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hi am getting 620 diesel at weekend it has a couple of probs hard to get into 2nd gear presume linkage are they easy to do also belt bit squeaky could this be the tensioner are these common probs and an easy fix are the parts easy to pick up.
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:welcome: linkages are generally ****e on any rover engined 620 they wear out round the hinge pins and in worst case shear off completely , heres a duff one , note the elongation of the pin holes


the whole bracket can suffer metal fatigue as well,
the options are a rebuild kit from moto-build (about £40) or one of mgjohn (from on here ) 's modified linkages with better U-J


Squeaking ....there are 2 tensioners to suspect , the easier one is the aux belt tensioner , you dont have to change the whole thing , the pulley can be removed with a 15mm ring spanner if you can ind a decent used one to change it to ,
cam belt tensioner is as you can imagine a bit more involved , andy
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If it is the linkage go the MGJohn route (if he has one), I did, and it was the best money I've spent on mine so far. Fantastic "mod" should have come as standard....
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hi

is there a method of finding which tensioner it is and are the linkages expensive,are they a ccomplete unit and are they easy to fit sorry for all the questions thanks
dave
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davidh1693 said:
is there a method of finding which tensioner it is and are the linkages expensive,are they a ccomplete unit and are they easy to fit sorry for all the questions thanks
dave
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Speak to mgjohn about the cost , fitting is a case of 2 bolts , one at either end of the lnkage , removing the old one will be more troublesome as its held on with a pin thingy that has to be punched out at the gearbox end , mines has an mgjohn linkage as well anbd they are better than factory fresh .

tensioner , if its squeaking more than whining I would suspect the aux belt tensioner , remove the drivers front wheel , undo one bolt on the front bit of the arch liner and you can access it in there , take a note of the aux belt run first before popping it off or you'll be left scratching your head at the end :lol: andy
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