Rear anti-roll bar
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 200 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–1999
- Section
- Repairs › Rear anti-roll bar
Rear suspensionRear anti-roll bar
Refit
- Fit bump stop, bump stop plate and dust cover to damper.
- Fit damper to spring ensuring lower mounting is vertical and spring stop is to rear.
- Compress spring and fit spring mounting plate ensuring studs are vertical, fit washer and new nut.
- Hold shaft with Allen key and tighten nut to 29 Nm.
- Release tension ensuring spring mounting plate and damper are aligned.
- Remove spring and damper assembly from spring compressor.
- Remove spring compressor from vice.
- Fit and align spring and damper assembly to vehicle. Fit new top mounting nuts but DO NOT tighten.
- Raise ’H’ frame and fit damper bolt, DO NOT tighten.
- Raise jack to support weight of vehicle, tighten damper top mounting nuts to 38 Nm and fit cover.
- Tighten bolt securing damper to ’H’ frame to 80 Nm.
- Remove jack.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Position boot side carpet and secure with screw.
REAR ANTI-ROLL BAR
Service repair no - 64.35.08
Remove
- Raise rear of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove 2 nuts and washers securing anti- roll bar to ’H’ frame.
- Release anti-roll bar spigots from ’H’ frame and remove anti-roll bar.
- Remove 2 washers from anti-roll bar.
- Remove spacers from ’H’ frame.
Refit
- Inspect ’H’ frame spacers for signs of damage; renew if necessary.
- Fit spacers to ’H’ frame.
- Lightly grease anti-roll bar spigots.
- Fit washers to anti-roll bar.
- Fit anti-roll bar to ’H’ frame.
- Fit washers and nuts securing anti-roll bar to ’H’ frame and tighten to 100 Nm.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
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