Refit differential assembly
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
- Section
- Repair › Refit differential assembly
Rear axle and final driveRefit differential assembly · page 1 of 2
Refit DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY
- Clean stub axle. Service repair no - 51.15.01
- Fit hub assembly to stub axle. Remove
- Fit spacing washer.
- Fit hub adjusting nut. Tighten to 50 Nm, 37 lbf/ft ensure hub is free to rotate with no bearing play. Back off adjusting nut 90°and tighten to 10 Nm, .
7 lbf/ft
- Fit a NEW lock washer.
- Fit locknut. Tighten to 61 Nm, 45 lbf/ft
.
- Tab over lock washer to secure adjusting nut and locknut.
- Using a NEW joint washer, fit axle shaft to hub. Tighten bolts to 65 Nm, 48 lbf/ft
.
- Fit brake caliper. Tighten bolts to 82 Nm, 60 . Secure brake pipes to axle casing.
lbf/ft
- Fit road wheel, remove axle stands and tighten road wheel nuts to 130 Nm, 95 lbf/ft.
- Operate footbrake to locate brake pads before driving vehicle.
- Raise and support rear axle on axle stands. Position drain tray and drain axle oil. Refit drain plug.
- Mark differential and propeller shaft flanges to facilitate reassembly.
- Remove 4 bolts and disconnect propeller shaft from differential. Tie aside.
- Remove hub drive member fixings and withdraw axle half shafts sufficiently to disengage from differential unit. See rear hub assembly
- Remove 10 locknuts securing differential to axle case.
- Withdraw differential unit.
- NOTE: The differential unit can only be
- serviced as a complete assembly with
- matching drive pinion.
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