Automatic gearbox (page 9 of 9)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Automatic gearbox - JF403EAutomatic gearbox · page 9 of 9
- Fit top nut to mounting and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Disconnect chains.
- Remove bolt securing lifting bracket. remove bracket, refit bolt and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Remove trolley jack.
- Position engine rear steady bar brackets.
- Fit bolts securing steady bar and tighten to 85 Nm.
- Fit steady bar and fit bolt securing steady bar to body.
- Align steady bar to bracket, fit through bolt and special nut. tighten both bolts to 85 Nm.
- Position coolant pipe to bracket, fit and tighten bolt to 10 Nm.
- Fit bolts securing drive plate to converter and tighten to 22 Nm.
- Fit access cover, fit bolts and tighten 6 Nm.
- Clean end of RH drive shaft and location in differential.
- Fit new circlip to drive shaft.
- Lubricate oil seal running surface.
- Fit drive shaft to differential and push fully home to engage circlip. Pull joint to ensure circlip has fully engaged and shaft is retained.
- Clean ball joint taper and check to ensure ball joint boot is not damaged.
- Pull knuckle outwards, engage shaft to hub and locate ball joint to lower arm.
- Fit ball joint nut and tighten to 90 Nm.
- Fit suspension yoke over lower arm, engage yoke to damper ensuring pip on damper engages with slot in yoke. Fit bolt securing yoke to damper and tighten to 65 Nm.
- Fit bolt securing yoke to lower arm but DO NOT tighten.
NOTE: Bolt to be tightened with vehicle weight on suspension.
- Fit plain washer, dished washer, spacer and bush to tie rod.
- Fit tie rod, fit bolts securing tie rod to lower arm and tighten to 170 Nm.
- Fit outer rubber and dished washer to tie rod, fit nut and tighten to 90 Nm.
- Fit LH drive shaft assembly. See DRIVE SHAFTS, Repairs.
- Position engine front steady bar and bracket assembly.
- Fit and tighten bolts securing bracket to gearbox to 45 Nm, and bolts securing bracket to front crossmember to 45 Nm.
- Position centre beam, fit bolts and tighten to 60 Nm.
- Position selector cable bracket, fit bolts and tighten to 22 Nm.
- Fit selector lever to shaft, fit nut and tighten to 12 Nm.
- Connect crankshaft position sensor multiplug.
- Connect transmission multiplugs and secure to bracket.
- Clean oil cooler pipe unions.
- Lubricate NEW ’O’ rings with clean transmission fluid and fit to pipes.
- Connect pipes to gearbox and tighten unions to 17 Nm.
- Position engine earth lead and tighten bolt.
- Clean starter motor faces and fit starter motor.
- Fit bolts and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Connect battery lead to starter solenoid and fit and tighten nut to 4 Nm.
- Secure terminal cover.
- Connect Lucar to starter solenoid.
- Fit splash shield, fit spacer to front bolt and tighten bolts.
- Fit underbelly panel, See BODY, Repairs.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Connect purge hose to manifold.
- Clean throttle housing mating faces and fit new gasket.
- Fit throttle housing, fit and tighten bolts to 7 Nm.
- Connect multiplug to VIS motor.
- Connect breather hoses to manifold chamber.
- Secure harness multiplugs to bracket.
- Remove plug from manifold chamber.
- Clean idle air control valve and mating face and fit new gasket.
- Position valve, fit bolts and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Connect intake hose to throttle housing and secure clip.
- Fit engine acoustic cover, See BODY, Repairs.
- Fit air cleaner assembly. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
- Release bonnet, align and secure stays to support bonnet.
- Fill gearbox with correct grade and quantity of oil. See Adjustments.
- Connect battery earth lead.
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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