1999 LAND ROVER DEFENDER steering

57STEERING
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REPAIR
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REPAIR LOWER FASCIA PANEL - UP TO 02MY
Service repair no - 76.46.05
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.Remove steering wheel.See STEERING,
Repair.
3.Remove 7 screws securing nacelle to steering
column.
4.Remove 2 halves of nacelle from steering
column.
5.Remove instrument pack.See ELECTRICAL,
Repair.
6.Remove 3 screws securing heater control cable
assembly to end of fascia.
7.Release heater control cable assembly from
fascia and move aside.
8.Release HRW, Rear Fog Guard Lamp, and
Hazard Warning switches from fascia.
9.Disconnect multiplugs and Lucars from switches.
10.Collect switches.
11.Remove locking rings from both front speakers.
12.Remove 4 screws securing each speaker to
fascia.
13.Disconnect multiplugs from speakers and
remove both front speakers.
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REPAIR 59.Fit radio housing to fascia and secure with trim
studs.
60.Position radio to fascia and connect multiplugs
and aerial.
61.Fit radio to fascia.
62.Fit crash pad to fascia and secure with screws.
63.Fit both demister vents to crash pad and secure
with screws.
64.Fit grab handle to fascia and secure with screws.
65.Fit Land Rover decal to grab handle.
66.Position both front speakers to fascia and
connect multiplugs.
67.Fit speakers to fascia and secure with screws.
68.Fit locking rings to speakers.
69.Connect multiplugs and Lucars to HRW, Rear
Fog Guard Lamp, and Hazard Warning
Switches.
70.Fit switches to fascia.
71.Position heater controls to fascia and secure
with screws.
72.Fit instrument pack.See ELECTRICAL,
Repair.
73.Fit 2 halves of nacelle to steering column and
secure with screws.
74.Fit steering wheel.See STEERING, Repair.
75.Reconnect battery negative lead.PANEL - MOUNTING - FRONT DOOR - FROM 02MY
Service repair no - 76.11.28
Remove
1.Remove plastic sheet.See this Section.
2.Lower glass and remove 2 bolts securing door
glass to regulator.
3.Release glass from regulator, raise and wedge
in raised position.
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REPAIR LOWER FASCIA PANEL - FROM 02MY
Service repair no - 76.46.05
Service repair no - 80.10.12
NOTE: This procedure also covers
removal of the air distribution control
cable, 80.10.12.
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.See
ELECTRICAL, Repair.
2.Remove steering column nacelle.See
STEERING, Repair.
3.Remove fascia console.See this Section.
4.Remove air vent control knobs.
5.Remove 6 screws, remove fascia closing panel
and collect nut plate.
6.Remove speakers.See ELECTRICAL, Repair.
7.Remove 2 screws and remove both door check
strap covers.
8.Remove 3 screws and remove end cap from
lower fascia panel.
9.Loosen grub screw and clamp plate bolt
securing air distribution cable. Release cable
from control lever.
10.Release screen demister tubes from lower fascia
panel.
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REPAIR
11.Remove 2 screws securing fuse cover and
remove cover.
12.Remove 7 screws securing lower edge of fascia
panel.
13.Remove footwell cover retaining plates.
14.Remove 2 nuts and remove lower fascia panel.
NOTE: Do not carry out further
dismantling if component is removed for
access only.
15.Remove 21 screws and release air duct cover.
16.Loosen trunnion screw, remove air distribution
cable and duct cover.Refit
17.Fit air distribution cable to duct cover and fit
inner cable to vent flap trunnion.
18.Tighten vent flap trunnion screw to6Nm(4
lbf.ft)and bend cable end to secure.
19.Fit duct cover to lower fascia and fit and tighten
screws.
20.Check condition of seal between heater and
lower fascia, if damaged replace.
21.Carefully fit lower fascia panel and ensure
harness route is correct.
22.Secure lower fascia panel with screws and
tighten nuts to10 Nm (7 lbf.ft).
23.Fit fuse cover and secure with screws.
24.Connect demister tubes to lower fascia panel.
25.Raise air distribution lever to screen demist
position and close footwell vent.
26.Connect air distribution cable to lever, tighten
grub screw and outer cable clamp.
27.Fit end cap to fascia and secure with screws.
28.Fit check strap covers and secure with screws.
29.Fit speakers.See ELECTRICAL, Repair.
30.Fit fascia closing panel.
31.Fit nut plate and fit screws to secure nut plate
and closing panel.
32.Fit knobs to air vent control levers.
33.Fit fascia console.See this Section.
34.Fit steering column nacelle.See STEERING,
Repair.
35.Connect battery negative lead.See
ELECTRICAL, Repair.
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PANEL REPAIRS
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INFORMATION BODY REPAIRS
Body shells are of riveted, bolted and welded
construction and are bolted to the chassis frame.
It is essential that design dimensions and strength are
restored in accident rectification. It is important that
neither structural weakness nor excessive local
stiffness are introduced into the vehicle during body or
chassis repair.
Repairs usually involve a combination of operations
ranging from straightening procedures to renewal of
either individual panels or panel assemblies. The
repairer will determine the repair method and this
decision will take into account a balance of economics
between labour and material costs and the availability
of repair facilities in both equipment and skills. It may
also involve considerations of vehicles down-time,
replacement vehicle availability and repair turn-around
time.
It is expected that a repairer will select the best and
most economic repair method possible, making use of
the facilities available. The instructions given are
intended to assist a skilled body repairer by expanding
approved procedures for panel replacement with the
objective of restoring the vehicle to a safe running
condition and effecting a repair which is visually
acceptable and which, even to the experienced eye,
does not advertise the fact that it has been damaged.
This does not necessarily mean that the repaired
vehicle will be identical in all respects with original
factory build. Repair facilities cannot always duplicate
methods of construction used during production.
The panel repairs shown in this section are all based
on a 110 Station Wagon. Therefore all illustrations
and text relate only to this model. Although certain
areas of the vehicle, such as the front end, are
relevant to all models.
Operations covered in this Manual do not include
reference to testing the vehicle after repair. It is
essential that work is inspected and suspension
geometry checked after completion and if necessary a
road test of the vehicle is carried out, particularly
where safety related items are concerned.Where major units have been disconnected or
removed, it is necessary to ensure that fluid levels are
checked and topped up when necessary. It is also
necessary to ensure that the repaired vehicle is in a
roadworthy condition in respect of tyre pressures,
lights, washer fluid etc.
Body repairs often involve the removal of mechanical
and electrical units as well as associated wiring.
Where this is necessary use the relevant section in
this manual.
Taking into consideration the differences in body
styles, steering and suspension systems as well as
engine and suspension layouts, the location of the
following components as applicable to a particular
vehicle is critical:
Front suspension upper damper
mountings.
Front suspension or sub frame mountings.
Engine mountings on RH and LH chassis
longitudinals.
Rear suspension upper damper mountings.
Rear suspension mountings or lower
pivots.
Steering rack mountings.
Additional points which can be used to check
alignment and assembly are:
Inner holes in crossmember - side - main
floor.
Holes in valance front assembly.
Body to chassis mounting holes.
Holes in rear floor.
Holes in rear lower panels or extension
rear floor.
Fuel tank mountings.
Apertures for windscreen, backlight, bonnet and doors
can be checked by offering up an undamaged
component as a gauge and also by measuring known
dimensions.See BODY DIMENSIONS section.
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REPAIR 15.Fit nut plate and fit screws to secure nut plate
and closing panel.
16.Fit knobs to air vent control levers.
17.Fit fascia console.See CHASSIS AND BODY,
Repair.
18.Fit wiper arms.See this Section.
19.Connect battery negative lead.See
ELECTRICAL, Repair.WHEELBOX/DRIVE PIVOT - FROM 02MY
Service repair no - 84.15.25
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.See
ELECTRICAL, Repair.
2.Remove steering column nacelle.See
STEERING, Repair.
3.Remove wiper motor and drive rack.See this
Section.
4.Remove 2 screws and move heater fan switch
aside.
5.Remove 2 screws securing drivers side demister
duct.
6.Disconnect demister tube and remove duct.
7.Remove bolt and nut and bolt securing steering
column support bracket and remove bracket.
8.Remove 11 screws securing fascia support rail.
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REPAIR
9.Remove cable ties securing washer tube to
windscreen wiper rack tube.
10.Loosen fully 4 nuts securing backplates to wheel
boxes and remove windscreen wiper rack tubes.
11.Remove seals from wheel box spindles.
12.Remove 2 nuts securing wheel boxes and
remove sealing washers.
13.Carefully pull fascia support rail from bulkhead
sufficiently to remove wheel boxes.
Refit
14.Loosen fully but do not remove nuts securing
wheel box back plates.
15.Grease wheel boxes.
16.Fit wheel boxes, fit sealing washers and tighten
nuts to5 Nm (3.7 lbf.ft).
17.Fit spindle seals.
18.Fit wiper rack tubes and tighten wheel box back
plate nuts sufficiently to hold tubes. Tighten
wheel box back plate nuts to6 Nm (4 lbf.ft)
after fitting windscreen wiper motor.
19.Align washer tube to rack tube and secure with
cable ties.
20.Align fascia support rail and secure with screws.
21.Fit steering column support bracket and tighten
bolt and nut and bolt to45 Nm (33 lbf.ft).
22.Fit demister duct to tube, align relay bracket and
secure duct with screws.
23.Position heater fan switch and secure with
screws.
24.Fit wiper motor and drive rack.See this
Section.
25.Fit steering column nacelle.See STEERING,
Repair.
26.Connect battery negative lead.See
ELECTRICAL, Repair.RELAY - WIPER DELAY - FROM 02MY
Service repair no - 84.15.37
Remove
1.Disconnect battery negative lead.See
ELECTRICAL, Repair.
2.Remove 4 screws securing instrument pack and
release pack from fascia.
3.Disconnect 2 multiplugs from warning lamp
panel.
4.Disconnect instrument pack multiplug from main
harness.
5.Remove instrument pack.
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