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Gearbox removal & installation: Peugeot 4007 W5MBB 2.4 (4B12)

Step-by-step gearbox removal & installation for the Peugeot 4007 W5MBB 2.4 (4B12): 37 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

37 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 2.4, 16V

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 24 workshop diagrams for 4B12(SFZ)

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

4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 1
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 2
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 3
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 4
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 5
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 6
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 7
4007 4B12 - W5MBB — 4B12(SFZ) · diagram 8
+ 16 more diagrams

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove the front left splash guard
  2. Remove/refit the front subframe extensions
  3. Remove the front drive shafts
  4. Plug the holes
  5. Remove the propeller shaft
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  1. Remove the brackets
  2. Remove the subframe
  3. Remove the transfer box
  4. Remove the bracket
  5. Remove the air filter
  6. Remove the battery
  7. Disconnect the engine control unit connector
  8. Remove the control unit
  9. Remove the brackets
  10. Remove the earth cable
  11. Disconnect the wiring loom bracket
  12. Remove the battery box support
  13. Disconnect the gear-shift cable(s)
  14. Disconnect the gear-shift mechanism from the gearbox
  15. Disconnect the coolant pipe
  16. Disconnect the electrical connectors
  17. Disconnect the hydraulic hose(s)
  18. Remove the starter motor
  19. Use a hoist to support the engine and gearbox
  20. Nuts, gearbox support:
  21. Remove the gearbox support nuts
  22. Lower the engine and gearbox
  23. Bolts:
  24. Bolts:
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.