Belt - drive - PAS pump - ’k’ series
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Freelander Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1998–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Belt - drive - PAS pump - ’k’ series
SteeringBelt - drive - PAS pump - ’k’ series
Refit
- Clean remains of lubricant from PAS rack slider and clip.
- Cut 2 hacksaw slots along thread of one of the discarded Torx bolts and use this to remove remains of patch lock from the 2 threaded holes in rack.
- Fit the clip to slider.
- Fit the slider and clip assembly to rack.
- Apply grease supplied in gaiter kit to exposed rack shaft, slider and clip.
- Fit gaiter sealing band.
- Fit gaiter.
- Fit gaiter sealing ring.
- Align gaiter to slider and having ensured slider is correctly located, use track rod securing bolts to hold gaiter in position without tightening bolts so to activate Loctite.
- Ensure gaiter is not twisted, and fit gaiter securing clips.
- Fit fluid pipe support bracket and secure with bolt.
- Ensure pipe unions and rack ports are clean.
- Fit both ram feed pipes and tighten small diameter pipe union nuts to 18 Nm. and large diameter pipe union nuts to 24 Nm.
- Fit clips to pipes.
- Remove track rod securing bolts used to align gaiter, fit spacers, track rods and support plate to PAS rack.
- Hold track rods parallel with PAS rack and tighten NEW Torx bolts to 100 Nm.
- Fit PAS rack. See this section.
BELT - DRIVE - PAS PUMP - ’K’ SERIES
Service repair no - 57.20.02
Remove
- Turn steering to full RH lock.
- Remove 3 bolts securing RH splash shield.
- Remove RH splash shield.
- Fit a 13mm spanner to hexagon on belt tensioner and rotate clockwise to release tension on drive belt.
- Hold tensioner in this position using a suitable pin not exceeding 3mm diameter.
NOTE: Fit pin through centre of hexagon into tensioner backplate.
- Remove and discard drive belt.
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- TOOLTie rod end toolSearch: tie rod end puller
- TOOLBall joint separatorSearch: ball joint separator
- FLUIDPower steering fluidSearch: Land Rover power steering fluid
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