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Rover Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition08 · Automatic gearbox
08 · Transmission

Test (page 5 of 9)

Make
Rover
Model
600 Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition
Section
Repairs
Automatic gearboxTest · page 5 of 9
Diagram showing the centre beam and steering gearbox guard area with callouts A and B
A Centre beam B Steering gearbox guard – RHD only
  1. LHD: Remove the centre beam.
    RHD: Remove the the centre beam and the steering gearbox guard.
Diagram showing lower arm ball joint connection with split pin, castellated nut, damper fork bolt, and self-locking nut callouts A, B, C, D
A Split pin B Castellated nut C Damper fork bolt D Self-locking nut
  1. Remove and discard split pins securing lower arm ball joints.
  2. Remove castellated nuts and separate lower arms from ball joints, see STEERING – Repairs.
  3. Remove and discard the damper fork nuts, remove the damper fork bolts, then separate the damper fork and lower arm.
Diagram showing driveshaft end with snap ring, plastic bag, and driveshaft callouts A, B, C
A Snap ring B Plastic bag C Driveshaft
  1. Prise the driveshafts out of the differential.
  2. Pull on the inboard joint of right and left driveshafts, see DRIVE SHAFTS – Repairs.
  3. Remove and discard snap ring from end of each driveshaft.
  4. Tie plastic bags over the driveshaft ends.

Note: Coat all machined surfaces with engine oil or grease.

Diagram showing radius rod, patchlok bolts, damper fork pinch bolt, and damper fork callouts A, B, C, D, E
A Self-locked nut B Radius rod C Patchlok bolts D Damper fork pinch bolt E Damper fork

Parts & tools for this job For Rover 600

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