300Tdi Discovery
51
REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE
4
OVERHAUL
35. Fit pinion outer bearing track to pinion housing.
Use service tools LRT-54-505 and LRT-54-507.
36. Fit pinion head bearing to pinion. Use service
tool LRT-54-502.
37. Fit pinion into its location without shims for
bearing pre-load.
38. Fit outer bearing, and spacer (front axle
differential only).
39. Fit driving flange, washer and nut.
40. Do not fit oil seal at this stage.
41. Tighten pinion flange nut until force required to
rotate pinion is
3 Nm if new bearings are fitted.
This will pre-load bearings to check pinion height
dimension.
NOTE: If using original bearings, pre-load
figure is 1.5 Nm.
Drive pinion markings
NOTE: Markings on end face adjacent to
serial number are of no relevance to
servicing.
42. Figures marked on end face opposite to serial
number show in thousandths of an inch,
deviation from nominal, required to set pinion.
Pinions marked plus (+) must be set below
nominal. Pinions marked minus (-) must be set
above nominal. Unmarked pinions must be set at
nominal.