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Rover 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual Supplement12 · Clutch
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Clutch assembly and release bearing - ’R65’ gearbox

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Rover
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Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual Supplement
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Repairs › Clutch assembly and release bearing - ’R65’ gearbox
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CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND RELEASE BEARING - ’R65’ GEARBOX

Service repair no - 33.10.07

Remove

  1. Remove gearbox assembly. See MANUAL GEARBOX - ’R65’, Repairs.
Clutch assembly and release bearing - ’r65’ gearbox – Remove gearbox assembly. See MANUAL GEARBOX - ’R65’, Repairs.
  1. Remove release bearing from guide sleeve and release fork.
  2. Examine release bearing for signs of wear or damage, renew if necessary.

CAUTION: Bearing is packed with grease, DO NOT wash in solvent.

Clutch assembly and release bearing - ’r65’ gearbox – Examine release bearing for signs of wear or damage, renew if necessary.
  1. Place a circular piece of flat plate across diaphragm fingers and insert feeler gauges between plate and fingers. Diaphragm finger clearance limit = 1.0 mm
  2. Measure diaphragm finger height above bolted surface of pressure plate.

Diaphragm finger height: New clutch plate = 29.1 - 32.0 mm Service limit = 36.5 mm

Renew pressure plate if clearances are outside service limit.

Clutch assembly and release bearing - ’r65’ gearbox – Renew pressure plate if clearances are outside service limit.
  1. Fit flywheel locking tool 18G 1571 and secure with bolts.

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