Inspection
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Engine & gearbox overhaul R65 Uprated Manual Gearbox Overhaul Manual
- Section
- Overhaul › Inspection
- Using a 4 mm Allen key, lever speedometer drive gear retaining lugs out of differential casing.
- Remove drive gear and retaining ring.
CAUTION: The following need only be carried out if bearings are to be renewed.
- Clamp both halves of bearing separator around differential bearing.
- Assemble tool 18G2 and thrust button tool 18G2/3 to differential.
- Remove bearing using tool 18G2.
- Carry out 10 to 12 for remaining bearing.
CAUTION: Drive gear and differential housing are a matched assembly, do not attempt to remove drive gear; if replacement is required, a new assembly must be fitted.
Inspection
CAUTION: Thoroughly clean all components; renew any component found to be damaged or worn. Components of matched assemblies must not be renewed individually. Matched assemblies are:- • Clutch housing and intermediate plate. • Selector lever and shaft. • Combined interlock and detent.
Check following for damage or wear:
- Splines and threads of input and output shafts.
- Plastic insert in end of output shaft.
- Teeth and splines of gears.
- Differential bearings.
CAUTION: If differential bearings are to be renewed, renew bearing outer tracks in gearbox casing and clutch housing. • Differential pinions and gears. • Pinion shaft. • Differential drive gear. • Speedometer drive and driven gears. • Thrust washers. • 5th speed gear needle bearing. • Bias spring and plastic cups. • Segment rings. • Selector shafts. • Synchro hubs and couplings. • Synchro hub fingers, balls and springs. • Synchro rings. • Rear cover gasket. • Clutch release bearing. • Reverse locking plunger and spring. • Combined interlock and detent assembly. • Reverse selector fork and lever assembly.
These components must be renewed during reassembly.
- Input shaft locknut
- Output shaft locknut
- Input and output shaft bearings
- Oil seals and ’O’ rings.
- Drive/roll pins.
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