Gearbox removal & installation: Citroen C3 A51 MA (DV4C)

🧭 Before you start

Remove the wheels, drive shaft nuts, track rod ends, stabiliser links and ball joints, then both drive shafts and the intermediate bracket. Clear the intake, battery, control unit and tray, disconnect the earth, reversing switch and gear-shift cables, and move the starter and slave cylinder aside. Support engine and gearbox, release the pendulum support and gearbox support, lower slightly, separate and remove. Refill the gearbox after installation.

Fits: platform codes 1.4, HDI, |, HDIF

• Opens: clutch fluid, gearbox oil
• Renewed: gaskets

Don't miss

• Do not open the clutch hydraulic system; remove the slave cylinder with the line attached.
• Use the counterhold tool on the drive shaft nuts.
• Renew the gaskets and plug the gearbox drive shaft hole.
• Refill the gearbox after refitting.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 28 workshop diagrams for DV4C(8HP)

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

1. Lever(s):
2. Disconnect the battery
3. Counterhold tool:
4. Special tool:
5. Remove the front wheels

6. Wheel bolts
7. Remove the drive shaft nuts
8. Use the special tool to counterhold
9. Disconnect the track rod ends
10. Use the special tool
11. Unclip the brake hose(s)
12. Disconnect the ABS wires from the suspension
13. Disconnect the stabiliser link(s)
14. Disconnect the lower arm ball joints
15. Use the special tool
16. Remove the left drive shaft
17. Remove the intermediate shaft bracket
18. Remove the right-hand drive shaft
19. Plug the gearbox drive shaft hole
20. Disconnect the vacuum hose from the air inlet
21. Disconnect the oil breather pipe from the air filter
22. Remove the air inlet duct
23. Remove the air inlet resonator
24. Remove the battery cover
25. Remove the battery
26. Remove the engine control unit cover
27. Disconnect the engine control unit connectors
28. Remove the engine control unit
29. Remove the battery tray
30. Disconnect the earth cable from the gearbox
31. Remove the reversing light switch
32. Disconnect the gear-shift cable(s)
33. Move aside
34. Disconnect the gear-shift rod from the gearbox
35. Starter motor
36. Remove the starter motor but do not disconnect
37. Secure to the vehicle
38. Unclip the clutch hydraulic line
39. Remove the clutch slave cylinder
40. Note: Do not disconnect the hydraulic system
41. Reinforcement brace:
42. Remove the reinforcement brace
43. Stabiliser links:
44. Remove the nut
45. Gearbox to engine:
46. Remove the bolt
47. Fit the special tool to support the engine
48. Use a trolley jack to support the engine
49. Use a hoist to support the gearbox
50. Pendulum support:
51. Disconnect the gearbox support
52. Lower the engine/gearbox slightly
53. Separate the gearbox from the engine
54. Remove the gearbox
55. Refill the gearbox
56. Renew the gaskets

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