Engine harder to turn as I tighten up gearbox bolts. - Page 2

COLVERT · 13th May 2019, 22:41

Your tape method should work OK. I've never used any other method on many clutches in my life and it has always worked.

As the other members have said the gearbox should slide on reasonably easily. It might need a little push upwards from below so the box is not bearing down on the bolts and dowels however.

sworks · 17th May 2019, 05:58

Did you get sorted? I’ve got a universal clutch aligning tool that clamps the cover and disc together and i’m in Penrith Sunday morning if you need to borrow it?

Comfortably Numb · 17th May 2019, 22:53

Thanks to all, yes it's sorted - gearbox fully back in place. I used the long sub- frame bolts in the bolt holes - difficult to get initial alignment with just me, but when mbev (Mike) came to lend a hand, we got them well screwed in so the gearbox could slide perfectly parallel. It still took some persuading, but once it was within half an inch of the engine, I knew the input shaft was properly engaged in the clutch centre, so fitted some of the correct length bolts, and gently turned them in, with very little resistance, in fact, just tightening the top bolt produced a similar amount of movement at the bottom (jack under engine only, as Mike was underneath, checking and turning the bottom bolt). I've been away today, so will connect the hydraulics tomorrow and check the clutch action before proceeding with the rest of the rebuild. Looking forward to cleaning off all the debris dropped on it by the jackdaws nesting in the thatch, and taking it for a drive. Then I have to decide whether I'm keeping it. It's a far better (less frenetic) long distance car than the Megane, and marginally cheaper on fuel, but I suspect that with the dubious quality of so many replacement parts for the Rover, the Renault may turn out to be the easier car to maintain as a daily driver.

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13th May 2019, 22:41	#11
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Your tape method should work OK. I've never used any other method on many clutches in my life and it has always worked. As the other members have said the gearbox should slide on reasonably easily. It might need a little push upwards from below so the box is not bearing down on the bolts and dowels however.

17th May 2019, 22:53	#13
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	Thanks to all, yes it's sorted - gearbox fully back in place. I used the long sub- frame bolts in the bolt holes - difficult to get initial alignment with just me, but when mbev (Mike) came to lend a hand, we got them well screwed in so the gearbox could slide perfectly parallel. It still took some persuading, but once it was within half an inch of the engine, I knew the input shaft was properly engaged in the clutch centre, so fitted some of the correct length bolts, and gently turned them in, with very little resistance, in fact, just tightening the top bolt produced a similar amount of movement at the bottom (jack under engine only, as Mike was underneath, checking and turning the bottom bolt). I've been away today, so will connect the hydraulics tomorrow and check the clutch action before proceeding with the rest of the rebuild. Looking forward to cleaning off all the debris dropped on it by the jackdaws nesting in the thatch, and taking it for a drive. Then I have to decide whether I'm keeping it. It's a far better (less frenetic) long distance car than the Megane, and marginally cheaper on fuel, but I suspect that with the dubious quality of so many replacement parts for the Rover, the Renault may turn out to be the easier car to maintain as a daily driver.