Drive shaft outer gaiter
- Make
- MG
- Model
- TF Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 2002–2005
- Section
- Repairs › Drive shaft outer gaiter
Drive shaftsDrive shaft outer gaiter
- Engage ball joint pin to upper arm.
- Fit new lock nut and tighten to 54 Nm.
- Align lower link to rear hub, fit bolt but do not tighten at this stage.
- Clean track control arm ball joint and mating face.
- Engage track control arm ball joint to hub, fit nut and tighten to 38 Nm.
- Clean and thoroughly dry bolts securing trailing arm to rear hub.
- Apply Loctite 242 to the first 3 threads of bolts securing trailing arm to rear hub.
- Fit bolts securing trailing arm to rear hub, do not tighten at this stage.
- Position ABS sensor lead to hub, fit new bolt and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Fit rear brake disc. See BRAKES, Repairs.
- With assistance tighten new drive shaft nut to 210 Nm.
- Stake drive shaft nut to shaft.
- With the weight of the vehicle on the rear suspension, tighten bolt securing lower link to rear hub to 100 Nm.
- Tighten trailing arm to hub bolts to 60 Nm.
- Fit road wheel(s), fit wheel nuts and tighten in a diagonal sequence to 70 Nm.
- Remove stands and lower vehicle.
DRIVE SHAFT OUTER GAITER
Service repair no - 47.10.03
Remove
- Remove drive shaft outer joint. See this section.
- Slide gaiter from shaft.
- Inspect gaiter for signs of damage and renew if necessary.
Refit
- Fit gaiter to shaft.
- Fit drive shaft outer joint. See this section.
Parts & tools for this job For 2002 MG TF
- PARTWheel bearingSearch: MG TF 2002 wheel bearing
- TOOLBearing puller kitSearch: wheel bearing puller kit
- PARTCV boot kitSearch: MG TF 2002 cv boot kit
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