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Gearbox removal & installation: Citroen Nemo MA5L 1.4 (TU3A)

Step-by-step gearbox removal & installation for the Citroen Nemo MA5L 1.4 (TU3A): 32 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.

32 steps 2 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 1.4

  • Opens: gearbox oil

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

TU3A(KFT)TU3A(KFV)

📐 23 workshop diagrams for TU3A(KFT)

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

Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 1
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 2
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 3
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 4
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 5
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 6
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 7
Nemo - MA5L - TU3A — TU3A(KFT) · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

  1. Engine support:
  2. Gearbox hoist:
  3. Refit all other parts in the reverse order of removal
  4. Gearbox support:
  5. Engine to gearbox:
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  1. Pendulum support bolts
  2. Jack up and support the front of the vehicle
  3. Disconnect the battery
  4. Remove the battery
  5. Remove the battery tray
  6. Remove the air filter housings
  7. Drain the gearbox oil
  8. Remove the front wheels
  9. Remove the catalytic converter
  10. Disconnect the engine speed sensor
  11. Remove the drive shafts
  12. Remove the starter motor
  13. Remove the earth cable
  14. Disconnect the reversing light switch
  15. Disconnect the clutch cable
  16. Disconnect the gear-shift mechanism from the gearbox
  17. Remove the pendulum support
  18. Fit the special tool to support the engine
  19. Remove the engine/gearbox lower attaching bolts
  20. Use a hoist to support the gearbox
  21. Remove the gearbox support
  22. Remove the engine/gearbox upper attaching bolts
  23. Remove the gearbox
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.