1996 LAND ROVER DEFENDER wheel

76CHASSIS AND BODY
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REPAIRREV: 05/99 LOWER FASCIA PANEL (HEATER DUCT)
ASSEMBLY
Service repair no - 76.46.05
Remove
1.Disconnect battery.
2.Remove steering wheel
See STEERING,
Repair, Steering wheel
.
3.Remove steering column nacelle
See
STEERING, Repair, Steering column nacelle
.
4.Remove instrument panel
See INSTRUMENTS,
Repair, instrument panel
.
5.Release heater cable at control lever
See
HEATING AND VENTILATION, Repair, Heater
control cable - air distribution
.
6.Remove 2 screws, withdraw switch panel from
lower fascia and disconnect switch multi-plugs.
7.Prise out Land Rover decal and remove screw
securing grab handle to crash pad.
8.Remove lower screw and lift grab handle from
lower fascia panel.
9.On RH drive vehicles only, remove screw
securing LH side of finisher to wiper motor cover.
10.Remove 4 screws and remove both demister
vents from crash pad.
11.Remove 3 screws securing crash pad to fascia
bulkhead.
12.Remove crash pad.
13.Remove radio, if fitted.
14.Remove 2 trim studs securing radio housing to
trim panel. Remove radio housing.

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REPAIR REV: 05/9947.Connect leads and plugs to auxiliary switches
and clock.
48.Secure switch panel to lower fascia panel and
switch cover.
49.Position radio housing, if applicable, and feed
radio multi- plug, aerial and speaker leads from
switch cover to radio housing.
50.Secure radio housing to trim panel.
51.Fit radio connections and secure radio in
housing.
52.Fit crash pad to fascia bulkhead.
53.Fit demister vents in crash pad.
54.Fit grab handle to lower fascia panel and secure
to crash pad. Refit Land Rover decal.
55.Connect multi-plugs to rear screen, hazard and
interior lamp switches and fit switch panel to
fascia panel.
56.Fit heater control cable
See HEATING AND
VENTILATION, Repair, Heater control cable -
air distribution
.
57.Fit instrument panel
See INSTRUMENTS,
Repair, instrument panel
.
58.Fit steering column nacelle
See STEERING,
Repair, Steering column nacelle
.
59.Fit steering wheel
See STEERING, Repair,
Steering wheel
.
60.Reconnect battery.FRONT UNDERTRAY
Service repair no - 76.11.81 - Front undertray
Service repair no - 76.11.85 - Acoustic pad
Remove
1.Raise vehicle on ramp.
2.Position support under chassis front
crossmember.
3.Lower ramp to give clearance between axle and
undertray.
4.Remove 4 nuts, disconnect propeller shaft from
front axle, and move aside.
5.Remove 2 bolts securing undertray to chassis
front crossmember.
6.Remove nut securing undertray to bump stop
front fixing bolt on both sides.
7.Remove 2 bolts securing sides of undertray to
rear undertray.
8.Pull front undertray forwards to release flanges
from rear undertray.
9.Lower undertray to clear steering box etc. and
manouvre rearwards over axle.
10.Remove front undertray.
11.If necessary, remove 8 fasteners to release
acoustic pad from undertray.

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REPAIR ACCESS PANEL - FRONT UNDERTRAY
Service repair no - 76.11.85 - Access panel
Service repair no - 76.11.83 - Acoustic pad
The access panel is provided in the front undertray to
enable fitment of the wading plug into the engine
timing cover.
Remove
1.Raise vehicle on ramp.
2.Remove 5 bolts securing access panel to front
undertray.
3.Remove access panel.
4.If necessary, remove 5 fasteners and release
acoustic pad from access panel.
Refit
5.If applicable, fit acoustic pad to access panel.
6.Fit access panel to front undertray, Tighten
fixings to
14 Nm (10 lbf/ft).
7.Lower ramp.ACCESS PANEL - REAR UNDERTRAY
Service repair no - 76.11.84
The access panel is provided in the rear undertray to
enable fitment of the wading plug or timing tool
LRT-12-044in the flywheel housing, and access to
the engine oil sump drain plug.
Remove
1.Raise vehicle on ramp.
2.Rotate access panel anti-clockwise to release
locking flanges.
3.Remove access panel from undertray.
Refit
4.Locate access panel flanges in undertray
apertures.
5.Rotate panel clockwise to secure in undertray.
6.Lower ramp.

80HEATING AND VENTILATION
6
REPAIR HEATER CONTROL CABLE - AIR DISTRIBUTION
Service repair no - 80.10.12
Remove
1.Disconnect battery.
2.Remove steering wheel
See STEERING,
Repair, Steering wheel.
3.Remove steering column nacelleSee
STEERING, Repair, Steering column nacelle.
4.Remove instrument panelSee INSTRUMENTS,
Repair, Instrument panel.
5.Remove retaining screws and pull off air
distribution and temperature control lever knobs.
6.Remove 3 screws and detach side cover,
complete with control lever assembly.
7.Remove 2 screws securing control lever
assembly to side cover and remove cover. Note
plastic screw spacers fitted between cover and
control lever assembly and retain.
8.Remove small bolt and release outer cable
retaining clip.
9.Slacken grub screw and release inner cable from
clevis.
10.Remove lower fascia panel assembly
See
CHASSIS AND BODY, Repair, Lower fascia
panel (heater duct) assembly.
11.Remove 19 screws and lift off heater duct cover.
12.Slacken vent flap trunnion fixing, release air
distribution control cable and remove from
heater duct.
13.Check condition of foam sealant on heater duct
cover and renew if necessary.

WIPERS AND WASHERS
3
REPAIR WIPER MOTOR AND DRIVE RACK - VEHICLE
WITH AIR CONDITIONING, LH DRIVE
Service repair no - 84.15.20
Remove
1.Disconnect battery.
2.Remove wiper arms.
3.Remove single screw and remove fascia side
panel.
4.Remove 5 screws and withdraw instrument
panel as far as possible without straining wires
and cables.
5.Remove steering wheel
See STEERING,
Repair, Steering wheel.
6.Remove 2 screws at RH side and single screw
at LH side, inside instrument cowel, and
withdraw air conditioning panel and controls.
7.Release fascia panel LH support bracket.
8.Remove wiper motor cover finisher.

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REPAIR
9.Remove door check strap cover and 3 screws
and withdraw wiper motor cover. If applicable,
disconnect switch multi-plugs and/or radio
speaker leads.
10.Disconnect wiper motor multi-plug.
11.Disconnect earth lead. (Not applicable on later
models)
12.Lift rubber sleeve from wiper motor and slacken
wiper motor to drive tube nut.
13.Remove 2 screws and release wiper motor
retaining strap, complete with mounting pad and
earth tag.
14.Pull wiper motor and drive rack clear of drive
tubes.Refit
15.Feed drive rack into drive tube until fully located
in wheel boxes.
16.Finger tighten drive tube nut.
17.Position motor mounting pad, fit retaining strap,
including earth tag and secure wiper motor
assembly.
18.Fully tighten drive tube nut and fit rubber sleeve.
19.Fit wiper motor multi-plug and earth lead to tag
on motor retaining strap.
20.Before fitting fascia panels, fit wiper blades,
reconnect battery and test wiper operation.
21.Refit fascia panels, noting that air conditioning
panel must be located and secured, on LH side,
with single screw, before instrument panel is
fitted.
22.Fit steering wheel
See STEERING, Repair,
Steering wheel.

84WIPERS AND WASHERS
6
REPAIR WINDSCREEN WIPER WHEEL BOXES - NON AIR
CONDITIONED VEHICLES
Service repair no - 84.15.25
Remove
1.Disconnect battery.
2.Remove wiper arms
See Windscreen wiper
arms.
3.Remove wiper motorSee Wiper motor and
drive rack - vehicle with air conditioning, LH
drive
.
4.Remove instrument housing, fascia crash pad,
and ventilator grille panel.
5.Slacken steering column support rod lower
fixing.6.Remove steering column upper support fixing.
7.Slacken nuts to release back plates from LH and
RH wheel boxes.
8.Remove drive rack tubes.
9.Slacken grub screws and remove wiper arm
adaptors.
10.Remove LH and RH wheelbox spindle nuts.
11.Remove wheel box assemblies from vehicle.

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REPAIR Refit
NOTE: During reassembly all fixings
related to wiper motor and wheelboxes are
finger tightened only, until all components
are correctly aligned.
12.Fit wheelboxes to bulkhead and secure with
retaining nuts and washers.
13.Fit drive rack tubes to wheelboxes.
14.Apply grease to drive rack and wheelboxes.
15.Align wiper motor and mounting pad, secure with
retaining strap and tighten drive tube nut.
16.Fully tighten wheelbox back plate nuts.
17.Fully tighten both wheelbox spindle nuts.
18.Fit wiper arm adaptors and secure with grub
screw.
19.Before refitting panels fit wiper blades, connect
multi-plug and earth lead, reconnect battery and
check wiper operation.
20.If satisfactory, secure steering column upper and
lower fixings and tighten to correct torque.
21.Fit ventilator grille panel, fascia crash pad,
instrument housing and all other components
removed to gain access to wiper motor and
wheelboxes.