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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)12 · Transfer gearbox
12 · Transmission

maintenance

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair › maintenance
Transfer gearboxmaintenance
  1. Remove 4 bolts securing hoist adaptor plate to 90. Position handbrake lever cover and secure with transfer box bottom cover.
  2. Lower hoist and move aside. 91. Fit high-low selector housing cover to
  3. Clean threads of the 4 bolts, coat with Loctite 290, and fit to transfer box bottom cover. Tighten 92. Fit carpet to transmission tunnel. to 25 Nm, 18 lbf/ft. 93. Fit centre console.
  4. Position handbrake cable heat shield and tighten bolt. 94. Reconnect battery negative lead.
  5. Position ground lead to RH side of transfer box 95. Check park brake operation and adjust if and tighten bolt.
  6. Feed handbrake cable through body.

NOTE: Apply a soap solution to aid fitment of cable.

  1. Position ground strap to transfer box stud and tighten nut.
  2. Fit heated oxygen sensor multiplug bracket to stud and tighten nut.
  3. Position selector outer cable clamp to transfer box LH mounting and tighten bolt.
  4. Fit tie bar and tighten bolts and nut.
  5. Clean rear propeller shaft and brake drum flange mating faces.
  6. Release propeller shaft, align flange markings and connect to studs.
  7. Fit nuts securing propeller shaft and tighten to 47 Nm, 33 lbf ft.
  8. Clean front propeller shaft and transfer box flange mating faces.
  9. Release propeller shaft, align flange markings and connect to studs.
  10. Fit nuts securing propeller shaft and tighten to 47 Nm, 33 lbf ft.
  11. With assistance and using a body jack between chassis longitudinals, jack chassis sufficiently to enable fitment of crossmember.
  12. Fit crossmember and tighten bolts.
  13. Clean intermediate and tail pipe flanges.
  14. Fit intermediate pipe to mounting rubber, connect to tail pipe and tighten nuts.
  15. Fit exhaust front pipe. See EMISSION CONTROL, Repair, front pipe/catalytic converter
  16. Refill transfer box with recommended oil. See SECTION 10, Maintenance, under vehicle .

maintenance

  1. Lower vehicle ramp.
  2. Fit upper fan cowl and secure clips.
  3. Align fan cowl to upper retaining brackets and tighten screws.
  4. Align handbrake cable to lever, fit clevis pin and secure with new split [cotter] pin.

trim studs.

transmission tunnel.

See CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair, centre console

necessary. See SECTION 10, Maintenance, vehicle interior

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