300Tdi Discovery
STEERING
19
REPAIR
DRAG LINK AND DRAG LINK ENDS
Service repair no - 57.55.17
Remove drag link
1. Check front wheel alignment.
See Adjustment,
Front Wheel Alignment
2. Ensure wheels are positioned straight ahead
during following procedure.
3. Place vehicle on a hoist, or support front axle on
axle stands.
4. Remove right front road wheel.
5. Disconnect drag link ball joint at swivel housing
arm, using extractor LRT-57-018.
6. Disconnect drag link ball joint at drop arm using
LRT-57-018.
7. Remove drag link.
Remove drag link ends
8. Loosen clamp bolts.
9. Unscrew ball joints.
10. Clean internal threads in drag link.
Refit drag link ends
11. Fit replacement ends. Loosely fit clamp bolts.
12. Set ball joints to drag link distance to 28.5mm as
shown.
13. Adjust ball pin centres to nominal length of
924.0mm. this length is adjusted during refit.
14. Centralise steering box.
See Adjustment,
Centralise Steering Box
15. Align steering wheel, if necessary.
See
Steering Wheel
Refit drag link
CAUTION: Fit new drag link if existing drag
link is damaged or bent. No attempt
should be made to repair it.
16. Fit drag link. Tighten ball-joint nuts to
40 Nm.
17. Check steering lock stops.
See Adjustment,
Steering Lock Stops
18. Ensure full steering travel is obtained between
lock stops. Adjust drag link length to suit.
19. Tap ball joints in direction shown, so both pins
are in same angular plane.
20. Tighten clamp bolts to
14 Nm.
21. Reverse removal procedure. 3 and 4.
22. Road test vehicle.
23. If driving straight ahead and steering wheel is
offset by 0
°
to
±
5
°
in either direction. Remedy by
adjusting drag link length.
WARNING: To correct steering wheel
deviations greater than
±
5
°
. Remove and
reposition steering wheel.
See Steering
Wheel
