Range Rover (LP) V8-4.6L (2001)
Drive/Propeller Shaft: Service and Repair
Front Replacement
Remove
1. Raise vehicle on four post lift.
2. Mark propeller shaft and drive flanges for reassembly.
3. With assistance, remove 4 nuts and bolts securing each propeller shaft flange.
NOTE: Raise 1 front road wheel and rotate propeller shaft as necessary to gain access to all fixings.
CAUTION: Assistance is necessary to support propeller shaft when fixings are removed.
4. Remove propeller shaft.
Refit
5. Clean mating faces of flanges.
6. Position propeller shaft. Align flange markings.
7. Fit bolts and new Nyloc nuts. Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.)
NOTE: Fit bolts with heads toward transfer box and away from differential.
8. Lower vehicle.