Drive shaft and inner joint - ’k’, ’l’ & ’t’ series
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Drive shaft and inner joint - ’k’, ’l’ & ’t’ series
Drive shaftsDrive shaft and inner joint - ’k’, ’l’ & ’t’ series
- Remove stopper ring from shaft.
- Remove gaiter from shaft and inspect for damage and renew if necessary.
- Clean shaft and joint components.
Refit
- Fit gaiter to shaft.
- Fit stopper ring to shaft, fit spider to shaft and secure with circlip.
- Fit bearings to spider with shoulders facing outwards.
- Apply 120g to 130g of grease from the sachet to inner joint and bearings.
- Fit joint onto shaft.
- Position gaiter to joint and use a Band-it thriftool to secure the 2 new clips.
- Fit drive shaft. See this section.
DRIVE SHAFT AND INNER JOINT - ’K’, ’L’ & ’T’ SERIES
Service repair no - 47.10.25
Remove
- Remove drive shaft. See this section.
- Place drive shaft in vice.
- Release both gaiter clips from outer joint and discard.
- Slide gaiter along shaft to gain access to outer joint.
- Using a suitable drift against the inner part of joint, remove joint from shaft.
- Inspect gaiter for damage and renew if necessary.
- Remove circlip from shaft and discard.
- Fit new drive shaft to vice.
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- TOOLBearing puller kitSearch: wheel bearing puller kit
- PARTCV boot kitSearch: Rover 400 1995 cv boot kit
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