Automatic gearbox (page 8 of 9)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Automatic gearbox - JF403EAutomatic gearbox · page 8 of 9
- Remove bolt securing lifting bracket to gearbox and remove bracket.
- Remove 3 top bolts securing gearbox to engine.
- Release gearbox from 2 dowels.
- Manoeuvre and lower gearbox to floor.
Refit
- Ensure converter is fully located in oil pump drive by checking depth A as illustrated. Depth A = 11.7 mm. Minimum.
- Raise gearbox, align to dowels and secure to engine.
- Fit top bolts securing gearbox and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Fit lower bolts securing gearbox and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Position engine lifting bracket, fit and tighten bolt.
- Clean dipstick tube and fit NEW ’O’ ring. Remove plug from gearbox, clean tube location in gearbox and fit tube.
- Fit bolt securing dipstick tube and tighten to 8 Nm.
- Fit bolt securing dipstick tube bracket and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Secure harness clip to bracket.
- Raise engine and gearbox.
- Clean and fit dipstick.
- Position engine front mounting ensuring bracket location pip is at front.
- Fit mounting bracket to mounting, align bracket to gearbox, fit bolts and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Align mounting to crossmember, fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Align coolant pipe to crossmember, fit bolts and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Fit engine rear mounting bracket.
- Align engine rear mounting bracket to gearbox. Fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- PARTTransmission filter kitSearch: Rover 800 1996 transmission filter kit
- FLUIDAutomatic transmission fluidSearch: Rover automatic transmission fluid
- TOOLFluid transfer pumpSearch: fluid transfer pump
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