Range Rover P38
57
STEERING
NEW RANGE ROVER
4
REPAIR
DRAG LINK
Service repair no - 57.15.17
Remove
1. Raise the vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
2. Remove nut and bolt securing steering damper
to drag link. Release damper.
3. RHD Remove right hand front road wheel.
4. LHD Remove left hand front road wheel.
5. Remove nut securing drag link to drop arm.
6. Remove nut securing drag link to swivel hub.
7. Break taper joints using LRT-57-018. Remove
drag link.
Disassemble
8. Slacken nut and bolt securing ball joint clamp.
Unscrew ball joint. Remove clamp.
9. Slacken nut and bolt securing adjuster clamp.
Unscrew adjuster. Remove clamp.
Assemble
10. Loosely fit adjuster clamp and adjuster.
11. Loosely fit ball joint clamp and ball joint.
12. Adjust drag link to nominal length of 1170 mm
±
10mm.
13. Orientate clamps as shown by illustration.
14. Secure clamps with nuts and bolts. Tighten to
8mm, 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft), 10mm, 47 Nm
(35 lbf.ft)
Refit
15. Use steering box centralising feature to
centralise box. Fit drag link.
16. Secure drag link to drop arm and swivel hubs
with nuts. Tighten to
50 Nm (37 lbf.ft)
17. Align damper to drag link. Secure with nut and
bolt, tighten to:-
Up to 97 MY -
125 Nm (92 lbf.ft)
97 MY on -
50 Nm (37 lbf.ft)
18. Remove safety stands. Lower vehicle.
19. Check front wheel alignment.
See Adjustment.