Refit
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
- Section
- Repairs › Refit
SuspensionRefit
- Remove bolt upper arm to trailing arm.
- Remove 2 bolts upper arm to body.
- Remove upper arm from trailing arm.
Refit
- Fit but do not tighten bolts securing arm to body
- Fit bolt upper arm to trailing arm, tighten to 45 Nm.
- Tighten bolts upper arm to body to 45 Nm.
- Remove jack.
- Fit road wheel and tighten nuts to 100 Nm.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
REAR TRAILING ARM AND STUB AXLE – DRUM BRAKES
Service Repair No. 64.35.46
Remove
- Raise rear of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove road wheel(s).
- Remove brake drum, see MAINTENANCE
- Remove rear hub, see Rear hub bearing.
- Remove bolt handbrake cable bracket to trailing arm.
- Disconnect handbrake cable nipple from brake shoe lever.
- Release handbrake cable from backplate, using a 12 mm ring spanner to compress cable securing tangs.
- Remove 2 bolts brake hose bracket to trailing arm.
- Support lower arm on jack against spring tension.
- Slacken bolt lower arm to body.
- Remove bolt lower arm to trailing arm.
- Lower jack and release lower arm from trailing arm.
Parts & tools for this job For Rover Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer
- TOOLCoil spring compressorSearch: coil spring compressor
- TOOLBall joint separatorSearch: ball joint separator
- PARTShock absorbersSearch: Rover Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer shock absorbers
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