Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Rover
01 Information02 General data03 Engine04 Engine management system – PGM-Fi05 Cooling system, manifold and exhaust06 Clutch07 Manual gearbox08 Automatic gearbox09 Drive shafts10 Differential – manual gearbox11 Differential – automatic gearbox12 Steering13 Suspension14 Brakes and ABS15 Brakes – ABS BY416 Body17 Heating and ventilation18 Electrical19 Supplementary restraint system (SRS)
Rover Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition02 · General data
02 · General

Differential – manual gearbox

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600 Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition
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General data › Differential – manual gearbox
General dataDifferential – manual gearbox

DIFFERENTIAL – MANUAL GEARBOX

Final Drive Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.266

Final driven gear

Backlash:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.085 – 0.145 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.20 mm

Differential carrier

Pinion shaft contact area ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.000 – 18.018 mm

Carrier – to – pinion clearance:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.017 – 0.047 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.10 mm

Driveshaft contact area ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.005 – 28.025 mm

Carrier – to – driveshaft clearance – right

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.025 – 0.066 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.12 mm

Carrier – to – driveshaft clearance – left

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 – 0.091 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.15 mm

Differential pinion gear

Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 – 0.15 mm

ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.042 – 18.066 mm

Pinion gear – to – pinion shaft clearance:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 – 0.095 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.15 mm

Tapered roller bearing preload

Starting torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 – 2.6 Nm

DIFFERENTIAL – AUTOMATIC GEARBOX

Final Drive Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.285

Final driven gear

Backlash:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.085 – 0.142 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.20 mm

Differential carrier

Pinion shaft contact area ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.000 – 18.018 mm

Carrier – to – pinion clearance:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.013 – 0.047 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.10 mm

Driveshaft contact area ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.005 – 28.025 mm

Carrier – to – driveshaft clearance:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.025 – 0.066 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.12 mm

Differential pinion gear

Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.08 – 0.15 mm

Internal Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.042 – 18.066 mm

Pinion gear – to – pinion shaft clearance:

  • New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 – 0.095 mm
  • Service Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.12 mm

Tapered roller bearing preload

Starting torque:

  • New bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 – 4.0 Nm
  • Reused bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 – 3.7 Nm

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