Range Rover P38
60
FRONT SUSPENSION
NEW RANGE ROVER
20
REPAIR
6. Remove taper collet from swivel hub.
Refit
7. Clean taper registers in swivel hub and collet.
8. Fit taper collet into swivel, until a 4 mm (0.16 in)
gap exists between the shoulder of the collet and
the swivel.
9. Fit swivel hub to axle. Fit upper joint nut. Holding
joint with Allen key, tighten nut to
110 Nm.
(81 lbf.ft).
10. Clean seal register in axle case.
11. Turn clamp screw of LRT-54-006/1 fully
anti-clockwise. Ensure that clamp toggle rotates
freely. Locate tool into axle casing with ’TOP’
mark upwards.
12. Ensure tool is located correctly in seal register,
tighten clamp screw. Using a copper mallet, tap
end of clamp screw to ensure correct seating.
Tighten clamp screw if necessary.
13. Fit and tighten lower swivel joint nut until the
taper is seated in the collet, but the collet can
still turn. Adjust the height of the hub using taper
collet until LRT-54-006/2 is a sliding fit in hub.
14. Remove LRT-54-006/2. Tighten collet 1.25 turns
to allow for further seating into taper when
tightening lower swivel joint nut.
15. Tighten lower swivel joint nut. Tighten to
135 Nm. (100 lbf.ft).
16. Check adjustment of swivel hub using
LRT-54-006/2.
17. If swivel hub is out of adjustment, loosen lower
swivel joint nut, break taper. Reseat taper into
collet, turn collet as required. If swivel hub is
high, tighten collet, if it is low, loosen collet.
Retorque lower swivel nut. Recheck adjustment
using tool LRT-54-006/2.
18. Loosen clamp screw, remove LRT-54-006/1
from axle casing.
19. Clean drag link and track rod end mating faces,
connect to swivel hub.
20. Tighten track rod and drag link nuts to
50 Nm
(37 lbf.ft)
21. Fit front hub and drive shaft assembly.
See this
section.