Discovery 2. Manual — part 398

MAINTENANCE

PROCEDURES

10-19

Front and rear axle

WARNING: Avoid excessive skin contact with
mineral oil. Mineral oils remove the natural fats
from the skin, leading to dryness, irritation and
dermatitis.

Replace oil

1. Place a suitable container beneath differential

housing of axle to be drained.

2. Clean area around oil filler/level and drain

plugs.

3. Remove oil filler/level plug.
4. Remove and discard 'O' ring from oil filler/level

plug.

5. Remove oil drain plug, allow oil to drain.
6. Remove all traces of Loctite from threads of oil

drain plug.

7. Apply Loctite 290 to threads of oil drain plug.
8. Fit axle drain plug and tighten to 64 Nm (47

lbf.ft).

9. Fill differential housing with recommended oil to

bottom of oil filler/level plug hole.

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CAPACITIES, FLUIDS AND

LUBRICANTS, Lubrication.

10. Lubricate a new 'O' ring with recommended oil

and fit to oil filler/level plug.

11. Fit axle filler/level plug and tighten to 10 Nm (7

lbf.ft).

12. Remove all traces of oil from differential

housing.

Propeller shafts

Lubricate

Rear shaft

1. Clean area around front universal joint grease

nipple.

2. Apply recommended grease to the grease

nipple.

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CAPACITIES, FLUIDS AND

LUBRICANTS, Lubrication.

Front shaft

3. Remove blanking plug adjacent to sliding joint

from propeller shaft.

4. Screw a 1/4in UNF grease nipple into blanking

plug hole.

MAINTENANCE

10-20

PROCEDURES

5. Apply recommended grease to the grease

nipple.

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CAPACITIES, FLUIDS AND

LUBRICANTS, Lubrication.

6. Remove grease nipple.
7. Fit blanking plug.

Anti-roll bar links

Check rear links

Rubber boots

Fixings

1. Check anti-roll bar links for free play.
2. Check rubber boots for splits, damage and

security.

Anti-roll bar mountings - front

1. Check condition of mounting rubbers and

security of fixings.

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TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS,

Front suspension.

Anti-roll bar mountings - rear

Fixings

Rubber mountings

1. Check condition of mounting rubbers and

security of fixings.

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TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS, Rear

suspension.

MAINTENANCE

PROCEDURES

10-21

ACE actuators

Check

Actuator boots

1. Check ACE actuator gaiters for splits, damage

and clips for security.

ACE filter

Replace

1. Replace ACE filter.

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FRONT SUSPENSION, REPAIRS,

Filter - high pressure - ACE.

MAINTENANCE

10-22

PROCEDURES

Brake hose, brake, fuel, ACE, clutch
pipes and unions/electrical harnesses

Check – General

1. Check brake servo hose for cracks, leaks and

chafing.

2. Check brake, clutch pipes and unions for

chafing, leaks and corrosion and that all pipes
and hoses are correctly routed and secure.

3. Check electrical harnesses for chafing and

damage.

Check – V8 engine fuel pipes

1. Check fuel pipes and unions for chafing, leaks

and corrosion and that all pipes and hoses are
correctly routed and secure.

Check – Diesel engine fuel pipes

1. Check fuel pipes and unions for chafing, leaks

and corrosion and that all pipes and hoses are
correctly routed and secure.