Rocker shaft assembly (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Discovery II (UK)
- Section
- Repairs
Refit
- Clean rocker shaft and mating faces.
CAUTION: If rockers or rocker shaft are to be replaced, ensure replacements are correct. Engine Serial No. Prefixes 10P to 14P are fitted with type A rocker arms and shaft. Engine Serial No. Prefixes 15P to 19P are fitted with type B rocker arms and shaft. Type B rocker arms and shaft may be fitted to Engine Serial No. Prefixes 10P to 14P as an assembly.
- Fit new rocker adjusting screws fully into rocker arm. Fit new lock nuts to screws but do not tighten.
CAUTION: Ensure screws are correct for type of rocker arms fitted. Replacement screws for Engine Serial No. Prefixes 15P to 19P have a centre punch mark adjacent to the adjusting slot. These screws are not interchangeable with those fitted to Engine Serial No. Prefixes 10P to 14P.
- Fit rocker shaft ensuring it is located on dowel.
- Fit and progressively tighten new rocker shaft bolts to 33 Nm (24 lbf.ft).
- Before refitting the camshaft cover the electronic injection unit (EUI) rockers must be adjusted.
- Remove tool LRT-12-058 from camshaft.
- Rotate engine clockwise until No 1 injector lobe is at full lift.
- Rotate rocker adjusting screw clockwise until the injector plunger is felt to bottom out.
- Rotate rocker adjusting screw anti-clockwise one complete turn to give plunger the required bump clearance and tighten rocker arm adjusting screw locknut to 16 Nm (12 lbf.ft) .
CAUTION: Ensure screw does not turn as locknut is tightened.
- Carry out above procedure for the remaining 4 rocker arms.
- After completion of rocker arm adjustment, slowly rotate engine clockwise 2 complete turns by hand to ensure that no injectors are bottoming out on their plungers.
- Fit camshaft cover gasket. ENGINE - Td5, REPAIRS, Gasket - cover - camshaft.
- Fit cooling fan coupling. COOLING SYSTEM - Td5, REPAIRS, Fan - viscous.
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