Rear tow bar
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender V8i Workshop Manual Supplement
- Section
- Repair › Rear tow bar
Chassis and bodyRear tow bar
REAR TOW BAR
Service repair no - 76.11.41
Remove
- Remove 4 bolts securing anti-roll bar to rear undertray.
- Remove 6 bolts securing rear undertray to chassis.
- Remove rear undertray.
- Remove bolt, washer and nut from both sides, securing tow bar lower mounting brackets and towing eyes to chassis.
- Remove 4 bolts and spring washers securing tow bar centre mounting bracket to chassis.
- Remove both bolts securing 2 tow bar locating tubes in rear chassis cross member.
- Remove 2 bolts securing tow bar top mounting brackets to chassis.
- With assistance, withdraw tow bar assembly from chassis.
Refit 13. Position towing eyes to lower mounting brackets
- With assistance, lift tow bar assembly and locate both tubes in chassis crossmember. 14. Fully tighten tow bar top mounting bracket bolts
- Secure top tow bar mounting brackets to chassis but do not fully tighten fixings. 15. Fit rear undertray and secure to chassis with
- Secure tow bar locating tubes to rear of chassis and tighten bolts to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft). 16. Fit bolts securing rear anti-roll bar and tighten to
- Secure tow bar centre mounting bracket to underside of chassis and tighten bolts to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
and secure to chassis and tighten bolts to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
bolts.
30 Nm (22 lbf.ft).
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