Gearbox (page 6 of 7)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 600 620 Diesel Repair Manual Supplement
- Year
- 1995–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Manual gearboxGearbox · page 6 of 7
Refit
- Clean mating faces of gearbox and gearbox adapter plate; ensure locating dowels are fitted.
- Using assistance, raise gearbox until it is aligned with engine and then locate on dowels.
- Fit 2 top gearbox to engine retaining bolts and tighten to 70 Nm.
- Disconnect lifting chain from gearbox.
- Remove gearbox lifting eye bolt, remove lifting eye, refit bolt and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Position LH mounting to gearbox, fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Raise engine and align engine mounting bracket.
- Fit LH engine mounting, tighten M10 nuts to 45 Nm and M12 nut to 70 Nm.
- Fit crank sensor bracket to gearbox and tighten nut to 8 Nm.
- Secure fuel filter to mounting bracket.
- Remove trolley jack.
- Clean power steering speed sensor and differential mating faces.
- Fit speed sensor to gearbox, tighten bolt to 19 Nm.
- Connect speed sensor multiplug.
- Connect crankshaft sensor multiplug and secure to bracket.
- Connect reverse light switch connectors.
- Fit turbocharger hose to intercooler and tighten clip.
- Connect turbocharger hose to turbocharger intake pipe and tighten clip.
- Fit air intake hose to intercooler and tighten clip.
- Connect air intake hose to inlet manifold intake pipe and tighten clip.
- Connect expansion tank return pipe to radiator and tighten clip.
- Fit air intake hose assembly to turbocharger and tighten clip.
- Connect breather hose to camshaft cover and tighten clip.
- Position sound deadening pad to engine and secure with bolts.
- Connect air flow meter multiplug.
- Refit starter motor. See ELECTRICAL, Repairs.
- Fit earth lead to gearbox; tighten bolt.
- Fit lower gearbox retaining bolts and tighten to 70 Nm.
- Position coolant rail bracket to gearbox mounting plate and tighten bolt.
- Fit shim, special washer and inner rubber bush to suspension tie-rod.
- Enter tie-rod in cross-member and connect tie-rod to lower arm, tighten bolts to 105 Nm.
- Fit outer rubber bush and special washer to suspension tie-rod, fit nut and tighten to 68 Nm.
- Clean LH drive shaft end and differential oil seal.
- Fit NEW circlip to groove in drive shaft.
- Lubricate oil seal running surfaces.
- Insert drive shaft into differential and push fully home until circlip locks in differential groove. Pull on inner housing to ensure circlip is fully engaged.
CAUTION: Keep drive shaft horizontal to avoid damaging differential oil seal.
- Engage swivel pin in lower arm and tighten nut to 50 Nm, tighten to align hole. fit a NEW split pin, bend ends over against face of nut and ball pin.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the ball joint boot. Tighten nut only far enough to align slot with pin hole. Do not align the nut by loosening.
- Position damper fork over drive shaft and lower arm. Insert damper into fork so alignment tab is aligned with slot in damper fork.
- Loosely install the damper pinch bolt, damper fork bolt and NEW nut.
CAUTION: The bolts and nut should be tightened with the vehicle’s weight on the damper.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 600
- PARTClutch kitSearch: Rover 600 1995 clutch kit
- TOOLClutch alignment toolSearch: clutch alignment tool
- FLUIDGear oilSearch: Rover 600 manual gearbox oil
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