Power steering rack - ’d’ series
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Power steering rack - ’d’ series
SteeringPower steering rack - ’d’ series · page 1 of 3
- Align rack and fit bolts and plain washers to pinion flange, DO NOT tighten.
- Fit clamp rubber and clamp, tighten bolts to 38 Nm. Tighten bolts securing pinion flange end to 58 Nm.
- Align gear change linkage to rear beam, fit bolts and tighten to 24 Nm. Connect ball joints using tool 18G 1594 .
- Fit new exhaust manifold flange gasket and connect front pipe to manifold. Fit nuts and tighten to 50 Nm.
- Fit nuts securing front pipe to support bracket and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Position each locknut on tie-rods with same amount of thread exposed, as noted during removal.
- Centralise steering rack and screw both tie-rod ends on to tie-rods up to locknuts, with ball pins facing downwards.
- Connect tie-rod ends, fit nuts and tighten to 39 Nm. Align nuts to next split pin hole and fit new split pins.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Clean feed and return pipes and unions. Connect pipes to steering rack and tighten feed pipe union to 37 Nm and return pipe union to 28 Nm.
- Align pipe clip, fit bolt and tighten to 9 Nm.
- Align engine steady rod to cylinder block, fit bolt and tighten to 45 Nm. Tighten engine rear steady rod through bolt to 80 Nm.
- Connect column universal joint. Fit bolts, ensuring lower bolt is located in groove on pinion shaft, tighten bolts to 28 Nm.
- Fit universal joint cover, fit clips and retaining studs.
- Position footwell carpet.
- Check and adjust front wheel alignment. See Adjustments.
- Bleed power steering system. See Adjustments.
POWER STEERING RACK - ’D’ SERIES
Service repair no - 57.10.01
Remove
- Remove 2 clips securing column universal joint cover.
- Pull back driver’s footwell carpet and remove 2 studs securing cover to floor. Remove cover.
- Align road wheels to straight ahead position and remove starter key to lock the steering column.
- Remove 2 bolts securing column universal joint, slide joint up column and disconnect from steering rack pinion shaft.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- TOOLTie rod end toolSearch: tie rod end puller
- TOOLBall joint separatorSearch: ball joint separator
- FLUIDPower steering fluidSearch: Rover power steering fluid
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