MANUAL GEARBOX
Gearbox (Removal - Refitting)
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Ensure that the rollers of the left driveshaft can-
not be removed by hand. If they can, check if any
of the needles have fallen into the gearbox.
Disconnect and remove the starter motor.
Disconnect:
- the reversing light connector,
- the speedometer connector and remove the
gearbox sensor.
Remove :
- the exhaust downpipe,
- the entire gear control lever by removing the
bolt (E) and the three bolts of the heat shield
for access to the base of the gear lever
- the engine tie-bar bolt,
- the rear support on the gearbox.
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Remove the engine-gearbox tie-rod.
To aid the removal of the steering box, fit, if ne-
cessary, a shim, in order to tilt the engine for-
ward.
Remove the steering box and secure it.
Fit the engine support and take the weight of
the engine and transmission assembly.
Positioning on F8Q engine
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13121S
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