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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)22 · Chassis and body
22 · Body & interior

Canopy assembly (page 2 of 3)

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair
Chassis and bodyCanopy assembly · page 2 of 3
Diagram
  1. Release batten from channel above windscreen and ease dowwards to clear.
  2. Ease front of canopy up between frame and roll-over bar brackets.
  3. Fold front of canopy onto roof.
  4. Fold rear panel onto roof of canopy.
  5. Fold each side panel onto roof.
  6. Fold side and rear corner panels onto roof.
  7. Remove canopy from vehicle.
  8. Remove screw securing side panel support rod to vehicle body on each side.
  9. Unhook top end of rods from support bars.
  10. Remove intermediate roof bow, retained by spring loaded ball each side.

Refit

  1. Lubricate spigots and fit intermediate bow to cant rails.
  2. Position canopy across centre roll-over bar and roof bow.
  3. Unfold canopy, position loosely over roll-over
  4. Pull forward and position retaining batten
  5. Remove top of side panels from groove in side bar mouldings. 33. Ease batten upwards, rotate and engage
  6. Withdraw suppotr rods from pockets in side panels. 34. Fasten front of canopy with press studs.
  7. Pull canopy to tension over rear roll-over bar.
Pull canopy to tension over rear roll-over bar.
  1. Fasten press studs securing canopy to rear
  2. Feed cut-out in top of side panel into grove
  3. Fasten press studs securing front sides to
  4. Fasten press studs securing canopy to centre
  5. Secure flaps to roof bow.
  6. Fully tension straps securing canopy to rear
  7. If side windows have been removed: Zip side
  8. Engage side window zips at each side, do up 50
  9. Release 2 press studs securing canopy to each end of windscreen frame.
  10. Pull canopy forward to release tension.

bars and centralise.

between windscreen frame and roll-over bar.

channel, press ends down and fully into channel.

roll-over bar.

around roll-over bar moulding.

support bars.

roll-over bar.

roll-over bar.

windows along top only.

mm, 2 in only.

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