Fit driveshaft and stub axle
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
- Section
- Overhaul › Fit driveshaft and stub axle
Front axle and final driveFit driveshaft and stub axle
- Place mud shield in position and secure stub
- Fit brake jump hoses to brake jump hose
- Fit front hub complete assembly.
- Fill swivel assembly with correct amount of
- Set steering lock stop bolts.
- Fit Wheel speed sensor.
- Apply a recommended grease between lips of swivel housing oil seal.
- Secure oil seal with retaining plate and securing bolts. Tighten to 11Nm, 8 lbf ft.
- Fit track-rod and drag link and secure with new cotter pins.
- Loosely fit lock stop bolt for later adjustment.
- Fit brake disc shield.
Fit driveshaft and stub axle
- Insert axle shaft, and when differential splines are engaged, push assembly in fully.
CAUTION: Take care not to damage axle shaft oil seals.
- Place a new joint washer in position on swivelpin housing to stub axle mating face. Coat threads of stub axle bolts with Loctite 270.
- Fit stub axle with flat at 12 O’clock position.
- CAUTION: Ensure that constant velocity
- joint bearing journal is butted against
- thrust ring on stub axle before stub axle is
- secured.
axle to swivel pin housing with six bolts and tighten evenly to 65 Nm, 48 lbf ft.
bracket. See Repair, Front Hub Assembly
lubricant. See SECTION 10, Maintenance, Under vehicle maintenance .
NOTE: Vehicles with a filler plug only must be filled with 0.33 Litres, 0.75 pt of Molytex EP 00 grease.
- See STEERING,
- Adjustment, Steering Lock Stops
- See FUEL SYSTEM,
- Repair, Wheel speed sensor - Front
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