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Rover 400 Workshop Manual (1995-2000)18 · Manual gearbox - R65
18 · Transmission

RH differential oil seal

Make
Rover
Model
400 Workshop Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Repairs › RH differential oil seal
Manual gearbox - R65RH differential oil seal · page 1 of 3
Diagram
  1. Locate new seal on tool 18G 134 and replacer 18G 134BD with sealing lip facing toward housing.
  2. Carefully drift oil seal into differential housing until it is fully seated in recess.
  3. Remove tool 18G 134BD .
  4. Fit new circlip to drive shaft.
  5. Engage drive shaft in differential and push fully home.

CAUTION: Pull drive shaft to ensure circlip is fully engaged and retains shaft.

  1. Clean lower ball joint and mating face of suspension arm.
  2. Engage lower ball joint with lower suspension arm.
  3. Fit castle nut securing front hub to lower suspension arm and tighten to 50 Nm, then align next slot in castle nut with split pin hole.
  4. Fit new split pin through castle nut and secure.
  5. Fit damper fork to front damper.
  6. Fit through bolt securing damper fork to lower suspension arm.
  7. Fit new nut securing damper fork to lower suspension arm and tighten to 64 Nm.
  8. Fit pinch bolt securing damper fork to damper and tighten to 43 Nm.
  9. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
  10. Remove container positioned to catch gearbox fluid.
  11. Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
  12. Top-up gearbox fluid. See MAINTENANCEMaintenance.

RH DIFFERENTIAL OIL SEAL

Service repair no - 54.10.21

Remove

  1. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

  1. Remove RH front road wheel.
  2. Remove exhaust front pipe. See MANIFOLD & EXHAUST SYSTEMS, Repairs.
  3. Position container to catch fluid loss from gearbox.
Rh differential oil seal – Position container to catch fluid loss from gearbox.
  1. Remove and discard nut securing damper fork to lower suspension arm.
  2. Remove through bolt from lower arm.
  3. Remove pinch bolt securing damper fork to damper.
  4. Remove damper fork.
  5. Remove and discard split pin from castle nut securing front hub to lower suspension arm.
  6. Remove castle nut securing front hub to lower suspension arm.

Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400

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