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 Edition07 · Manual gearbox
07 · Transmission

Remove

Make
Rover
Model
600 Rover 600 Repair Manual - Volumes 1 and 2 - 2nd Edition
Section
Repairs › Remove
Manual gearboxRemove

Remove

Diagram showing shift arm assembly with labels A (Steel ball), B (Washer), C (Setting screw), D (Spring), and E (Reverse idler gear shaft bolt) on the gearbox housing.

A

Steel ball

B

Washer

C

Setting screw

D

Spring

E

Reverse idler gear shaft bolt

Note:

  • If the gearbox housing or clutch housing were replaced, the tapered roller bearing pre – load must be adjusted.
  • Place the clutch housing on two pieces of wood thick enough to keep the mainshaft from hitting the workbench.
  1. Remove the shift arm assembly
  2. Remove the reverse idler gear shaft bolt.
  3. Remove the setting screws, then remove the washers and spring and steel balls. Replace washers.
Diagram showing the reverse light switch (A) and washer (B) located on the side of the gearbox housing.

A

Reverse light switch

B

Washer

  1. Remove the reverse light switch – replace washer.
  2. Remove the 10 mm bolts and 8 mm bolts in a crisscross pattern in several steps.
Diagram showing the sealing bolt (A), snap ring (B), clutch housing (C), and gearbox housing (D). An inset detail shows the snap ring being removed.

A

Sealing bolt

B

Snap ring

C

Clutch housing

D

Gearbox housing

  1. Remove the 32 mm sealing bolt.
  2. Expand the snap ring on the countershaft ball bearing and remove it from the groove using a pair of snap ring pliers.

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