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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)17 · Steering
17 · Steering & suspension

Drag link and drag link ends

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair › Drag link and drag link ends
SteeringDrag link and drag link ends

DRAG LINK AND DRAG LINK ENDS

Service repair no - 57.55.17

Remove

  1. Park vehicle on level ground and chock rear Remove drag link ends wheels.
  2. Set road wheels in straight ahead position.
  3. Raise vehicle and fit axle stands or use a ramp. 10. Unscrew ball joints and remove from drag link.
  4. Remove front road wheel. 11. Clean internal threads of drag link.
  5. Disconnect steering damper at drag link bracket.
  6. Remove split pin and castellated nut securing drag link ball joints to swivel housing arms.
  7. Disconnect drag link ball joints using LRT-57-018.
  8. Remove drag link.
  9. Slacken clamp bolts.
Drag link and drag link ends – Slacken clamp bolts.

Refit drag link ends

  1. Fit new ends to drag link and loosely fit clamp bolts.
  2. Set ball joints to drag link measurement to 28,5 mm.
  3. Adjust ball pin centres to nominal length of 924 mm, this length is adjusted during refit.
Refit drag link ends – Adjust ball pin centres to nominal length of 924 mm, this length is adjusted during refit.

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