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Rover 620 Diesel Repair Manual Supplement (1995-1999)08 · Manual gearbox
08 · Transmission

Differential oil seal

Make
Rover
Model
600 620 Diesel Repair Manual Supplement
Year
1995–1999
Section
Repairs › Differential oil seal
Manual gearboxDifferential oil seal · page 1 of 2

DIFFERENTIAL OIL SEAL

Service repair no - LH seal - 54.10.18 Service repair no - RH seal - 54.10.19

Remove

  1. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

  1. Remove LH under belly panel. See BODY, Repairs.
  2. Remove road wheel.
  3. Position drain tray to collect oil spillage from gearbox.
Differential oil seal – Position drain tray to collect oil spillage from gearbox.
  1. Remove and discard nut and withdraw damper fork bolt from lower arm.
  2. Remove pinch bolt from damper fork.
  3. Remove damper fork.
  4. Extract split pin and remove castle nut from lower ball pin; discard split pin.
Differential oil seal – Extract split pin and remove castle nut from lower ball pin; discard split pin.
  1. Screw a 12 mm nut onto ball pin until flush with ball pin end. If necessary, apply penetrating oil to joint.
  2. Break taper joint using tool 18G 1707.

CAUTION: Ensure cross-bar on tool is at right angles (as shown). Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.

  1. Release lower arm from hub.
Differential oil seal – Release lower arm from hub.
  1. Insert 18G 1578 between drive shaft housing and gearbox to disengage drive shaft circlip from differential. Withdraw drive shaft from differential by pulling on inboard joint housing.

Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 600

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