Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 02 AMENDMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET03 INTRODUCTION04 GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA05 ENGINE TUNING DATA06 GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS07 MAINTENANCE08 ENGINE09 FUEL SYSTEM10 COOLING SYSTEM11 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM12 CLUTCH13 MANUAL GEARBOX14 TRANSFER GEARBOX15 PROPELLER SHAFTS16 REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE17 FRONT AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE18 STEERING19 FRONT SUSPENSION20 REAR SUSPENSION21 BRAKES22 WHEELS AND TYRES23 CHASSIS AND BODY24 HEATING AND VENTILATION25 AIR CONDITIONING26 WIPERS AND WASHERS27 ELECTRICAL28 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover 300Tdi Defender16 · REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE
16 · Transmission

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Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 300Tdi Defender
Section
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REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE

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OVERHAUL

37. Using LRT-51-500 and press LRT-99-002,

remove inner bearing cone from pinion.

INSPECTION

38. Examine all components for obvious wear or

damage.

39. Bearing cones must be a press fit on their

locations, except drive pinion flange and bearing
which is a slide fit.

40. The crown wheel and pinion are supplied as a

matched pair and must not be interchanged
separately. A new crown wheel and pinion
matched pair may be fitted to an original gear
carrier casing if sound. original crown wheel and
pinion, if sound, may be fitted into a replacement
casing.

41. The two parts of differential unit casing are

matched and must not be replaced separately.

42. Discard and renew all thrust washers.
43. Differential housings with worn thrust washer

seatings must be replaced as a pair.

44. Examine differential case to crown wheel joint

face for burrs and damage which could lead to
crown wheel run-out when fitted.

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Differential

45. Fit differential lower wheel and thrust washer to

differential case. See illustration following
instruction 23.

46. Fit dished thrust washers.
47. Fit cross-shaft and pinions.
48. Fit differential upper wheel and thrust washer.
49. Fit differential upper case lining-up marks.
50. Secure assembly with bolts using Loctite

’Studlock’ grade CVX on threads and tighten
evenly and diametrically to

95 Nm (70 lbf/ft).

51. Fit crown wheel to differential casing. Use Loctite

’Studlock’ grade CVX on fixing bolt threads and
tighten to correct torque.

52. Press on differential roller bearing cones less

shim washers, using LRT-51-504, and leave to
one side until required for instruction 96.

53. Fit bearing cups to differential.
54. Fit differential unit and bearings to gear carrier

casing, and rotate unit to centralize bearings. Do
not fit bearing caps.

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