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Old 9th November 2011, 07:47   #1
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Hi guy's I know this is abit of an odd question but does anyone know the aprox weight of a Rover 75 Diesel Gearbox?

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Old 9th November 2011, 09:20   #2
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I don't know the answer but when I did my clutch it felt around the 80kg mark. I could be well out though!

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Hi guy's I know this is abit of an odd question but does anyone know the aprox weight of a Rover 75 Diesel Gearbox?

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Manual or auto? The auto box is very heavy - a two man job to shift .
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Manual or auto? The auto box is very heavy - a two man job to shift .
its a manual gearbox
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Manual or auto? The auto box is very heavy - a two man job to shift .
Just to let you guys know that after packing the gearbox in plently of bubble wrap, 2 heavy duty boxes, 2 heavuy duty bags and about 2.5 rolls of 48mm x 60m cellotape the total weight was a ...........

WELL THE BABY WEIGHED IN AT 50 KILOS!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!

COST TO SEND TO INVERNESS FROM BRADFORD WAS ALSO A STAGGERING £58 thats more than a pound a kilo!!!!!!!!!!
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I must be getting old!

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Never! What make's you say that?
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Well it felt 30kg heavier than it is! Having said that I was leaning over the wing and bent double when lifting it back up onto the jack.

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Well it felt 30kg heavier than it is! Having said that I was leaning over the wing and bent double when lifting it back up onto the jack.

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I will put it down to positioning mike
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