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Land Rover Defender V8i Workshop Manual Supplement02 · General specification data
02 · General

Steering

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender V8i Workshop Manual Supplement
Section
Information › Steering
General specification dataSteering

STEERING

Power steering box

Make and typeAdwest Varamatic - worm and roller box
RatioVariable: straight ahead 19.3:1 to 17.2:1 on lock
Steering wheel turns lock to lock3.75

Steering pump

Make and typeZF Unicorn
Operating pressure: bar
  Straight ahead at idle - max7.0
  Full lock, left or right at idle - min28
  Full lock, left or right at 1000 rev/min70-77

Steering geometery

Steering wheel diameter412mm
Steering column typeCollapsible coupling
Steering damperDouble acting fitted between drag link and pinion housing
Toe-out - measurement0 to 2.0mmoo
Toe-out - included angle0o to 0 20’
Camber angle0o *
Castor angle3o *
Swivel pin inclination7 * * Check with vehicle in static unladen condition with 23 litres, of fuel. Rock the vehicle up and down at the front to allow the suspension to take an unstressed position.

SUSPENSION

TypeCoil springs controlled by telescopic dampers front and rear.
FrontTransverse location of axle by Panhard rod, and fore and aft location by two radius arms. Anti-roll bar fitted.
RearFore and aft movement inhibited by two tubular trailing links. Lateral location of axle by a centrally positioned ’A’ frame, upperlink assembly, bolted at the apex to a ball joint mounting. Anti-roll bar fitted.

Road spring data

90 model weight2550 Kg
Front
  Driver sideNRC 9446 BLUE/GREEN
  Passenger sideNRC 9447 BLUE/YELLOW
Rear
  Driver sideNRC 9448 RED/BLUE
  Passenger sideNRC 9449 YELLOW/WHITE

lbf/in2

100 400 1000-1100

16.25 in

0 to 0.08 in

5622 lb

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