Damper - rear
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Damper - rear
Rear suspensionDamper - rear · page 1 of 3
Refit
- Fit hub to drive shaft.
- Fit hub to damper and tighten nuts and bolts to 205 Nm.
NOTE: Ensure that washers are fitted to both ends of bolt.
- Fit nut, bolt and washers securing transverse links to hub and tighten nut to 120 Nm.
- Fit trailing link to hub, tighten nut and bolt to 120 Nm.
- Clean ABS sensor, smear sensor with an anti-seize grease and fit sensor to hub.
- Fit brake pipe to wheel cylinder and tighten nut to 14 Nm.
- Fit clip securing brake pipe to bracket.
- Fit handbrake cable to back plate.
- Fit brake shoe assembly. See BRAKES, Repairs.
- Fit NEW drive shaft nut and tighten to 400 Nm. Stake nut to shaft.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
DAMPER - REAR
Service repair no - 64.30.02 Service repair no - 64.20.01 Spring - rear
Remove
- Raise rear of vehicle, one side.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove road wheel(s).
- Fit clamp to brake hose.
- Disconnect brake pipe from brake hose.
- Position cloth to collect spillage.
CAUTION: Plug the connections.
- Remove ’C’ clip from brake hose.
- Release ABS harness from brackets.
- Release ABS sensor from hub assembly.
- Remove 2 bolts securing damper to hub carrier. Release damper from hub carrier.
CAUTION: Support the hub assembly.
- Remove rear quarter lower trim casing. See BODY, Interior trim components.
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- TOOLCoil spring compressorSearch: coil spring compressor
- TOOLBall joint separatorSearch: ball joint separator
- PARTRear shock absorbersSearch: Land Rover Freelander 1998 rear shock absorbers
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