehicle speed sensor.
  2. Position container to collect fluid loss from gearbox.
  3. Remove bolt securing speedometer drive pinion housing to gearbox.
  4. Release speedometer drive pinion housing from gearbox.
  5. Remove speedometer drive pinion housing.
Vehicle speed sensor - ’l’ series – Remove speedometer drive pinion housing.
  1. Remove and discard ’O’ ring seal from speedometer drive pinion housing.
  2. Remove vehicle speed sensor.

Refit

  1. Fit and tighten vehicle speed sensor to speedometer drive pinion housing.
  2. Clean mating faces of gearbox and speedometer drive pinion housing.
  3. Lubricate with gearbox oil and fit new ’O’ ring to speedometer drive pinion housing.
  4. Fit speedometer drive pinion housing to gearbox and align bolt holes.
  5. Fit bolt securing speedometer drive pinion housing to gearbox and tighten to 9 Nm.
  6. Connect multiplug to vehicle speed sensor.
  7. Top-up gearbox oil level. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.
  8. Connect battery earth lead.

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