Discovery 2. Manual — part 187

FRONT SUSPENSION

REPAIRS

60-31

5. Remove 2 nuts securing ball joints to steering

knuckle.

6. Break taper joints using LRT-54-027 and

remove steering knuckle.

7. Remove tension collet from steering knuckle.
8. Remove drive shaft oil seal from axle casing.

Refit

1. Clean taper bores in steering knuckle and

tension collet.

2. Fit tension collet into steering knuckle and

tighten to 5 Nm (3.7 lbf.ft).

3. Clean ball joint tapers and taper seats.
4. Position steering knuckle to axle yoke. Fit

upper ball joint nut and tighten to 110 Nm (81
lbf.ft). Fit lower ball joint nut and tighten to 135
Nm (100 lbf.ft).

5. Clean track rod and (if applicable) drag link

tapers and taper seats.

6. Connect track rod and drag link to steering

knuckle. Fit track rod and drag link nuts and
tighten to 80 Nm (59 lbf.ft).

7. Clean mudshield and steering knuckle mating

faces. Position mudshield, fit bolts and tighten
to 10 Nm (7 lbf.ft).

8. Fit wheel hub.

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FRONT SUSPENSION, REPAIRS,

Wheel hub.

FRONT SUSPENSION

60-32

REPAIRS

Road spring - front

$% 60.20.11

Remove

1. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Do not work on or under a
vehicle supported only by a jack. Always
support the vehicle on safety stands.

2. Support vehicle under chassis.
3. Remove front road wheels.
4. Support weight of front axle.

5. Remove 2 nuts securing anti-roll bar links to

front axle and disconnect links from axle.

6. Remove 2 bolts securing each damper to front

axle.

WARNING: Make sure the axle cannot move
when the damper is disconnected. The
damper limits the downward movement of
the axle. If the axle is not restrained,
disconnecting the damper will allow
unrestricted movement which may cause
personal injury or damage to equipment.

7. Lower front axle.

CAUTION: Ensure brake hoses and ABS
sensor harnesses are not damaged when
lowering front axle.

8. Release and remove front spring from damper.

Refit

1. Clean front spring seats.
2. Position front spring, with close coil uppermost,

over damper and locate in cut out in lower
spring seat.

3. Ensure both front springs are correctly located

in spring seats and raise front axle. Fit bolts
securing both dampers to front axle and tighten
to 45 Nm (33 lbf.ft).

4. Ensure washer is in place on lower ball joint of

each anti-roll bar link, then connect lower ball
joints to axle. Tighten nuts to 100 Nm (74 lbf.ft).

5. Fit front road wheels and tighten nuts to 140

Nm (103 lbf.ft).

6. Remove stands and lower vehicle.

FRONT SUSPENSION

REPAIRS

60-33

Wheel hub

$% 60.25.01

Remove

1. Release ABS sensor harness grommet from

inner wing valance and disconnect multiplug.

2. Raise front of vehicle.

WARNING: Do not work on or under a
vehicle supported only by a jack. Always
support the vehicle on safety stands.

3. Remove road wheel.

4. Pull ABS sensor harness through aperture into

wheel arch.

5. Release harness from brackets on inner wing

valance, suspension turret and front hub.

6. Release stake from drive shaft nut.
7. With assistance, remove drive shaft nut.

Discard the nut.

8. Remove front brake disc.

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BRAKES, REPAIRS, Brake disc -

front.

9. Remove 4 bolts securing wheel hub to steering

knuckle.

10. Release wheel hub from steering knuckle, then

remove wheel hub and drive shaft assembly
from axle.

CAUTION: Do NOT remove the ABS sensor
from the hub. The hub and the sensor are
supplied as an assembly.

FRONT SUSPENSION

60-34

REPAIRS

11. Position the wheel hub and drive shaft on a

press, place supports beneath the wheel studs
and press the drive shaft from the wheel hub.

12. Remove drive shaft oil seal from axle casing.

Refit

1. Clean drive shaft oil seal recess, drive shaft

splines, oil seal running surface, wheel hub
and steering knuckle mating faces, ABS
sensor and sensor recess.

2. Lubricate lip of new drive shaft oil seal and

running surface on drive shaft with clean
differential oil.

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CAPACITIES, FLUIDS,

LUBRICANTS AND SEALANTS,
Lubrication.

3. Use tool LRT-51-012 to fit new drive shaft oil

seal to axle casing.

4. Fit drive shaft to axle casing.
5. Apply anti-seize compound to wheel hub and

steering knuckle mating face.

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