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Gearbox removal & installation: Citroen C3 A51 MA (DV4TD)

Step-by-step gearbox removal & installation for the Citroen C3 A51 MA (DV4TD): 76 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for CITROEN — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

76 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.4, HDI, 8V

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  • Use the special tool to counterhold
  • Remove the starter motor but do not disconnect

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

DV4TD(8HZ)

📋 Procedure

  1. Counterhold tool:
  2. Disconnect the battery
  3. Lever(s):
  4. Raise and support the vehicle with the front wheels suspended
  5. Engine support:
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  1. Ball joint splitting tool:
  2. Wheel bolts
  3. Remove the drive shaft nuts
  4. Use the special tool to counterhold
  5. Disconnect the track rod ends
  6. Use the special tool
  7. Unclip the brake hose(s)
  8. Disconnect the ABS wires from the suspension
  9. Disconnect the stabiliser link(s)
  10. Disconnect the lower arm ball joints
  11. Use the special tool
  12. Remove the left drive shaft
  13. Remove the intermediate shaft bracket
  14. Remove the right-hand drive shaft
  15. Renew the gaskets
  16. Plug the gearbox drive shaft hole
  17. Remove the battery
  18. Remove the air duct
  19. Remove the engine control unit with bracket
  20. Remove the air hose between the inlet manifold and the turbo
  21. Remove the battery cables
  22. Remove the gearbox earth cable
  23. Disconnect the wiring loom bracket
  24. Disconnect the reversing light switch
  25. Remove the battery tray
  26. Disconnect the gear-shift cable(s)
  27. Move aside
  28. Disconnect the gear-shift rod from the gearbox
  29. Lower arm ball joint:
  30. Remove the starter motor but do not disconnect
  31. Secure to the vehicle
  32. Stabiliser links:
  33. Reinforcement brace:
  34. Track rod end:
  35. Remove the reinforcement brace
  36. Remove the pendulum support
  37. Disconnect the right-hand engine support
  38. Tilt the engine/gearbox backwards
  39. Remove the catalytic converter heat shield(s)
  40. Remove the clamp
  41. Remove the bolts
  42. Remove the catalytic converter
  43. Right engine support
  44. Use a trolley jack to support the engine
  45. Use a hoist to support the gearbox
  46. Disconnect the gearbox support
  47. Lower the engine/gearbox slightly
  48. Separate the gearbox from the engine
  49. Remove the gearbox

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.