removing the rubber mounts should be enough

why not remove the bracket when engines out

if its over boosting its turbo or actuator, ive had the actuators reconditioned and fixed it for awhile

and does voltage rise as you increase engine revs

its the seed head of which you can collect the seeds once its dried out, and as long as you leave the plant alone and dont cut off the leaves till they die back on their own (thats when the bulb is fed)it wont matter if you dead head or not we never bother

any pics of inside the box/selector

try undoing the interlock 2 x 10mm headed bolts top/center of main case see if that frees it any

so the sector shaft in the main box wont rotate or move freely,now top is off

what engine

so both shafts are free till you bolt the top to box

does the lower selector shaft move easily in all directions

defender box? is it stiff side to side as well as fore and aft

what about reverse and 2nd

so often true

because it was a disgusting abuse of ordinary hard working folk ,when the knew there was an issue but still ruined peoples lives

you wont be effecting timing unless you remove cam belt , and setting tappets after is straight forward if you follow rule of 9

keep valves in order when you remove springs ,pry old seal of with pliers and use a suitable bihex socket to tap new ones on

straight forward are you doing it with head on or off

head gaskets will weep pressure for months and is an obvious fault since it has had a leak in the cooling system

you could replace the sealing washer frc2464 that goes between nut and flange but apart from that no