Defender (1993+). Manual — part 79

SUSPENSION

PAN HARD ROD RADIUS ARM

Remove

Remove

1.

Remove fixings at mounting arm.

1.

Loosen road wheel retaining nuts.

2.

Remove fixings at axle bracket.

2.

Raise front of vehicle. Support chassis on

3.

Remove Panhard rod.

stands and remove wheel.

4.

Press out flexible bushes. Ensure the steel

3.

Support front axle weight with jack.

tubing locates on the outer edge of the bush
and not on the rubber inner.

4.

Remove radius arm to chassis side member

fixings.

5.

Disconnect track rod at ball joint.

6. Remove fixings, radius arm to axle.

7.

Lower radius arm front end to clear axle and
remove from vehicle.

Refit

5.

Fit

replacement bushes.

CAUTION: Apply pressure to outer edge of bush,

and not rubber inner.

6. Reverse 1

to

4.

Tighten fixings

to

88Nm.

SUSPENSION

8.

Press out flexible bushes.

Refit

9. Press in replacement bushes.

7. Withdraw lower seating washer, rubber bush

and cupwasher.

8.

Remove fixings, shock absorber to mounting
bracket.

9. Withdraw mounting bracket.

10. Lift

off

top seating washer, rubber bush and

CAUTION: When pressing in new bushes press
on outer edge of bush and not rubber inner.

10.

Reverse

1

to

7. Tighten fixings to following

torques:

cupwasher.

Radius arm to chassis 176Nm.
Radius arm to axle 197Nm.

Refit

FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER

11. Reverse instructions 1 to 10.

Remove

1.

Loosen road wheel retaining

nuts.

2.

Support chassis on stands and remove road

wheel.

3. Support axle weight with jack.

4.

Remove shock absorber lower fixing and

withdraw e cupwasher, rubber bush and

seating washer.

5.

Remove four shock absorber bracket fixings.

6.

Withdraw

shock

absorber

and

bracket

complete.