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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)19 · Rear suspension
19 · Steering & suspension

Rear road spring rear shock absorber

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair › Rear road spring rear shock absorber
Rear suspensionRear road spring rear shock absorber

REAR ROAD SPRING REAR SHOCK ABSORBER

Service repair no - 64.20.01. Service repair no - 64.30.02.

Remove Remove

  1. Loosen rear road wheel retaining nuts.
  2. Support chassis on stands and remove wheels.
  3. Support rear axle weight with jack.
  4. Disconnect shock absorbers at one end.
  5. Loosen road wheel retaining nuts.
  6. Support chassis on stands. Remove road wheel and support rear axle weight with jack.
  7. Remove fixings and withdraw shock absorber from axle bracket.
Remove remove – Remove fixings and withdraw shock absorber from axle bracket.
  1. Position coil spring compressor correctly on road spring.
  2. Compress spring evenly to facilitate removal.
  3. Lower axle to free road spring from upper seat.
  • CAUTION: Avoid lowering axle further than
  • rear brake flexible hose and road speed
  • sensor leads will allow.
  1. Remove spring retainer plate.
  2. Withdraw road spring.

Refit

  1. Collect off spring seat.

Refit

  1. Position spring seat on axle location.
  2. Fit road wheels.
  3. Fit road spring into chassis location and using a
  4. Remove chassis stands and jack.

turning motion, fit to spring seat.

  1. Fit spring retainer plate.
  2. Secure shock absorber. Tighten to 37 Nm, 27 lbf ft
  3. Fit road wheels. Tighten to 130 Nm, 95 lbf ft.
  4. Remove chassis stands and jack.
  5. Remove upper fixings.
  6. Withdraw shock absorber.
  7. If required remove mounting bracket
  8. If required remove mounting rubbers.
  9. Position shock absorber and fit upper fixings.
  10. Secure shock absorber with lower fixings to axle bracket. Tighten to 37 Nm, 27 lbf ft. Tighten to 130 Nm, 95 lbf ft.

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