Gear selector mounting
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Gear selector mounting
Manual gearbox - R65Gear selector mounting
Refit
- Clean oil seal recess and gearbox casing around oil seal location.
- Clean gearbox selector shaft and selector lever.
- Lubricate new oil seal with clean gearbox oil.
- Locate oil seal over selector shaft with sealing lip towards casing.
- Press seal fully home into recess of gearbox housing using a 10 mm socket.
- Fit selector lever to selector shaft, align holes in shaft and lever and using assistance, fit new roll pin.
- Using tool 18G 1594, connect gear selector rod ball joint to selector lever.
- Locate evaporative emission control canister mounting strap into bracket.
- Fit damper fork to damper, fit but do not tighten bolt.
- Position damper fork to suspension lower arm, fit through bolt and new nut; tighten nut to 64 Nm.
- Tighten damper fork to damper bolt to 43 Nm.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Check and if necessary, top-up gearbox oil. See MAINTENANCE.
GEAR SELECTOR MOUNTING
Service repair no - 37.16.25
Remove
- Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove 2 nuts securing gear selector mounting to body.
- Remove mounting plate and rubber from gear selector.
Refit
- Fit mounting plate and rubber to gear selector.
- Align gear selector to body, fit nuts and tighten to 22 Nm.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- PARTClutch kitSearch: Rover 400 1995 clutch kit
- TOOLClutch alignment toolSearch: clutch alignment tool
- FLUIDGear oilSearch: Rover 400 manual gearbox oil
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