LH drive shaft - diesel (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 800 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–1999
- Section
- Repairs
Drive shaftsLH drive shaft - diesel · page 2 of 2
- Release drive shaft from differential.
- Remove drive shaft assembly.
CAUTION: Keep drive shaft horizontal to avoid damaging differential oil seal.
Refit
- Clean ends of drive shaft and locations in hub and differential.
- Lubricate oil seal running surfaces.
- Fit drive shaft to differential and push fully home.
- Clean ball joint taper and check to ensure ball joint boot is not damaged.
- Pull knuckle outwards, engage shaft to hub and locate ball joint to lower arm.
- Fit ball joint nut and tighten to 90 Nm.
- Fit suspension yoke over lower arm, engage yoke to damper ensuring pip on damper engages with slot in yoke. Fit bolt securing yoke to damper and tighten to 65 Nm.
- Fit bolt securing yoke to lower arm but dO NOT tighten.
NOTE: Bolt to be tightened with vehicle weight on suspension.
- Fit NEW drive shaft nut and tighten to 395 Nm.
- Stake nut to shaft.
- Remove container.
- Fit LH underbelly panel. See BODY, Repairs.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Tighten nut and bolt securing yoke to lower arm to 90 Nm.
- Check and top-up gearbox oil. See MANUAL GEARBOX - ’T750’, Adjustments.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Rover 800
- PARTGlow plugsSearch: Rover 800 1996 glow plugs
- TOOLGlow plug socketSearch: glow plug socket
- TOOLDiesel compression testerSearch: diesel compression tester
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