Rear lower arm
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Rear lower arm
SuspensionRear lower arm
REAR LOWER ARM
Service repair no - 64.35.54
Remove
- Raise rear of vehicle, one side.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove road wheel(s).
Model with disc brake illustrated
- Models with ABS: Remove 2 bolts securing ABS harness to lower arm.
- Support lower arm on jack.
- Remove bolt securing lower arm to trailing arm. Remove jack.
- Remove bolt securing lower arm to damper.
- Remove bolt securing lower arm to body.
- Remove lower arm.
Refit
NOTE: Rear face of arms are stamped ’L’ or ’R’ denoting left or right hand side.
- Fit lower arm to body, but DO NOT tighten bolt.
- Connect lower arm to damper fork, fit but DO NOT tighten bolt.
- Support lower arm on jack and align to trailing arm, fit but DO NOT tighten bolt.
- Raise jack to support weight of vehicle.
- Tighten all suspension bolts to 47 Nm. Remove jack.
- Models with ABS: Position ABS harness, tighten bolts to 9 Nm.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
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