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Rover 400 Workshop Manual (1995-2000)23 · Suspension
23 · Steering & suspension

Front upper arm assembly

Make
Rover
Model
400 Workshop Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Repairs › Front upper arm assembly
SuspensionFront upper arm assembly · page 1 of 2

FRONT UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY

Service repair no - 60.35.01

Remove

  1. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

  1. Remove road wheel(s).
Front upper arm assembly – Remove road wheel(s).
  1. Remove 2 bolts securing brake hose bracket to damper.
  2. Remove bolt securing damper fork to damper.
  3. Remove nut and bolt securing damper fork to lower arm. Discard nut.
  4. Release and remove fork from damper.

NOTE: Damper forks are not interchangeable. the left damper fork is marked ’VL’ while the right damper fork is marked ’VR’.

Front upper arm assembly – Release and remove fork from damper.
  1. Remove 2 nuts securing damper to valance.
  2. Remove spring and damper assembly.
  3. Support lower suspension arm on a jack.
Front upper arm assembly – Support lower suspension arm on a jack.
  1. Remove split pin from upper ball joint nut. Discard split pin.
  2. Remove upper ball joint nut.
  3. Break taper joint using 18G 1584 , release upper arm from swivel hub and lower the suspension.

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