L322 Range Rover Service Procedures
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL
54-8
REPAIRS
19. Remove 2 speed nuts securing each anti-roll
bar heatshield to body and 2 bolts securing
each heatshield to sub-frame. Remove
heatshields.
20. Use a transmission jack to support the sub
frame.
21. Remove 6 bolts securing sub-frame. Remove 2
bolts securing sub-frame to cross member
(bolts arrowed).
22. With assistance, lower and remove sub-frame
assembly.
23. Remove differential breather hose. Remove 4
differential securing bolts and with assistance,
remove differential. Discard 'O' ring.
NOTE: Securing bolt above pinion remains
captive to differential.
Refit
1. Clean differential and mating face.
2. Fit new 'O' ring to differential housing and
lubricate with petroleum jelly.
3. With assistance, carefully fit differential. Fit
bolts, but do not tighten at this stage.
4. Align differential to transfer box front output
flange. See Technical Bulletin, Final Drive
section, No: 0014
5. Tighten differential fixing bolts to 110 Nm (81
lbf.ft).
6. Connect breather hose to differential.
7. Clean sub-frame and body mating faces.
8. With assistance, fit sub-frame assembly.
9. Tighten 6 bolts securing sub-frame to body to
165 Nm (122 lbf.ft). Tighten 2 rear bolts a
further 90
°
.
10. Tighten 2 bolts securing sub-frame to front
cross member to 132.5 Nm (97 lbf.ft).
11. Fit anti-roll bar heatshields to body and tighten
2 bolts and speed nuts.
12. Lower engine onto mountings.
13. Tighten nuts securing engine brackets to
mountings to 100 Nm (74 lbf.ft).
14. Connect multiplug to PAS rack pinion sensor.
15. Connect height sensor multiplugs.
16. Correctly position height sensor harness and
secure with cable ties.
17. Clean PAS pump and pipe union.
18. Fit new 'O' ring to high pressure pipe, align to
PAS pump and tighten union to 25 Nm (18
lbf.ft).
