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Driveshafts & Final Drive
9.8 FINAL DRWE UNIT RENEW
SRO 51.25.13
. Disconnect vehicle battery ground lead.
. Support the vehicle at the rear and remove the rear road
wheels.
Disconnect brake pad wear sensor multi-plug at RH hub
carrier and remove tie straps from wishbone. Release
ABS speed sensors at
RH and LH hub carriers and remove
tie straps from wishbones.
. Remove rear brake calipers, see Section 12, and support
at bump stop. Disconnect main handbrake cable at com- pensator, short cables at joining piece and remove com- pensator.
. Remove fixings, FLEXIBLE coupling to differential DRIVE FLANGE.
CAUTIW: Under no circumstances must the flexible
coupling (or itsfixings) be loosened or removed
from the drive shaft flange.
. Remove fixings center bearing to crossmember (1 Fig. 1) and push drive shaft rear section forward to disengage
from pinion spigot. Fig. 1
w: Take account of any shims located between the center bearing and the crossmember.
. Release fixings and remove, over axle exhaust pipe mounting from wide mounting bracket.
. Support the rear suspension assembly from below and remove fixings from RH and LH sides in the following order:
1. Shock absorber to body upper fixings.
2. Differential strut to body (1 Fig. 2).
3. 'A' frame bush (2 Fig. 2).
4. Lower mounting bracket assembly to body (3 Fig. 2).
. Carefully lower the unit clear of the vehicle and place in a safe working location.
. Release handbrake cable to wide mounting bracket clips.
. Disconnect RH and LH axle shafts from differential couplings, note camber shim and discard fixings.
. Remove wishbone pivot bolt, washers and remove wisbone / hub / axle shaft assembly RH and LH.
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TORQUE TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS
Fixing Tightening Torque
(Nm)
Air bag to steering wheel
Blanking plug for rack centralizing pin 4-5
7
- 10
Fluid pipe to pump banjo bolt
Fluid
pipe to cooler sleeve nut X 2 34
- 46
17
- 23
Fluid pressure pipe pump to rack mid connector
Heatshield to rack
(12 cvlinder)
17 - 23
22
- 28
Horn bar (at steering wheel)
Hose from
fluid reservoir (worm drive)
Hose
to pump (worm drive)
Hose to fluid reservoir from cooler (worm drive)
Lower column to steerina rack pinion
5-7
2,5
- 3,5
Retighten to nominal
after 30 minutes
Retighten to nominal
after
30 minutes
Retighten to nominal
after
30 minutes
2,5 - 3,5
2,5
- 3,5
22
- 28
Pressure switch to feed pipe 12 cylinder only 8,5 - 11,5
Road wheel -Alloy 88- 102
Road wheel - Steel 68-82
Steering column outer tube to bodv 17 - 23
Steering column universal joint to lower column
Steering column upper bracket to column outer tube
Steering column upper bracket to plenum stiffener 17 - 23
16
-20
17
-23 ~~
I Steering
column upper COWIS I ~ 2.5-3.5
Steering
rack to crossmember 12 cylinder
Steering rack to crossmember
6 cvlinder
39 - 51
43
- 57
Steering wheel to column 34 - 46
Tie strap plenum 16-20
Track rod end taper ball pin to steering arm
Track rod end lock nut 59-71
51
-69
17
- 23 Tube nut -fluid pipe at steering rack 2 off
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Suspension Systems
Not illustrated
1. SERVICE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT (continued)
JD199
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Fixing
To be issued
Tightening Torque
(Nm)
JD199-1 Not i II ustrated
Description US98
LM Multi - purpose grease
Molib Alloy
PI907 No1
Molykote 11 1
Lower damper bolt
Wishbone to crossmember fulcrum shaft
Stabilizer mounting bushes
& rear damper top
guide bush
Caliper to carrier bolts
/ guide pins
Description
Notes
Adaptor Remover / Renewer
Suspension Bushes (Bottom Front
Wishbone Inner)
____~ ~ Spring
Compressor Rear Suspension
Damper Retaining Tie Rear
Suspension
Adaptor
Replacer Rear Hub Pivot
Bearing Cup
Driver Handle
Adaptor Remover
Main Shaft Pilot
Bearing Outer Track
Impulse Extractor (slide Hammer)
UNF. Basic Tool
Notes
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Body Systems & Body Repair
Location
Centre line of the front crossmember rear mounting, at the
main floor
RH longitudinal
A4.2.2.1 Datum location, Example
The FRONT MASTER DATUM (front crossmember rear mounting at the inner face ofthe main floor RH longitudi- nal) is nominally 359,5mm to the right-hand side of the body center line. The LH side front datum is measured 717,0/ 721,Omm from the RH. Please refer to the illustration on the following page.
Expressed as
a true position in three planes, the front master datum is:
Position
X 300,O
Y 359.5 Z -50.0
0
Datum
Front Master Datum
Plan
A4.2.2.2 Key, Plan View
Please refer to the illustration on the opposite page.
Key Location
1
2
3
4
5 Driveshaft centre bearing fixings
6
7
8
9
10 Front
face body
- bumper strut / mounting point
Rearmost hole, Vee
-mount to crush tube
Front Master Datum Plan, centre line
of the front crossmember rear mounting at the main floor RH longi-
tudinal
Rearmost hole, transmission mounting
at the main floor RH longitudinal
Rear Master Datum Plan, rear longitudinal
Tapped boss, rear suspension
'A' frame mounting bush
Rear suspension spring
-pan damper mounting
Rear suspension differential strut mounting
Rear face body
- bumper strut / mounting point
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Rear face bodv - bumDer strut / mountina Doint
Body Systems
I
& Body
side vww
the illustration on the opposite page.
Repair
Location
Front face body - bumper strut / mounting point
Front Master Datum Vertical. centre line of the front crossmember rear mountina
Front
face body - bumper strut / mounting point
Front Master Datum Vertical, centre line of the front crossmember rear mounting
Transmission mountings
at the main floor longitudinal
Driveshaft centre bearing fixings
Rear Master Datum
Vertical, rear longitudinal
Tapped boss, rear suspension
'A' frame mounting bush
Rear suspension spring
-pan damper mounting
Rear suspension differential strut mounting
Rear face body
- bumper strut / mounting point
Transmission
mountings
at the main floor longitudinal
Driveshaft centre bearing fixings
Rear Master Datum
Vertical, rear longitudinal
Tapped boss, rear suspension
'A' frame mounting bush
Rear suspension spring
-pan damper mounting
Rear
susoension differential strut mounting
Wheel centre to
bummr cover face I
Wheel base I
Wheel centre to bumper cover face
Body Systems & Body Repair
A4.2.2.3 Key, Side Vww
Please refer to the illustration on the opposite page.
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0
0
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